Do tall boots drop

Lexi 123

Lexi 123

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I have stupidly bought a pair of boots on sale thinking I would just fit into them . The problem is I am 4 foot 11 on a good day I would be 5 foot do you think they will drop enough for me to be able to wear them . Not going to lie I love these boots and I thought I finally found tall boots that fit my big caves. So should I give them time or should I return them.
 
It depends how much you would need them to drop to fit; leather boots tend to drop around 1/4-1/2 inch in my experience. You can use heel wedges though whilst you wait for the boots to drop (or leave them in if you need to), that can raise your legs by up to around 3/4" if you use two in each boot, more than that would probably be uncomfortable, particularly when riding.
 
I'm the same height as you and I tried on a pair of DeNiros, in the shortest height they make, a while back. They were a little too long but ok with the heel raisers. I was advised that they would drop a little. I can't confirm this, as I haven't bought them yet (I spent too much on my holiday this year).
 
Like teapots my old Ariats have dropped an inch and a half. I have a newer (posher) pair that I’m still hoping will/ wearing around the house till they drop. Using heel wedges.
 
I had a similar panic when I bought mountain horse tall boots online, they were jabbing into my hamstrings but visually sat 1cm above the crease at back of knee. They are now super comfy, after 2 weeks wearing round the house check the size guide online for heights and measure your calf height. Im 5'4 so have more to work with if they are regular height
 
I would also add that it's not advised to walk around in them to break them in, it makes different wrinkles at the ankle - not so bad if they're soft boots but if they're firmer then not only can the wrinkles press into you when riding but biomechanically they'll be working against you.
 
I used heel raisers in my mountain horse boots all of the time as they didn’t drop very much at all , I didn’t notice them so the boots were still comfortable
 
I have wasted money more than once on boots not dropping. You would think I’d have learnt by now.

The latest is this.
I bought some Shires Moretta Gianna at Your Horse Live as the shop assistant assured me they would drop.
I am 5’ 2” on a good day. The size chart says the boots are 45 cm tall. I am shoe size 6.
I wore them briefly around the house but felt they would never give. I sold them to someone 5’ 5” tall who thinks they’re wonderful.
I’ve tried to measure myself, not easy, and think I measure 39 cm height. Most boots that fit that height are country boots. I would like smart boots.
The difficulty in finding boots is greater because I have very wide feet.
 
I’ve just begrudgingly sold a pair of boots which a) didn’t drop as much as I expected b) when they did drop completely collapsed at the ankle causing alls sorts of nasty rubs. I’m looking to buy a pair that hopefully fit closely enough that this is avoided again and have a list (on another thread) of boots to try on 😬🤞
 
I have a pair of Toggi Calgary Boots that were too long for me to bend my legs in. I was having some other boots stretched by a cobbler anyway, so I asked them if they could shorten them, and they did! Cut them down about an inch, shortened the zip, moved the fixing tabs down etc. Charged me £20, bargain!
Maybe wouldn't do it with a really expensive/your best pair, as the finish isn't going to be as seamless as a machine can make, but otherwise a good idea if you procrastinated sending them back until it was too late like me :D
 
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