WO2005068352A1 - Stirrup leather - Google Patents

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WO2005068352A1
WO2005068352A1 PCT/FR2005/000015 FR2005000015W WO2005068352A1 WO 2005068352 A1 WO2005068352 A1 WO 2005068352A1 FR 2005000015 W FR2005000015 W FR 2005000015W WO 2005068352 A1 WO2005068352 A1 WO 2005068352A1
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Jean-Louis Colonna-Cesari
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Duray, Laurent
Girard, Guillaume
Pelletier, Bertrand
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B68—SADDLERY; UPHOLSTERY
    • B68C—SADDLES; STIRRUPS
    • B68C1/00—Saddling equipment for riding- or pack-animals
    • B68C1/16—Fastening stirrups to saddles; Stirrup-leathers

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  • the present invention relates to a stirrup leaflet making it possible in particular to facilitate the learning of horse riding.
  • a known stirrup stirrup is illustrated in FIG. 1.
  • This stirrup stirrup 1 comprises a strap 2 comprising a loop 3 provided with a pin 4 at one of its ends and a series of through holes 5 substantially aligned and regularly distributed to the other end of the strap 2.
  • Figure 2 shows the attachment of a stirrup 6 to a saddle 7 by means of the stirrup 1 known from Figure 1. In this figure, the small quarter 9a of the saddle 7 appears raised.
  • the stirrup 1 is first slid into a finger 13 of the knife 8 located under the small quarter 9a of the saddle 7, the knife 8 then being kept closed by means of its pivoting lock 10.
  • the stirrup 1 is then inserted in a passage 1 1 provided for this purpose of the stirrup 6, then closed on itself (like a traditional belt) by introducing the barb 4 in one of the through holes 5, so as to form a loop whose size is adjusted to the length of the rider's leg.
  • Maintaining the stirrup 6 by this conventional stirrup 1 poses a known problem, illustrated with reference to FIG. 3, in that it encourages a very widespread defect, especially in the novice rider, namely a tilting of the leg 12 from the rider to the front of the horse.
  • the tilting of the leg 12 towards the front of the horse causes an imbalance which the rider, especially inexperienced, naturally compensates for by clinging to the reins of the horse.
  • the invention aims to solve this problem. To this end, it offers a stirrup stirrup favoring a good position of the rider in the stirrups, namely a position in which his heels are located substantially above his back.
  • the invention relates to a stirrup tree comprising a strap, this strap being characterized in that it comprises: - at a first end a flexible element forming a passage for a finger of a knife located under a small quarter of a saddle ; and - at a second end, a loop provided with a barb for fixing the stirrup to a counter-strap of the saddle, in cooperation with a hole of this counter-strap.
  • the stirrup leaflet according to the invention is fixed on the one hand to the knife of the saddle by the flexible element forming a passage and, on the other hand, to the counter-strap by the buckle provided with a pin.
  • the counter-strap is traditionally used for fixing the saddle itself, and not for fixing a stirrup tree.
  • the stirrup stirrup is thus attached to the saddle at two points (the knife and the end of the counter-strap): it substantially defines a V, which considerably limits the tilting of the rider's leg forward, without preventing however, this movement, which would present a danger to the rider when the horse stops suddenly.
  • the flexible element of the stirrup pan according to the invention consists of a thin loop, preferably made of NYLON material (registered trademark).
  • NYLON material registered trademark
  • stirrup is fixed and adjusted by tightening the counter-strap in the stirrup loop.
  • This gesture is identical to that conventionally operated by the rider for tightening the saddle with the counter-strap; it therefore does not disturb the rider even a beginner.
  • the stirrup can be attached to any of the three counter straps.
  • the choice of the counter-strap is made according to the level of the rider. More specifically, by fixing the stirrup to the third counter-strap, that is to say the one located furthest behind the horse, the opening of the aforementioned V is important. The tilting of the stirrup is then greatly reduced; this setting is suitable for the novice rider.
  • stirrup leaflet according to the invention is fixed to the second counter-strap, that is to say to that of the middle, which has the effect of reducing the opening of the V.
