Stirrups for older child

[midnightstar66]

DD has been saving up for her own stirrups for her share pony. She's looking at free jump or acavalo however we're struggling with whether to go for the junior options or adult. She's 11 and a size 2/3 currently she doesn't want to spend lots of money then grow out of them in a couple of years. Reviews on the freejump junior say they don't accommodate the shoe sizes they claim and that they can be snug on a size 4. Any experience on that or the acavalo sizing?

I’ve just bought the acavalo for my son who is 12 and wearing size 5 boots. They fit perfectly but that is blind luck as they only sell one size. At her age I would either get these or stick to peacocks for a year or two as you really don’t want them to be too big. I got the acavalo thinking they can be mine once his feet get too big.

@LockdownIsDragging was it the junior or adult ones you got for him? I prefer the acavallo; they seem safer but she's keen on the free jumps. They claim to go up to a Uk 6.5 which she's unlikely to ever be as my feet are a 3/4 and her dads feet aren't big either but I've seen reviews where smaller feet don't fit in them. I am keen for her to have something with a nice secure grip as her pony is a youngster who is quite sharp

The type I got him only come in one size, 12cm.

I’ve heard a few horror stories about the free jumps breaking.