IIRC stirrups are especially usefull so you can stand up in the saddle, making it easier to attack infantry when they get close. I don't think it has much to do with charge. I mean they don't use their feet to hold the impact of a charge do they ? You'd still be blown out of your saddle if you did just that. I think it's the special saddle that makes a charge possible or not.
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