  • the stirrup stirrup is thus suitable for more experienced riders who then find a stirrup stirrup position approaching that of the stirrup mounted on a conventional stirrup stirrup, as described above, with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • the stirrup wheel according to the invention is fixed to the first counter-strap, that is to say the one closest to the horse's head, the position of the leg is absolutely identical to that occupied with a conventional stirrup wheel, the first counter-strap being in fact located directly above the knife.
  • FIG. 4 represents a stirrup pan 20 according to the invention in a preferred embodiment.
  • the stirrup pan 20 comprises a strap 21, a first end 22 of which comprises a flexible element 23.
  • This flexible element 23 forms the passage for a finger 13 of a knife 8 located under a small quarter 9a of a conventional saddle 7, as described above with reference to FIG. 2.
  • the 'flexible element 23 forming a passage for the finger of the saddle knife is constituted by a thin loop preferably made of NYLON material (registered trademark).
  • the strap 21 of the stirrup pan 20 according to the present invention comprises at a second end 24 a loop 25 provided with a barb 26.
  • the width L of the loop 25 is preferably of the order of 25 millimeters.
  • the strap 21 is constituted by a strip of NYLON (registered trademark) 30 folded back on itself at each of its ends to form on the one hand flexible element 23 at the end 22 and, on the other hand, to maintain the loop 25 at the end 24.
  • the strip of NYLON (registered trademark) 30 is covered on each of its faces by a strip of leather 40, 41 of same width as the NYLON band (registered trademark) 30, the leather bands 40, 41 being sewn together and integral with the NYLON band (registered trademark) 30.
  • FIG. 5 represents the fixing of the stirrup stirrup 20 according to the invention with a knife 8 and against a strap 51 c of the saddle 7. In this figure 5, the small quarter 9a and the large quarter 9b appear raised.
  • the stirrup 20 attaches to the saddle 7 by threading the loop of NYLON (registered trademark) 23 into the finger 13 of the knife 8 and closing the lock 10 of this knife 8, the knife 8 being placed under the small quarter 9a of the saddle 7, as described above.
  • this stirrup-holder 20 is passed through the passage 11 of the stirrup 6 as described previously with reference to FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 5 we have shown the three girth straps 51 a, 51 b, 51 c of the saddle 7 under the large quarter 9b. These counter-straps are known to those skilled in the art and are used for fixing the saddle 7 to the horse.
  • the stirrup-stirrup 20 is fixed to the saddle at two separate points (with the knife 8 and the counter-strap 51 c), unlike the conventional fixing d 'a stirrup stirrup of the prior art where the latter forms a simple loop held by the knife 8.
  • the stirrup stirrup forms a V, the two branches of which are referenced 60 and 61 in FIG. 5.
  • the branch 60 before the V that is to say the branch going from the stirrup 6 to the knife 8 and which passes above the large quarter 9b tends to retain the stirrup 6 towards the front of the saddle.
  • FIG. 6 represents the rider using a stirrup holder 20 according to the present invention. As shown in this figure, the limited tilting towards the front of the stirrup 6 allows the rider to keep a position in which the legs 12 are located substantially perpendicular to his back.
  • This position is all the easier to reach when the stirrup-holder 20 is fixed to the counter-strap 51c furthest behind the horse.
  • This position in which the rider's heels are substantially plumb with his back is a balanced position of the rider, which will allow him to release the effort on the reins with his hands and give him great flexibility allowing him to '' use the various aids necessary for the proper conduct of the horse.
  • This stirrup horse 20 can advantageously be used in a method of learning horse riding to improve the position of a rider.
  • the stirrup 20 will be fixed to the rear strap 51c furthest behind the horse, which will give the aforementioned V the largest opening and will quickly give the rider the correct sensations allowing him to acquire the necessary flexibility.
  • the stirrup will be fixed to the central counter-strap 51b then to the counter-strap 51a furthest from the horse, position in which the stirrup 20 according to the invention will occupy the position of a classic stirrup since the front counter-strap 51a is located directly above the knife 8.
  • the rider can use a traditional stirrup 1 and will not be disturbed by the change of stirrup.

