stirrups

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I started Pilates. I'm the only guy in there. They plot before I get there: 'How can we make John look ridiculous?' Because every exercise involved my legs up, like I'm in the stirrups or something. John Stamos

After using this infantry force by itself at Tours, he studied the foe's forces and further adapted to them, initially using stirrups and saddles recovered from the foe's dead horses, and armour from the dead horsemen. Source: Internet

Also, the Evenks traditionally did not use stirrups but used a stick to balance (31-32). Source: Internet

History of Islam (Vol 3) By Akbar Shah Najeebabadi, pg. 330 Ismail's horsemen were ill-equipped with most having wooden stirrups while some had no shields or lances. Source: Internet

He also provides information on the development of swords and how inventions like stirrups or steel affected weaponry and fighting. Source: Internet

The stirrup irons are heavier than most, and the stirrup leathers are wider and thicker, for added safety when the player stands in the stirrups. Source: Internet