AMOR Stirrup Guide

AMOR Stirrup Guide AMOR is a product (stirrup thread) that helps riders keep their foot in position while horseriding. After discussing this, we came up with a solution.

At the start of the school year, our business teacher set us a task of forming groups and brainstorming ideas for a business with the aim of reaching the Meath County Student Enterprise competition in Trim. After putting together a group of Mary Freeman, Ava Cadden, Kate O’Reilly and Emily Finegan we started thinking of everyday problems that people involved in the equestrian industry face and tri

ed to create products that would remotely help or solve these issues. One issue that we came across was the trouble that young or beginner riders have with positioning their feet correctly when riding. It is important to position your feet correctly because it increases your balance, thus reducing the risk of falling and obtaining serious injuries. We decided on designing and producing a stirrup thread that would guide your foot into the correct position while riding. We then called our company AMOR and our product ‘The Stirrup Guide’. AMOR has come a long way to becoming what we are today. We spent days, nights and months designing, redesigning and improving our business, but all of that is worth it when we see what it has resulted in today. We look at the product that we have made with proud eyes and only think of the opportunities that it has brought to us and those still to come. At the start we created a rough prototype of our product to give us an idea of the size and an overall view of it. Then we worked on it until we were satisfied enough to get a real working product made. We gave our design to a local engineering company called Hand Engineering to make our product. They happily agreed and made our first pair of AMOR stirrup guides free of charge. We have since tested our product ourselves and got in touch with local riding schools to test out our product which resulted in multiple purchases. We then went to the Meath Student Enterprise Final and won 1st prize in the Junior Category. Through feedback and investigation we then slightly modified the design of our product and arrived to where we are today. We are going to the All Ireland Student Enterprise Final and we have our goal set to winning it.

07/05/2016

Winners of the Junior Category at the National Student Enterprise finals!
20/04/2016

Winners of the Junior Category at the National Student Enterprise finals!

Ladies and gentlemen the All-Ireland Junior Enterprise Champions.....AMOR🏆🏅🎖😀😀👏👏👏
20/04/2016

Ladies and gentlemen the All-Ireland Junior Enterprise Champions.....AMOR🏆🏅🎖😀😀👏👏👏

The amor team at the in croke park.
20/04/2016

The amor team at the in croke park.

20/04/2016

The video of our product in use&a message from the owner of Rainbow Farm!

18/04/2016

Here is a short video of the in use!

16/04/2016

Horseback Riding
more than 2,300 riders under the age of 25 years in America alone, are hospitalized annually because of horse riding accidents. Most injuries result from falling off the horse, which can lead to severe and sometimes fatal injuries.

Believe it or not!
Horseback riding carries a higher injury rate than motorcycle riding. On average, motorcyclists suffer an injury once every 7000 hours of riding. By contrast, an equestrian (horseback rider) may have a serious accident once every 350 hours.

Locations and types of injury
Injuries commonly occur in the upper extremities, such as the wrist, elbow, and shoulder. Lower extremity injuries, involving the knee, ankle, and foot.

Some injuries, such as an injury to the spinal region, can leave permanent impairment, possibly resulting in paralysis. Others may cause long-term side effects, such as seizures from a head injury.

The most frequent types of injuries are bruises, strains, and sprains, which affect the soft tissues (skin, ligaments, tendons, and muscles). Other types of injuries include fractures (broken bones), dislocations, and concussions.

Deaths resulting from horseback riding injuries are not very common. Most deaths are a result of a traumatic injury to the head.

Safety
Hard shell helmets should be worn at all times when you are mounted on the horse. The helmet must always be securely fastened and should be replaced after any significant impact.

Numerous injuries are related to being caught in the stirrup and dragged by the horse. Correct positioning of the foot in the stirrup is extremely important because it gives the rider more balance thus reducing the risk of falling and obtaining serious injuries!

Riders should wear properly fitted boots and nonskid gloves. Do not wear loose-fitting or baggy clothing. All riding equipment should be maintained and inspected thoroughly before venturing out.

Body-protecting gear, such as the KevlarT Body Protector, can be used to prevent soft tissue injuries and rib fractures; however, it does not protect the spine from injury and does not protect against a massive crushing blow to the chest.

Gloria M. Beim, M.D.
Crested Butte, Colorado

New batch of in production
15/04/2016

New batch of in production

The AMOR team at the Meath Student Enterprise awards! The final is in Croke Park, on Wednesday the 20th. Can't wait! 🏻 ...
15/04/2016

The AMOR team at the Meath Student Enterprise awards! The final is in Croke Park, on Wednesday the 20th. Can't wait! 🏻

14/04/2016

Very successful bake sale today to raise money for our business!👍🍰 A big thank you to the students who baked delicious treats for us to sell and also to the students who supported us by buying them 👍

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