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Abstract

The inventive stirrup leather comprises a strip (21) consisting of a first end (22) provided with a flexible element (23) forming a passage for the finger (13) of a buckle (8) arranged under the small area (9a) of a saddle (7) and a second end (24) comprising a strip (25) which is provided with a tongue (26) and fixes said stirrup leather (20) to the counterband (51a, 51b, 51c) of the saddle (7) by interacting with a hole thereof.

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"Etrivière" "Stirrup"
La présente invention se rapporte à une étrivière permettant notamment de faciliter l'apprentissage de l'équitation. Une étrivière connue est illustrée à la figure 1. Cette étrivière 1 comporte une lanière 2 comportant une boucle 3 munie d'un ardillon 4 à l'une de ses extrémités et une série de trous débouchants 5 sensiblement alignés et régulièrement répartis à l'autre extrémité de la lanière 2. La figure 2 représente la fixation d'un étrier 6 à une selle 7 au moyen de l'étrivière 1 connue de la figure 1. Sur cette figure, le petit quartier 9a de la selle 7 apparaît soulevé. L'étrivière 1 est tout d'abord glissée dans un doigt 13 du couteau 8 se trouvant sous le petit quartier 9a de la selle 7, le couteau 8 étant ensuite maintenu fermé grâce à son verrou pivotant 10. L'étrivière 1 est ensuite insérée dans un passage 1 1 prévu à cet effet de l'étrier 6, puis refermée sur elle-même (comme une ceinture traditionnelle) en introduisant l'ardillon 4 dans l'un des trous débouchants 5, de manière à former une boucle dont la taille est ajustée à la longueur de la jambe du cavalier. Le maintien de l'étrier 6 par cette étrivière classique 1 pose un problème connu, illustré en référence à la figure 3, en ce qu'il encourage un défaut très répandu, surtout chez le cavalier débutant, à savoir un basculement de la jambe 12 du cavalier vers l'avant du cheval. Or, le basculement de la jambe 12 vers l'avant du cheval entraîne un déséquilibre que le cavalier, surtout inexpérimenté, compense naturellement en s'aggripant aux rênes du cheval. Ceci provoque, chez le cheval, une réaction de fuite vers l'avant, ce qui aggrave encore le déséquilibre du cavalier. Cet effet "boule de neige" entraîne le raidissement du cavalier qui n'a pas la souplesse requise à l'utilisation indépendante des différentes aides nécessaires à la bonne conduite du cheval (jambes fixes, assiette, rotation libre du buste, mains sensibles, tête haute, épaules décontractées). L'invention vise à résoudre ce problème. Elle propose à cet effet une étrivière favorisant une bonne position du cavalier dans les étriers, à savoir une position dans laquelle ses talons se situent sensiblement à l'aplomb de son dos. Plus précisément, l'invention concerne une étrivière comportant une lanière, cette lanière étant caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte : - à une première extrémité un élément souple formant passage pour un doigt d'un couteau situé sous un petit quartier d'une selle ; et - à une deuxième extrémité, une boucle munie d'un ardillon pour la fixation de l'étrivière à un contre-sanglon de la selle, en coopération avec un trou de ce contre-sanglon. Ainsi, l'étrivière selon l'invention se fixe d'une part au couteau de la selle par l'élément souple formant passage et, d'autre part, au contre-sanglon par la boucle munie d'un ardillon. De façon connue dans le domaine de l'invention, le contre-sanglon est traditionnellement utilisé par la fixation de la selle proprement dite, et non pour la fixation d'une étrivière. L'étrivière est ainsi attachée à la selle en deux points (le couteau et l'extrémité du contre-sanglon) : elle définit sensiblement un V, ce qui limite considérablement le basculement de la jambe du cavalier vers l'avant, sans pour empêcher toutefois ce mouvement, ce qui présenterait un danger pour le cavalier lorsque le cheval s'arrête brutalement. Avantageusement, l'élément souple de l'étrivière selon l'invention est constitué par une boucle de faible épaisseur, préférentiellement en matière NYLON (marque déposée). Ainsi, la deuxième boucle ne soulève pas le petit quartier, ce qui entraînerait à la longue des blessures sur la face interne des jambes du cavalier. On notera subsidiairement que la fixation et le réglage de l'étrivière s'effectuent par serrage du contre-sanglon dans la boucle de l'étrivière. Ce geste est identique