For 50 years, Blevins buckles have been the industry standard for stirrup adjustment buckles, which allow the stirrups to accommodate different heights. Jim Rider expanded on these designs and added a self-locking mechanism, which locks itself automatically after the user returns the stirrup sleeve to the desired adjustment. Once the buckle locks, the stirrup won’t come off the saddle until the us
er is ready for it to come off. The locking feature adds an extra layer of safety for riders. There have been too many horror stories of people falling off their horses and injuring themselves because of unsecured stirrups.
“With a standard buckle, the only thing that holds it on the saddle and keeps it on the saddle is friction and gravity. “There has never been a locking stirrup adjustment buckle to this point.”
