My Dad always said to me "share with other, whether it be your time, advice,possessions, but especially love. Stay safe my friend.

This is one of the best and clearest explanations of turning your stirrups on your Blevins buckles that I've found on KZfaq. You see people telling you to remove the rivets in the Blevins, flipping the buckle over and re-doing the rivets -- which isn't necessary and not something most people can do themselves anyway. I will also note that pinching the leathers and tying them in the folded position may not be necessary, depending on the width and flexibility of the leathers. I have a saddle I bought used, already folded, with wide & thick leathers, so I left it that way. But I have another saddle that I bought new, has always been flat, and I was easily able to turn my stirrups without doing anything to the leathers. Just turning the Blevins buckle around like in this video. Works just as well. But the leather in both the leathers and the fenders is very pliable, so it all lies nice and flat. Thank you for the video.

Great video. I am probably that “one person” who haven’t heard of this technique. Thank you!

Thanks!! I've never heard of turning stirrups, but it makes sense to me. You never know when a tidbit of knowledge will come in handy.

I did the exact thing when my saddle was new. I did not intentionally wet mine! The horse did that for me when he took a roll in the pond. Thank you.

Thank you for this. I just returned from a week of riding and my knees are killing me. My previous saddle had turned stirrups. I need to fix this on my saddle. Great instruction.

Thank you my new favourate uncle xx u just saved my ankles and my stirrups from getting the chop haha xx much love from new zealand!

Thank you Dewayne, that was great! A thorough process explained in a very straight forward way, no word salad, with attention to detail .... an absolute joy! Also loved ur video of Deanna's new used saddle teardown, always wondered how they came apart. Love your sharing of lessons well learned & wisdom, thanks again!

Jeeze Louise.... as a regular 'pleasure' rider ; all these years not knowing... thanks and for certain i'll pass this on to my granddaughters and their babies ! PS something about you wrapping and working the saddle reminds me of the story "Red Pony"...

Wow Dewayne! You were all collected up and traveling freely in this video. Me thinks you're getting used to this camera thingy, finally relaxing and throwing the humor out there a bit more relaxed as well. Great job!

Thanks again Dewayne, I learn something new every time I watch you.

I used to use a length of dowel rod or a broken broom handle. Great video, thanks for sharing.

Now that’s slick! And honestly, I’m a little past green but never saw my dad or uncle do this at all.

Another good point that needs to be revisited. Thanks Dewayne.

Always a pleasure to learn from you. Blessings to all.

Thank you Dewayne! Now I understand what "Turning stirrup leathers" means :)

Duane That was excellent. Learn something new everyday on this channel. I like it.

Thank you Dewayne!!! Looking forward to seeing it!

I always appreciate your kindness in sharing your knowledge and experience. Thank you sir! Actually, I never did this myself. A friend of mine did it for me

I really appreciate all the knowledge you share sir

Thank you. I just got a new saddle .

As a saddle maker I had people come into my shop daily wanting me to turn their Stirrups

Thanks so much for showing this. I tried it today and looks good. Going to let it day before riding

This is a very helpful and easy to understand piece of “how to!” Soak overnight and finished up today. Outstanding success. Thank you!

This is great advice. I always learn something from you. Thank you!

Outstanding information! I had horses for about ten years and never even heard of this trick and nobody I knew did either.

Classic leather wet forming, I use to make all kinds of leather projects. Great video, thanks.

Awesome video, you sure can keep people’s Attention and Teach at the same time, with your no Nonsense Humor, but really, you do a have Gift

Doing this to mine this weekend. Thanks

excellent instructions as always Thank you very much

Another great video Dwayne- thanks for the info

Thank you for sharing this!

That helped a whole lot. You've pointed out the reason I hated riding on saddles. I've sat on some perfect ones out west but here in ky .... I think I better share your videos with them here. Keep teaching the ignorant like me. I'm planning of getting a horse for me but actually it's for my grandson. He's 9...I don't want him scared of things bigger than him.

Conveniently timed. This past weekend one of my stirrups was not dropping to the correct position.

Thank you so much! Your explanation was perfect.

AWESOME JOB.

So simple!!! 🤦 I am far from an expert, but I have enough experience to have noticed how some saddles you just struggle to get your foot in the stirup without reaching down to hold the stirup place. Thank you!!!

Great information Really informative, thank you

Thank you, exactly what i needed!

Thank you for this information and Great Video

Pretty simple. Thanks !

Thank you. Great information. 🙂

I am [whatever the opposite of pigeon toed is... edit: just learned it's called duck footed] and I've always had trouble with my ankles after riding (you say “without realizing it”... oh heck no, I definitelyrealized it!). I've always assumed soaking them like this would ruin them: I'm so happy to learn that this is possible!