à celui classiquement opéré par le cavalier pour le serrage de la selle avec le contre-sanglon ; il ne perturbe donc pas le cavalier même débutant. Bien entendu, l'étrivière peut être fixée à n'importe lequel des trois contre- sanglons. Conformément à l'invention, le choix du contre-sanglon se fait en fonction du niveau du cavalier. Plus précisément, en fixant l'étrivière au troisième contre-sanglon, c'est-à- dire celui situé le plus à l'arrière du cheval, l'ouverture du V précitée est importante. Le basculement de l'étrier est alors fortement réduit ; ce réglage est adapté au cavalier débutant. Lorsque le cavalier progresse dans son apprentissage, l'étrivière selon l'invention est fixée au deuxième contre-sanglon, c'est-à-dire à celui du milieu, ce qui a pour effet de réduire l'ouverture du V. Une telle fixation de l'étrivière convient ainsi aux cavaliers plus expérimentés qui retrouvent alors une position de l'étrivière se rapprochant de celle de l'étrier monté sur une étrivière classique, telle que décrit précédemment, en référence aux figures 1 et 2. Enfin, si l'étrivière selon l'invention est fixée au premier contre-sanglon, c'est-à-dire à celui le plus proche de la tête du cheval, la position de la jambe est absolument identique à celle occupée avec une étrivière classique, le premier contre-sanglon étant en effet situé à l'aplomb du couteau. D'autres avantages et caractéristiques de l'invention apparaîtront plus clairement à la lecture de la description de modes particuliers, cette description étant uniquement donnée à titre d'exemples non limitatifs et faite en référence aux dessins annexés dans lesquels : - les figures 1 et 3 déjà décrites représentent respectivement une étrivière, la fixation d'un étrier avec cette étrivière et la mauvaise position du cavalier de la technique antérieure ; - la figure 4 représente une étrivière conforme à l'invention ; - la figure 5 illustre la fixation d'une étrivière selon l'invention sur une selle de cheval ; et - la figure 6 représente la position corrigée du cavalier grâce à l'étrivière selon l'invention. La figure 4 représente une étrivière 20 selon l'invention dans un mode préféré de réalisation. Conformément à la présente invention, l'étrivière 20 comporte une lanière 21 , dont une première extrémité 22 comporte un élément souple 23. Cet élément souple 23 forme le passage pour un doigt 13 d'un couteau 8 situé sous un petit quartier 9a d'une selle 7 classique, telle que décrite précédemment en référence à la figure 2. Dans le mode préféré de réalisation décrit ici, l'élément souple 23 formant passage pour le doigt du couteau de la selle est constitué par une boucle de faible épaisseur préférentiellement en matière NYLON (marque déposée). La lanière 21 de l'étrivière 20 conforme à la présente invention comporte à une deuxième extrémité 24 une boucle 25 munie d'un ardillon 26. La largeur L de la boucle 25 est préférentiellement de l'ordre de 25 millimètres. Dans le mode de réalisation de la figure 4, la lanière 21 est constituée par une bande de NYLON (marque déposée) 30 repliée sur elle-même à chacune de ses extrémités pour former d'une part l'élément souple 23 à l'extrémité 22 et, d'autre part, pour maintenir la boucle 25 à l'extrémité 24. Dans ce mode de réalisation, la bande de NYLON (marque déposée) 30 est recouverte sur chacune de ses faces par une bande de cuir 40, 41 de même largeur que la bande NYLON (marque déposée) 30, les bandes de cuir 40, 41 étant cousues entre-elles et solidaires à la bande de NYLON (marque déposée) 30. La figure 5 représente la fixation de l'étrivière 20 selon l'invention à un couteau 8 et à un contre-sanglon 51 c de la selle 7. Sur cette figure 5, le petit quartier 9a et le grand quartier 9b apparaissent soulevés. Conformément à l'invention, l'étrivière 20 se fixe à la selle 7 en enfilant la boucle de NYLON (marque déposée) 23 dans le doigt 13 du couteau 8 et en fermant le verrou 10 de ce couteau 8, le couteau 8 étant placé sous le petit quartier 9a de la selle 7, comme décrit précédemment. Avant fixation de l'autre extrémité 24 de l'étrivière 20 selon l'invention, cette étrivière 20 est passée dans le passage 1 1 de l'étrier 6 comme décrit précédemment en référence à la figure 2. Sur la figure 5, on a représenté les trois contre-sanglons 51 a, 51 b, 51 c de la selle 7 sous le grand quartier 9b. Ces contre-sanglons sont connus de l'homme du métier et servent à la fixation