Junior stirrups attachment for adult-size saddle

Claim 1

A junior stirrups attachment for an adult-size, stirrups-equipped, horse saddle, comprising: a flexible main strap having the general form of a thin, flat, elongated rectangle; a junior-size stirrup attached to each end portion of the main strap with a loop formed by doubling the end portion of the main strap upon itself to include the bolt of the stirrup within the loop and closing the loop by a fastening means; and means for fastening the main strap to the forward portion of an adult-size saddle so that the main strap lies across the adult-size saddle at right angles thereto, with equal end portions of the main strap suspended from the saddle on either side thereof, whereby a child rider can sit on the seat of the adult-size saddle, together with an accompanying adult, and the need for a special, piggyback, junior-size, saddle seat is eliminated, said fastening means comprising a first loop formed by an elongated piece of strong, flexible material attached at each of its ends to the forward edge of the central portion of the main strap, a second strap fixed at one end to the same edge of the central portion of the main strap, and fastening means fixed adjacent the juncture of the second strap with the main strap so that the second strap can be fastened thereby into the form of a second loop, the first loop being capable of fastening the main strap to the adult-size saddle by being passed through an opening under the pommel and over the saddle horn thereof, the first loop being capable of being secured to the saddle horn by the second strap being passed through the first loop and then being fastened by the fastening means adjacent the juncture of the second strap with the main strap to form a loop.