Colleen Kelly 2010
Appearances:

PENNSYLVANIA
Horse World Expo
Presenting and Judging
Pennsylvania, USA
February 25-28, 2010

MISSOURI, USA
Ozark Dressage Society
March 6, 7 & 8, 2010
Email: Lisa and Marc
Elsuenoespanol@aol.com

MARYLAND, USA
Caroll County Horse Expo
March 20-21, 2010

NORTH CAROLINA, USA
Williamston NCDCTA Dressage
Competitions & Coaching
March 26-28
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TENNESSEE
April 2, 3 & 4, 2010
Email: polly@peachtreefarms.com

EQUINE AFFAIRE - OHIO
Equine Affaire
April 8-11, 2010

JOSE MENDEZ
 IN THE USA!
Equine Affaire Ohio
Louisburg NC
Pinehurst NC
Cumberland VA
Maryland
Wilmington DE
April 13 -25 2010
 
Grand Prix, In-Hand &
Haute Ecole Specialist
Details: clinics@colleenkelly.net

NORTH CAROLINA
Pinehurst NCDCTA Dressage
Competing & coaching
May 7-9, 2010
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AUSTRALIA
NSW–VIC–WA-SA
April-June 2010
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SOUTH AFRICA
Johannesburg & Capetown
July, 2010
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GREECE
August, 2010
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UNITED KINGDOM
NSW–VIC–WA-SA
August, 2010
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Colleen Kelly at
WORLD EQUESTRIAN
GAMES
International Festival
Colleen Kelly is one of
only a handful of presenters
honored to be giving
15 presentations
throughout the festival
Sept 25 – Oct 10, 2010
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EQUINE EXTRAVAGANZA
Virginia, USA
Oct  2010
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 The Horse Rider's Stirrup Length

There is no  official rule that refers directly to the rider's stirrup length, so really it doesn't matter what stirrup length you have.  However you do have to fulfil the following rules:

1. Thighs and legs steady and well stretched downwards

2. The heels the lowest point

If your heel is up, your stirrup is probably too long.

Here are the current top 4 world & Olympic champions and their stirrup length.  Often a lot shorter than we think!

See see three red dots.  One on the hip, one on the knee and one on the ankle.   It's quite uncanny that all of them ride at the same angle.   And, considering the leg is BENT when the foot is in the stirrup, if you take your feet OUT of the stirrups, the bottom of the foot must therefore be below the stirrups.

The major texts I have reviewed have all set the riders stirrup at the same length for dressage (and funnily enough the same for reining, campdraft & speed games).   They all say for the rider to take their feet out of the stirrup, look up and the stirrup should sit just underneath the ankle knobble.

For these four top riders, from 3 different countries all to have the same length, probably shorter than you think is definite evidence that you should really start to copy some of the champions.