Safety stirrup

A safety stirrup comprising:

• an inverted U-shaped mounting member having means located in the arcuate portion of the U to enable a stirrup strap to be attached thereto;
• a foot support pivotally mounted between the extremities of the mounting member when the stirrup is in normal use, wherein the foot support comprises a tread having an extension projecting upwardly from each end of the tread, and a foot upper restraining portion comprising two arms which co-operate together to form a looped configuration extending from the extensions formed on the tread, each said arm being pivotal outwardly from its adjacent projecting extension;
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• co-operating engagement means between the foot upper restraining portion and the inverted U-shaped mounting member to retain the foot upper restraining portion in a plane within the inverted U-shaped mounting member when the stirrup is in said normal use and to thereby prevent the arms of the foot upper restraining portion from pivoting outward;
• wherein said foot support is releasable from said pivotal mounting at one extremity of said mounting member after pivoting of said foot support from the normal in use arrangement and the other extremity of said mounting member is pivotal outwardly, and wherein said pivoting of the foot support from the normal in use arrangement either enables the arms of the foot upper restraining portion to pivot outwardly or enables said foot support to release from said one extremity of said mounting member, or enables the arms of the foot upper restraining portion to pivot outwardly and said foot support to release from said one extremity of said mounting member.