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Post by GinaGeo on Nov 22, 2012 19:12:36 GMT
I was long lining grey pony yesterday in the soggy soggy outdoor and my feet got very very wet - t'is official my boots have died. Carried on anyway, with squelchy feet and about poured them out when I'd finish along with half the school surface  I've always been a mountain horse girl for yard boots, have the steel toe caps for everyday use - which are fine if it's not wet! And some boots for riding in I think they're Rimfrost rider's which have split at the toe. Chucked the wellies last year after they split at the ankle - never felt totally safe in them round horsey feet either - not enough protection - and they weren't good in the cold! I've got very pretty posh boots for competitions but could do with some new riding boots that preferably double up as warm waterproof boots and are still smart enough for lessons. I think I'm probably asking for the impossible! ;D Any reccomendations? |
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Post by bethanyy on Nov 22, 2012 19:16:55 GMT
I love my country boots, I have the Dublin river boots and I love them! Waterproof, keep my feet warm and very comfy to ride in. Yes I paid a lot for them but they have been worth every penny  |
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Post by GinaGeo on Nov 22, 2012 20:30:41 GMT
Hadn't thought about country boots - I could wear my posh boots for lessons and clincs I suppose...
What's the fit like on the River Boots? I have stupidly hard to fit feet - really narrow and wonky!
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Post by Jessica on Nov 22, 2012 20:35:28 GMT
I personally wouldn't go for the dublin river boots. I being not the only person I add have had no end of problems with them. The lining tends to go, and you end up having to cut your foot out. I'd have 3 pairs now. Thinking it was just a dodgy batch! |
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Post by GinaGeo on Nov 22, 2012 20:40:50 GMT
Darn it- also wondered how much support that sort of boot would give the ankle? My other thought were a pair of Ariat Bromonts - smart enough for clinics, but waterproof too. I can always wear plastic bags inside my Mountain Horse yard boots as I certainly woulndn't be able to afford to replace them too!
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Post by emilyandchubb on Nov 22, 2012 20:52:28 GMT
I agree with the no dublin river boots - but also have been unable to find anything else good enough to survive winters! haha. Would be interested to hear results of what people recommend
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Post by bethanyy on Nov 22, 2012 21:06:49 GMT
My river boots have been great, I haven't had any problems I ride and muck out in them, but I make sure I rinse them every time I've finished at the farm and they go into the boot of my car I have wide feet but narrow legs and they fit me great! |
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Post by caspa on Nov 22, 2012 21:08:52 GMT
Ariat Trent, Ariat Windemere, Tuffa Suffolk Boot!!!! I can personally recommend all these boots!!!
Yes I have a boot fetish & shoes & handbags & tweed jackets erm!!!! :-)
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Post by Jessica on Nov 22, 2012 21:10:29 GMT
I have recently brought a pair of town and country wellies. They are excatly the same fit as hunters but more than half the price. A good pair of heat holders and they are fab! So far I love them. I do very much love the ariat boots but if I do go for any 'country' boots again I will be going for something with a zip or laces that widen the leg. The dublin boots I found, when you put your foot in the lining went in with it, then got stuck round your ankle when pulling your foot out!  then the lining rips and well, boots are ruined |
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Post by nia2311 on Nov 22, 2012 21:38:16 GMT
I have Toggi Canyons and have been great for riding and doing jobs alike. I've had no issues with them at all
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Post by GinaGeo on Nov 22, 2012 22:25:48 GMT
My river boots have been great, I haven't had any problems I ride and muck out in them, but I make sure I rinse them every time I've finished at the farm and they go into the boot of my car That'd be my downfall - a lack of washing and maintainance!  My mother has the Ariat Windermere's - they've lasted a year being worn everyday and have had some serious abuse and have never been cleaned since they day she got them - so not bad going. Am replacing them for her for Christmas so she's got some for best whilst these ones live out the rest of their days. I know they don't offer the ankle support I like though - I like quite a fixed ankle in a riding boot to offer stability and support for schooling purposes. I suppose I need to decide what it is I need more now- the yard boot or the riding boot! |
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Post by nia2311 on Nov 22, 2012 23:21:30 GMT
For general riding and schooling you could pick up some cheap joddy boots and then get some of the long muckers for the yard? Total spend a lot less than country boots. My son had the long muckers last year, and he used them as wellies in the snow and wore them to school when it was freezing cold - they were fab.
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Post by jacksprat on Nov 23, 2012 0:01:03 GMT
dubarry's not the cheapest but i have had mine 5 years and have put them through some tough times, love them to bits, nothing else measures up, perhaps ask santa
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Post by livtom on Nov 23, 2012 10:29:40 GMT
Im on my second pair of toggi's the first pair lasted 3 years before a small crack appeared. |
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Post by Guestless on Nov 23, 2012 10:37:31 GMT
I love my Tuffa Suffolks - comfy for riding in and warm too. If you think the sole is too chunky, they do another version with a more slimline sole. |
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Post by GinaGeo on Nov 23, 2012 18:33:20 GMT
dubarry's not the cheapest but i have had mine 5 years and have put them through some tough times, love them to bits, nothing else measures up, perhaps ask santa I think Santa's planning on buying me something else - I couldn't ask for a pair of boots too!  I really like the look of the riding versio of the Tuffa Suffolk's - the Tuffa Country Rider's - they look like they'll give more ankle support than some of the other Country Boots, as they're leather rond the ankle as opposed to the suede and they won't break the bank! -bonus! Thank You everyone! X |
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then the lining rips and well, boots are ruined 
