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| sub |
Posted - 16 Aug 2010 : 2:03:56 PM
Does anyone own a pair?
I'm after some feedback on them - or recommendations for a different brand/model.
Coming back into riding after 5 years off - I've got a bit chubbier  and can't get my legs in my old leather boots.
I'm looking for some stop gap boots to wear until I can get back in my nice ones.
Don't want to pay put much more than £70 - and want leather or leather look. No Stylo starts etc... Hate rubber boots.
My calf is 40cm and foot size 6
I've tried the Just Togs nevada and can just about get the zips done up without jodhs on! Girl in the shop assures me they will stretch out easily - but I'm not convinced.
Best price for the Rhinegold boots is online, can't find them in my local tack shops to try for fit, so buying blind.
So any recommendations for the larger legged lady??
In my defence - it is mostly muscle  I was always a wide fit, even at a dress size 12! |
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| stuart |
Posted - 16 Aug 2010 : 11:20:23 PM
.......I hope this may be helpful....!!!
Sandon Saddlery stock the'Norfolk' boot.. Long black leather boot,zip up back,lace up instep, very stylish with high cut outer leg so suitable for dressage as well. I only stick my nose in, as a friend, of long standing came to stay a couple of weeks ago. She has all the kit already, but, for reasons not for here gained somewhat.....she is delighted with these as they will tide her through until she can shrink back to her former pricier pair.......
PM for Sandon Norfolk branch if you need to..........
Sorry -ed to add - the important bit........£99.00 a pair. |
| Callisto |
Posted - 16 Aug 2010 : 9:33:04 PM
Ariat do a wide range of width and length fittings, I know they are not the cheapest, but I have picked up bargains on the well known web site.... |
| sub |
Posted - 16 Aug 2010 : 9:10:58 PM
Thanks for the advise so far. Still a bit stuck though.
Toggi boots only go up to 38.5cm calf, so are too narrow.
I have paddock boots and half chaps, but can't use these to compete in as the boots are brown and the chaps black suede. I will not be able to use the chaps if I buy black boots - already been told off for wearing them in a training session at a large dressage centre my way!
I'm competing in dressage, showing and ODE over the next few months so need something suitable for that.
The Rhinegold boots do an XW at 41cm calf - I can't find any other makes so far that either come up wide or actually advertise as this wide - they all stop at 39cm - which I can just about squeeze into, but need help - and thats without jodhs!! |
| LadyLuck1 |
Posted - 16 Aug 2010 : 8:59:31 PM
I needed something to ride in while I was waiting to have my long boots cut to size and picked up jod boots and half chaps from tesco for about £30 in total now I tend to use them more than long boots. Chaps wash up likenew Harry hall I think. Might be worth a look.
Mary |
| Dark Angel |
Posted - 16 Aug 2010 : 8:22:01 PM
I was bought a pair of Toggi Calgary boots for Christmas and they are brilliant! They do many of the sizes in a wider calf fitting too, i.e. 5W, 6W. I have wide calves and these babies are the best fitting and the most comfortable boots I have worn. The well known auction site have some listed at between £55 and £60.00 at the moment.
I used to sell some of the Rhinegold stuff and I often found their long boots very narrow in the calf. Ok if you have legs like Olive Oyl!!
Caroline |
| sub |
Posted - 16 Aug 2010 : 7:23:31 PM
I've looked at the gaiter route too.
Local tack shop sells the leather or leather look gaiters from £50! So adding yard boots makes them more expensive than a set of long boots. I've got a brown pair - so would have to buy black.
It's buying blind again through the auction site - getting the right fit can be a nightmare.
I've got a pair of Mountain horse suede half chaps that fit the calf, but are too large below the knee. To get the fit below the knee I can't do them up over my calves! catch 22! |
| sab2 |
Posted - 16 Aug 2010 : 6:51:54 PM
I second what Callisto has just put. |
| Callisto |
Posted - 16 Aug 2010 : 6:42:31 PM
Would jodphur boots and half chaps be a cheaper option? My friend who is blessed with sturdy legs found reasonably priced long boots very hard to find, much easier to go down the half chap/ gaiter route, and some of them are hard to tell that they are not a long boot until you are close up. The well known auction site is a good source for this sort of thing.
Don't let the shop assistant talk you into buying a tight boot - in my experience they never give that much, and you need room for socks and different thicknesses of breeches/ jodphurs. |
| Kelly |
Posted - 16 Aug 2010 : 4:18:04 PM
I can't help you with what TO buy, but only what NOT to buy.
Don't get the Edvard Long Riding Boots - they are lovely boots, but VERY small in the calf - I have them, and if I'm wearing thick socks I can't zip them up! And I'm a size 8-10 and don't have big calves  |