de la selle 7 sur le cheval. De façon connue, deux seulement de ces contre-sanglons sont utilisés pour cette fixation, un troisième contre-sanglon restant libre. Sur cette figure 5, nous avons attribué les références 51 a, 51 b, 51 c, respectivement au contre-sanglon situé du côté avant de la selle, au centre, et du côté arrière de la selle. De façon connue, le contre-sanglon 51 a situé le plus en avant de la selle se situe à l'aplomb du couteau 8. Ainsi, sur cette figure, l'étrivière 20 conforme à l'invention est fixée au moyen de sa boucle 25 et de l'ardillon 26 au contre-sanglon 51 c situé le plus à l'arrière de la selle 7. Dans le mode préféré de réalisation décrit ici, cette boucle 25 comporte un rouleau 100 facilitant le coulissement du contre-sanglon 51c. Ce rouleau 100 est représenté à la figure 4. Ainsi, conformément à la présente invention, l'étrivière 20 est fixée à la selle en deux points distincts (au couteau 8 et au contre-sanglon 51 c), contrairement à la fixation classique d'une étrivière de l'art antérieur où celle-ci forme une simple boucle maintenue par le couteau 8. Grâce à cet agencement particulier, l'étrivière forme un V dont les deux branches sont référencées 60 et 61 sur la figure 5. Avantageusement, la branche 60 avant du V, c'est-à-dire la branche allant de l'étrier 6 au couteau 8 et qui passe au-dessus du grand quartier 9b tend à retenir l'étrier 6 vers l'avant de la selle. En revanche, la branche 61 arrière du V, c'est-à-dire la branche allant de l'étrier 6 au contre-sanglon 51c et qui passe sous le grand quartier 9b tend à retenir l'étrier 6 vers l'arrière du cheval. Ces deux forces limitent ainsi le basculement de l'étrier 6, ce qui permet d'améliorer efficacement la position du cavalier comme illustré maintenant en référence à la figure 6. La figure 6 représente le cavalier utilisant une étrivière 20 conforme à la présente invention. Comme représenté sur cette figure, le basculement limité vers l'avant de l'étrier 6 permet au cavalier de garder une position dans lequel les jambes 12 sont situées sensiblement à l'aplomb de son dos. Cette position est d'autant plus facile à atteindre que l'étrivière 20 est fixée au contre-sanglon 51c le plus à l'arrière du cheval. Cette position dans laquelle les talons du cavalier sont sensiblement l'aplomb de son dos est une position d'équilibre du cavalier, ce qui va lui permettre de relâcher l'effort sur les rênes avec ses mains et lui donner une grande souplesse lui permettant d'utiliser les différentes aides nécessaires à la bonne conduite du cheval. Cette étrivière 20 peut avantageusement être utilisée dans une méthode d'apprentissage de l'équitation pour améliorer la position d'un cavalier. Préférentiellement, au début de l'apprentissage du cavalier, on fixera l'étrivière 20 au contre-sanglon 51c le plus à l'arrière du cheval, ce qui donnera au V précité l'ouverture la plus grande et donnera rapidement au cavalier les bonnes sensations lui permettant d'acquérir la souplesse nécessaire. Au fur et à mesure de son apprentissage, l'étrivière sera fixée au contre- sanglon central 51b puis au contre-sanglon 51a le plus en avant du cheval, position dans laquelle l'étrivière 20 selon l'invention occupera la position d'une étrivière classique puisque le contre-sanglon avant 51a est situé à l'aplomb du couteau 8. Ainsi, le cavalier pourra utiliser une étrivière 1 classique et ne sera pas perturbé par le changement d'étrivière. The present invention relates to a stirrup leaflet making it possible in particular to facilitate the learning of horse riding. A known stirrup stirrup is illustrated in FIG. 1. This stirrup stirrup 1 comprises a strap 2 comprising a loop 3 provided with a pin 4 at one of its ends and a series of through holes 5 substantially aligned and regularly distributed to the other end of the strap 2. Figure 2 shows the attachment of a stirrup 6 to a saddle 7 by means of the stirrup 1 known from Figure 1. In this figure, the small quarter 9a of the saddle 7 appears raised. The stirrup 1 is first slid into a finger 13 of the knife 8 located under the small quarter 9a of the saddle 7, the knife 8 then being kept closed by means of its pivoting lock 10. The stirrup 1 is then inserted in a passage 1 1 provided for this purpose of the stirrup 6, then closed on itself (like a traditional belt) by introducing the barb 4 in one of the through holes 5, so as to form a loop whose size is