Our Story
“The reason I developed this spur was in large part my experience riding sensitive horses, particularly Thoroughbreds. How they overreacted to a traditional spur, how some would get tense right away when they knew you were wearing a spur or watching a horse get inadvertently “spurred” by a rider with an insecure lower leg. That got me thinking that there must be another way to get our point across to the horse without offending or creating tension in that horse.”the Spursuader that you may relate to:
“Riding a horse like Royal, a very sensitive Thoroughbred that would overreact to any spur and hold it against you for the rest of the ride, he would move so lightly off my leg when I wore the Spursuader. No pinning of his ears, no swishing of his tail. I achieved amazing lateral work and you wouldn't know I was wearing a spur!”
“Simply Ben, always eager to please but not always the lightest off the leg for lateral work, he would hold the effect of a traditional spur personally and internalize his stress. I needed the kindest spur that would still get results. With the Spursuader Ben was happier and calmer and willingly moved off my leg.”
“I have students that have an insecure lower leg and inadvertently “spur” their horse. But with the Spursuader their horses don't overreact or mind the spur at all!
“I've been told that horses that get rubbed with a traditional spur do not get rubbed with the Spursuader and have no marks”
“Daisy is a 4 yr old 17.2 Percheron/Thoroughbred cross who is learning to move off the leg with a Spursuader beautifully. No anxiousness or tightness when training her and she respects the Spursuader without resenting it.”
“Lola is an 11yr old Thoroughbred ex-racehorse. She is so quick to move off your leg but will sometimes lean on your inside leg. With the Spursuader I can tactfully re-inforce my inside leg without her overreacting.”
