Saddle stirrup attachment for use by children
OwnerAugust R. Browninventor
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Abstract
A stirrup attachment is fabricated for quick and easy positioning on a standard adult saddle so that the standard saddle may be safely used by youthful riders. The stirrup attachment includes a dome-shaped leather central section having an aperture therein through which the saddle horn of a standard saddle is received. The central section includes left and right strap extensions to which conventional adjustment sections and associated youth stirrups may be attached.
Claims4
A stirrup attachment adapted for positioning over the horn of a standard adult saddle to permit a person of small build to ride horseback using the saddle, the stirrup attachment comprising:
- a dome-shaped central section having an aperture centrally located therein through which the saddle horn of said standard saddle is received, said dome-shaped central section including left and right strap extensions, said central section being cut from flat leather stock, a pie-shaped section thereof adjacent to and rearward of said apertures being removed therefrom, two facing edges of said central section exposed by removal of said pie-shaped section being joined to thereby impart a dome shape to said central section;
- a first stirrup connected to the left strap extension;
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- a second stirrup connected to the right strap extension.
A method of fabricating a youth stirrup attachment and mounting it to an adult saddle having an upwardly directed saddle horn, the method comprising the steps of:
- cutting a central section from a piece of flat leather stock, the central section having left and right strap extensions and a keyhole-shaped opening therein;
- joining facing peripheral edges of said keyhole-shaped opening to form said central section as a dome having a central circular aperture therein;
- attaching left and right youth stirrups to said left and right strap extensions, respectively, to complete fabrication of said youth stirrup attachment;
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- placing the fabricated youth stirrup attachment over the adult saddle such that the saddle horn protrudes through said central circular aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.