adjusted to the length of the rider's leg. Maintaining the stirrup 6 by this conventional stirrup 1 poses a known problem, illustrated with reference to FIG. 3, in that it encourages a very widespread defect, especially in the novice rider, namely a tilting of the leg 12 from the rider to the front of the horse. However, the tilting of the leg 12 towards the front of the horse causes an imbalance which the rider, especially inexperienced, naturally compensates for by clinging to the reins of the horse. This causes a forward flight reaction in the horse, which further aggravates the rider's imbalance. This "snowball" effect leads to the stiffening of the rider who does not have the flexibility required for the independent use of the various aids necessary for the good conduct of the horse (fixed legs, trim, free rotation of the bust, sensitive hands, head high, relaxed shoulders). The invention aims to solve this problem. To this end, it offers a stirrup stirrup favoring a good position of the rider in the stirrups, namely a position in which his heels are located substantially above his back. More specifically, the invention relates to a stirrup tree comprising a strap, this strap being characterized in that it comprises: - at a first end a flexible element forming a passage for a finger of a knife located under a small quarter of a saddle ; and - at a second end, a loop provided with a barb for fixing the stirrup to a counter-strap of the saddle, in cooperation with a hole of this counter-strap. Thus, the stirrup leaflet according to the invention is fixed on the one hand to the knife of the saddle by the flexible element forming a passage and, on the other hand, to the counter-strap by the buckle provided with a pin. As is known in the field of the invention, the counter-strap is traditionally used for fixing the saddle itself, and not for fixing a stirrup tree. The stirrup stirrup is thus attached to the saddle at two points (the knife and the end of the counter-strap): it substantially defines a V, which considerably limits the tilting of the rider's leg forward, without preventing however, this movement, which would present a danger to the rider when the horse stops suddenly. Advantageously, the flexible element of the stirrup pan according to the invention consists of a thin loop, preferably made of NYLON material (registered trademark). Thus, the second loop does not raise the small quarter, which would eventually lead to injuries on the inner side of the rider's legs. In the alternative, it will be noted that the stirrup is fixed and adjusted by tightening the counter-strap in the stirrup loop. This gesture is identical to that conventionally operated by the rider for tightening the saddle with the counter-strap; it therefore does not disturb the rider even a beginner. Of course, the stirrup can be attached to any of the three counter straps. According to the invention, the choice of the counter-strap is made according to the level of the rider. More specifically, by fixing the stirrup to the third counter-strap, that is to say the one located furthest behind the horse, the opening of the aforementioned V is important. The tilting of the stirrup is then greatly reduced; this setting is suitable for the novice rider. When the rider progresses in his learning, the stirrup leaflet according to the invention is fixed to the second counter-strap, that is to say to that of the middle, which has the effect of reducing the opening of the V. Such a fixing the stirrup stirrup is thus suitable for more experienced riders who then find a stirrup stirrup position approaching that of the stirrup mounted on a conventional stirrup stirrup, as described above, with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. Finally, if the stirrup wheel according to the invention is fixed to the first counter-strap, that is to say the one closest to the horse's head, the position of the leg is absolutely identical to that occupied with a conventional stirrup wheel, the first counter-strap being in fact located directly above the knife. Other advantages and characteristics of the invention will appear more clearly on reading the description of particular modes, this description being given only by way of nonlimiting examples and made with reference to the appended drawings in which: - Figures 1 and 3 already described respectively represent a stirrup, the fixing of a stirrup