 Are my stirrups even? Can you tell? Are they even? How would one even tell? My horse is standing crooked. You can't tell if stirrups are even if your horse's rib cage is off to one side or the other. If you have a long dressage whip, it's very easy to tell. You take the whip, you place it at the bottom of the stirrup, and then you bring it up to where the buckle is at, put your finger there, and then you test on the other side. Make sure when you check if your stirrups are even, you're actually walking towards somebody because there is a swing. You can see my feet are dropping alternately as I walk, and you could even do a walk away where I walk away from that person. That would help. Another super easy way to check your stirrup leather length would be to use a rope. Any lead rope will do. You take it, you put it to the top, you bring it to the bottom, measure, keep your finger on the rope, go to the other side and check. This works for English and Western saddles, and then you will have a great idea of how far off your stirrup leathers are.