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Re: need spus as well
Fixed.golpeo_rapidamente wrote:http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n155 ... img840.jpg
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those spurs
Spurs could be english style? There is no rowel. Can't quite see a leather spur strap either. Also, I have seen some spurs that slip on to the boot above the welt. No need for strap. Good hunting!
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Nope the spur is on his boot
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Nope the spur is on his boot
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now that'd be a safety concern because if ford/the stuntman gets thrown, then his foot would get stuck in the stirrup. i don't think that'd be the right way to tackle that issue.Louisiana Jones wrote:Film crews have rigged crazier things than that... they could very well be attached to the stirrup.PLATON wrote:I thought that too but I doubt there are rigs with spurs on.The spur isn't on his boot, it's on the rig his foot is in.
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case in point - some of the saddle bronc riders (or maybe even all of them) slice the upper on their boots in half so that if they get bucked off and their foot is caught in the stirrup, they're foot will come off easily.
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It easily could be a slip-on spur used just for that scene. Notice how it droops pretty low on the heel. They tend to do that. Some people wear them for the show ring when they need just a little more "reminder" than their heel alone can give. The reason, it could be his feet hung just a little bit too low to reach. Happens to me too on smaller horses.
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Actually spur straps go around the top of the shoe. To attach the spurs to the strap as illustrated would make to to difficult to get your foot in the stirrups to begin with, but also should there have been an accident there would have been no way for Ford or the stunt person to get his feet out to avoid serious injury.agent5 wrote:
It looks to me as though we're seeing something like this. It was definitely not attached to his boot.
Sorry for my obvious lack of cumputer illustration skills.
Here's a picture of basic spur straps
Had I been paying attention. I would have seen Indiana G beat me to it.
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have I been paying attention, i would have noticed that you gave me credit for it..........which is why i deleted my: "am i writing in invisible font again??" post.......Indiana Jess wrote:Actually spur straps go around the top of the shoe. To attach the spurs to the strap as illustrated would make to to difficult to get your foot in the stirrups to begin with, but also should there have been an accident there would have been no way for Ford or the stunt person to get his feet out to avoid serious injury.agent5 wrote:
It looks to me as though we're seeing something like this. It was definitely not attached to his boot.
Sorry for my obvious lack of cumputer illustration skills.
Here's a picture of basic spur straps
Had I been paying attention. I would have seen Indiana G beat me to it.
jess is right. the strap goes over the top of the boot, the spur wraps around the back of the ankle and there typically is a wire that runs beneath the boot flush against the heel.....at least thats how mine were configured. we'd typically install the wire that runs below the bottom of the boot and then use hockey tape over it so that the wire is protected.....ie you don't want any wire coming loose down there or you might be in for one heck of a ride
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Neither would I, but when you ride hard on a jittery horse or he kind of crow hops and your foor or leg just happens to catch a little air because you've got your hands full with him your stirrup can pretty easily slide up to your heel, that's why you ride with boots that have heels. It doesn't happen much but if it does... Besides it IS a common thing with actors. Watch Man From Snowy River again.
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Them spurs
Go to ebay and look up "slip on spurs". You will see plenty of examples - let the bidding wars begin? I have spent many years horseback riding and no horseman in their right mind would attach a spur to his stirrup. Also some of the cavalry/military spurs used a strap about 3/4 inch wide. It went across the top of the arch and under the heel. The 'cowby strap does not go under the heel. Some cowboy spurs have a chain that goes under the heel. This is not visible either.
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