with this stirrup and the bad position of the rider of the prior art; - Figure 4 shows a stirrup according to the invention; - Figure 5 illustrates the attachment of a stirrup stirrup according to the invention on a horse saddle; and - Figure 6 shows the corrected position of the rider thanks to the stirrup holder according to the invention. FIG. 4 represents a stirrup pan 20 according to the invention in a preferred embodiment. In accordance with the present invention, the stirrup pan 20 comprises a strap 21, a first end 22 of which comprises a flexible element 23. This flexible element 23 forms the passage for a finger 13 of a knife 8 located under a small quarter 9a of a conventional saddle 7, as described above with reference to FIG. 2. In the preferred embodiment described here, the 'flexible element 23 forming a passage for the finger of the saddle knife is constituted by a thin loop preferably made of NYLON material (registered trademark). The strap 21 of the stirrup pan 20 according to the present invention comprises at a second end 24 a loop 25 provided with a barb 26. The width L of the loop 25 is preferably of the order of 25 millimeters. In the embodiment of FIG. 4, the strap 21 is constituted by a strip of NYLON (registered trademark) 30 folded back on itself at each of its ends to form on the one hand flexible element 23 at the end 22 and, on the other hand, to maintain the loop 25 at the end 24. In this embodiment, the strip of NYLON (registered trademark) 30 is covered on each of its faces by a strip of leather 40, 41 of same width as the NYLON band (registered trademark) 30, the leather bands 40, 41 being sewn together and integral with the NYLON band (registered trademark) 30. FIG. 5 represents the fixing of the stirrup stirrup 20 according to the invention with a knife 8 and against a strap 51 c of the saddle 7. In this figure 5, the small quarter 9a and the large quarter 9b appear raised. According to the invention, the stirrup 20 attaches to the saddle 7 by threading the loop of NYLON (registered trademark) 23 into the finger 13 of the knife 8 and closing the lock 10 of this knife 8, the knife 8 being placed under the small quarter 9a of the saddle 7, as described above. Before fixing the other end 24 of the stirrup-holder 20 according to the invention, this stirrup-holder 20 is passed through the passage 11 of the stirrup 6 as described previously with reference to FIG. 2. In FIG. 5, we have shown the three girth straps 51 a, 51 b, 51 c of the saddle 7 under the large quarter 9b. These counter-straps are known to those skilled in the art and are used for fixing the saddle 7 to the horse. In known manner, only two of these counter-straps are used for this fixation, a third counter-strap remaining free. In this FIG. 5, we have assigned the references 51 a, 51 b, 51 c, respectively to the counter-strap situated on the front side of the saddle, in the center, and on the rear side of the saddle. In known manner, the counter-strap 51 situated furthest forward of the saddle is located directly above the knife 8. Thus, in this figure, the stirrup-stirrup 20 according to the invention is fixed by means of its loop 25 and from the barb 26 to the counter-strap 51c located furthest behind the saddle 7. In the preferred embodiment described here, this loop 25 includes a roller 100 facilitating the sliding of the counter-strap 51c. This roller 100 is shown in FIG. 4. Thus, in accordance with the present invention, the stirrup-stirrup 20 is fixed to the saddle at two separate points (with the knife 8 and the counter-strap 51 c), unlike the conventional fixing d 'a stirrup stirrup of the prior art where the latter forms a simple loop held by the knife 8. Thanks to this particular arrangement, the stirrup stirrup forms a V, the two branches of which are referenced 60 and 61 in FIG. 5. Advantageously, the branch 60 before the V, that is to say the branch going from the stirrup 6 to the knife 8 and which passes above the large quarter 9b tends to retain the stirrup 6 towards the front of the saddle. On the other hand, the rear branch 61 of the V, that is to say the branch going from the stirrup 6 to the counter-strap 51c and which passes under the large quarter 9b tends to retain the stirrup 6 towards the rear of the horse. These two forces thus limit the tilting of the stirrup 6, which makes it possible to effectively improve the position of the