Love your measurements!! 😅

Hello, you said in a previous video that you would show how you attach the saddle strings by drilling through the tree and threading the strings through, I was wondering if that video is still coming? And thanks for sharing this information, if you know how to do it, if seems simple but if you don't know, it is hard to find the information. Hope you guys are having a great day, God bless.

Thank you 🙏🏼

Thanks!!! I’m that person. I’m praying to be able to ride again senor. Muchas gracias!!!

“Yeah long” … I know exactly how long that is. My “measure twice - cut once” philosophy aside - most things just don’t have to be that exact & “yeah long” is how I get er done.

Was wondering if you could do a video on how you put your saddle bags on permanently

Hey Dewayne...love your videos, very informative....anyways does this method work on buckle type stirrups that don't have the blevins on the stirrups???

Great tip. Will the stirrup fender have a water stain after it dries?? Thanks

Thanks for this video. Does the leather soaking make the leather darker?

you perfectly described my strip to the store. 25 bucks for two little leather scraps? NOPE 🤣

I found soaking helps a little but they go back to flat. Good saddle fixer can put Nevada twist on the fenders for not much money. Highly recommend it. Especially if you got knee problems.

😂 That’s how I measure too! I measure once and cut twice and danged if that thing wasn’t still too short!

Been carrying a buck since I came home from Vietnam wore the pouch out started carrying it in my back pocket all my jeans had an imprint of a buck in my back pocket hahaha 😉🐝

You used a granny knot? That was not acceptable to my dad. His theory was it takes no longer to tie a proper square knot. .....lol. Good video as always Dwyane. PS I used a 2×4 in my stirrups. When the day was done and the saddle got back in tackroom, it was just a habit right through the stirrups

Dwayne, Can you do a close-up on your Buck 110 leather sheath?? It looks like something I been looking for for my 110. Thanks.

Greetings from Denmark.

How is it feel with hard seat in the saddle? Hard cantle? Compare to soft seat and softer cantle. Thanks.

Dewayne, great video, thank you for sharing! The only thing that would have made this video any better is if you were holding a pipe or cigar 😀 Take care, all the best.

What kind of saddle do you ride in? Also, what is the specifics of your saddle?

On used saddles, where they’ve managed to get the skirts all pooked up, is it possible to make them lay down by wetting them and hanging sand bags on them? What is your cure for this? Thanks and take care.

Just what do you do to the extra strap thats left hanging after you put the twist in?

Lekker man lekker 🇿🇦

Hi, this is some great information. Thank you for making this video. I have a quick question, once your stirrup leathers have dried, do you take the rawhide off? When you showed your saddle it looked to me that you left it tied, I just want to make sure. Thank you very much.

Some army unit used to say, 'any damn fool can be uncomfortable!'

My ocd won’t allow the stirrup leather to just flow around like that, gotta be different. Flipping the buckle might be an option.

Jack bartlet? From heartland?

Do you ever remove the strings or do they always stay on?

Where did you get the sheath for your BUCK 110?

I can smell this video

What kind of sheath are you carrying for the Buck 110?

Good moning Romania 🇹🇩 super 👋 Marius

ooooooooooo SHAME, sir! I once heard ya say "cowboys never roll up their sleeves", and now I see this nonsense....Everything I've ever known is a lie....Guess I'll go make some toast in the bathtub this evening. (Joking aside, very happy to see you're still above ground and doin well...I wish you and yours all the best)

Would it be a good idea to oil those leather and fenders before starting that process?

I ALWAYS do that to my saddles and put them away with a bar

You can do all that wetting and drying of the leather or you can go buy stirrup turns and put them on your saddle

What is the location you have now being the actual Dry Creek Wrangler School?

I always twist and tie my stirrups over the horn, out of the way.

Could you just cut off the excess hanging down instead of folding it up?

hey buddie you didn't add a thumbnail to the video

Dwayne, mamas saddle is nicer than yours haha

The broom handle thing is pretty much of a joke, because it doesn't permanently turn the stirrups. You can leave the broom handle there for days, but as soon as you put weight in the stirrups, you start the process of the leather going back to where it "wants" to be, which is with the stirrups laying against the horse. And the longer you ride, the stronger that tendency is going to be and the more your knees are going to hurt. Besides, it's insulting to us casual riders that we aren't interested in (or can't be bothered) fixing our stirrups correctly 😂 It ain't that hard and well worth the effort.

Cut the grass, paint the building. L o l

Horrible, heavy leather saddle, why don't you get yourself a synthetic Western saddle? Mine weighs 13 pounds, with lovely fabric fenders that curve nicely round my leg. It's comfortable for me and my horse, I don't have to clean or oil it, what no to like? Come on its 2022 not 1922.

"Hi tech redneck" me too good sir haha 😄