stirrup-leather

"Forward now, and fast," he said cheerfully, and set the pace, and the entire party fell into file down the ride, and so did Cadfael, close alongside his own roan horse, with a hand at the rider's stirrup-leather.

His Disposition 2010

Try, too, to arrange for some stout lads to pour rapid fire into your pursuers, and for a handy Gilzai friend to chase after you and slash the stirrup-leather free in the nick of time before your spine falls apart.

Fiancée 2010

And he ran to a saddle, from which he stripped the stirrup-leather.

Ralph Rashleigh 2004

Even the pony felt the good influence and almost broke into a trot as Kim laid a hand on the stirrup-leather.

Kim 2003

The Stallworthy chestnut was in a good mood and let me know it by standing still patiently through the stirrup-leather lengthening and the pause while Jim sorted out a helmet in the tack-room, insisting that I wear it even though it was a size too small.

Penalty Francis, Dick 1997

Simeon Poer had been pulled down barely fifty yards in cover, and stood sullenly under guard now, with his wrists secured to a sergeant's stirrup-leather.

The Pilgrim of Hate Peters, Ellis, 1913-1995 1984

As Hugh came by she closed alongside, and laid a hand to his stirrup-leather.

The Virgin In The Ice Peters, Ellis, 1913-1995 1982

Instead he moved round the head of the horse and took her stirrup-leather in

Partisans MacLean, Alistair 1982

Try, too, to arrange for some stout lads to pour rapid fire into your pursuers, and for a handy Gilzai friend to chase after you and slash the stirrup-leather free in the nick of time before your spine falls apart.

Flashman In The Great Game Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1975

Try, too, to arrange for some stout lads to pour rapid fire into your pursuers, and for a handy Gilzai friend to chase after you and slash the stirrup-leather free in the nick of time before your spine falls apart.

Flashman In The Great Game Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1975