Stirrup facts for kids
The stirrup is a ring with a flat bottom fixed on a leather strap, usually hung from each side of a saddle to create a footrest for the rider on a riding animal (usually a horse or a mule), suspended by an adjustable strap from the saddle for use as a support for the foot of a rider of a horse when seated in the saddle and as an aid in getting up.
Images for kids
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A modern working stirrup on an endurance riding saddle
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Depiction of a Kushan divinity using an early platform-style stirrup, circa AD 150. British Museum.
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Han dynasty mounting stirrup.
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Haniwa horse statuette, complete with saddle and stirrups, 6th century, Kofun period, Japan.
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Roman emperor Basil I the Macedonian and his son Leo on horses with stirrups. (From the Madrid Skylitzes, Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid).
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10th century stirrup found in England
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Modern fillis stirrups
See also
In Spanish: Estribo para niños
