Stirrup strap

A stirrup strap or stirrup leather is a piece of leather or other material, that, attached to the saddle, holds the stirrup at its lower end. Each saddle has two stirrups and two stirrup straps.

The upper end of the stirrup strap is attached to the saddle and the lower end attached to the stirrup. Many systems are possible for such unions, modern solutions use buckles (see image).