Weaver Lil Dude Nylon Stirrups

" Child-sized synthetic stirrups are covered with leather tapaderos to prevent little feet from slipping through stirrups."What this means is the super cheap PLASTIC stirrups with PLASTIC " Leather tapaderos " will dig into your childs ankle and cause them pain after a few minutes. They are generously sized and a child under 8 years old will still get their feet stuck in pretty far, therefore worthless.In hindsight this product would have been a better one.http://www.statelinetack.com/item/fabtron-lil-pal-stirrup-straps/E010873/Instead of dealing with returning this somewhat useless product , I am purchasing nice leather pony saddle stirrups to replace the plastic ones.My advise to parents looking at this , buy the Fabtron lil pal stirrups that I posted the link to, and use vet wrap on the plastic stirrups to make them less slippery.

Durability: 3

The problem I am having is finding childrens stirrups that are long enough for an 8 year old boy - he cannot reach the saddle stirrups but legs are about 3 inches too long for these portable stirrups. I actually am having a friend add 4 inches to the straps. Still cheaper than a youth saddle :)

Durability: 4