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The word 'stirrup' stems from the old English word stirap or stigrap or Middle English words stirop or styrope meaning mounting or climbing rope.

The development of saddlery, in most cases, has been for the comfort of the rider and control of the animal. Blankets have been placed across a horse's back for millennia, but the earliest saddle, albeit little more than a blanket with additional padding, was in use around 800 BC. The first stirrup didn't appear for another 300 years.

Discovery of the Earliest Stirrup

The first stirrup was little more than a looped rope attached to a blanket through which the big toe was inserted. Archaeologists have uncovered a drawing depicting a rider sitting on a saddle with 2 distinct stirrups from a tomb from the Jin Dynasty dating back to 322 AD.

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