rider as illustrated now with reference to FIG. 6. FIG. 6 represents the rider using a stirrup holder 20 according to the present invention. As shown in this figure, the limited tilting towards the front of the stirrup 6 allows the rider to keep a position in which the legs 12 are located substantially perpendicular to his back. This position is all the easier to reach when the stirrup-holder 20 is fixed to the counter-strap 51c furthest behind the horse. This position in which the rider's heels are substantially plumb with his back is a balanced position of the rider, which will allow him to release the effort on the reins with his hands and give him great flexibility allowing him to '' use the various aids necessary for the proper conduct of the horse. This stirrup horse 20 can advantageously be used in a method of learning horse riding to improve the position of a rider. Preferably, at the start of the rider's training, the stirrup 20 will be fixed to the rear strap 51c furthest behind the horse, which will give the aforementioned V the largest opening and will quickly give the rider the correct sensations allowing him to acquire the necessary flexibility. As it learns, the stirrup will be fixed to the central counter-strap 51b then to the counter-strap 51a furthest from the horse, position in which the stirrup 20 according to the invention will occupy the position of a classic stirrup since the front counter-strap 51a is located directly above the knife 8. Thus, the rider can use a traditional stirrup 1 and will not be disturbed by the change of stirrup.

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1 - Etrivière comportant une lanière (21), cette lanière (21) étant caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte : - à une première extrémité (22), un élément souple (23) formant passage pour un doigt (13) d'un couteau (8) situé sous un petit quartier (9a) d'une selle (7) ; et - à une deuxième extrémité (24), une boucle (25) munie d'un ardillon (26) pour la fixation de ladite étrivière (20) à un contre-sanglon (51a, 51 b, 51c) de ladite selle (7), en coopération avec un trou dudit contre-sanglon. 2 - Etrivière selon la revendication 1 , caractérisée en ce que ledit élément souple (23) est constitué par une boucle de faible épaisseur, préférentiellement en matière NYLON (marque déposée). 3 - Etrivière selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que largeur (L) de ladite boucle (25) est préférentiellement de l'ordre de 25 millimètres. 4 - Etrivière selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisée en ce que ladite boucle (25) comporte un rouleau (100) facilitant le coulissement dudit contre-sanglon (51a, 51 b, 51c). 5 - Méthode d'apprentissage de l'équitation, caractérisée en ce qu'elle utilise une étrivière (20) conforme à l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4 pour améliorer la position d'un cavalier. 6 - Méthode selon la revendication 5, caractérisée en ce que l'on change le contre-sanglon (51a, 51b, 51c) de fixation de l'étrivière (20) en fonction du niveau dudit cavalier. 1 - Stirrup stirrup comprising a strap (21), this strap (21) being characterized in that it comprises: - at a first end (22), a flexible element (23) forming a passage for a finger (13) of a knife (8) located under a small quarter (9a) of a saddle (7); and - at a second end (24), a loop (25) provided with a pin (26) for fixing said stirrup (20) to a counter-strap (51a, 51b, 51c) of said saddle (7 ), in cooperation with a hole of said counter strap. 2 - Stirrup stirrup according to claim 1, characterized in that said flexible element (23) consists of a thin loop, preferably made of NYLON material (registered trademark). 3 - Stirrup stirrup according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the width (L) of said loop (25) is preferably of the order of 25 millimeters. 4 - Stirrup stirrup according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that said loop (25) comprises a roller (100) facilitating the sliding of said counter-strap (51a, 51b, 51c). 5 - Method of learning to ride, characterized in that it uses a stirrup (20) according to any one of claims 1 to 4 to improve the position of a rider. 6 - Method according to claim 5, characterized in that one changes the strap against (51a, 51b, 51c) for fixing the stirrup (20) depending on the level of said rider.
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