Yes, he sensed, you could charge with a lance without using stirrups.

Sloan, using very short stirrups, crouched up on the withers and craned out over the animal's neck.

He hung on while merely using reins and stirrups.

Also, the Evenks traditionally did not use stirrups but used a stick to balance (31-32).

Category Basto with counter: Rider uses stirrups and should not lose them at any time.

"You do know how to use stirrups, don't you?"

Historians have noted that the horsemen are using stirrups, the earliest known example of their use in India.

The little man couldn't even use stirrups, he thought-at least not any made for an adult.

From what Father used to say, his grandsire remembered the days before we learned from the nomads to use stirrups.

The riders use stirrups and large supporting saddles, so may be a cavalry unit.