Spurs used in English riding tend to be very sleek, slim and conservative in design, with a shorter neck, as the saddle and leg position is closer to the horse. They usually have a rounded or blunt end. Rowels are not as popular as the plain blunt end, although there are types that include a rowel or smooth disk on the end. Show hunter and jumper riders may use a flatter end to encourage forward movement, such as the Prince of Wales design.
The proper placement for English Spurs are worn with the tip of the neck pointed downward, sitting on or just below the spur rest of the riding boot, if there is one, with the buckle of the spur strap worn on the outside of the foot. Canted spurs are shaped with a shorter arm along the inside of your foot so the spur itself curves toward the horse's flank.
