Help !! New Leather boots killing me!!

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Hi all,

After a search and a half - i've finally found some boots to fit my wee feet and huge calves :D - but my dreams of finally ditching the jod boots and chaps were dashed after 'bedding in' said boots and today I have blisters the size of the moon on my ankles :mad: - beautiful to ride in just not to walk in :(.

My question then is do you lovely ladies and gentlemen have any tips on how to soften reasonably thick leather boots?

All suggestions more than welcome.

Many thanks :D:D:D:D:D
 
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Good morning to you!

Sorry, I haven't got a solution for how on how to persevere with these boots. I have hard of boots being stretched by a cobbler - maybe you could consider this?

I bought a new pair of leather boots, quite a few years. The first time wearing them, was the only time! It was absolute agony
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and I decided to cut the schooling session short and sell the boots as soon as possible on ebay, even if I make a loss from it.

(I bought the Sportive High Rider II from Mountain Horse, and they fitted like a glove from day one - I'd rate them very highly.)

Or if you just want easy pull on/off yard boot, which you can also ride in, consider the Muckboot Tack
 
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Slap plasters over your blisters, allow them to go down and harden off then put new plasters where the blisters were, wear decent socks that don't rub and begin by wearing the boots for ten minutes at a time several times a day (even in the kitchen peeling spuds, anywhere especially if you're moving about a bit) Once they've bent a bit more to your creases you shouldn't have any problems but do take it slowly, don't suddenly go to wearing them all day, that's bound to bring the blisters back. You can also soak your feet in warm salt water, that will help toughen them up.
As to care of the boots, I wouldn't put anything like neatsfoot oil?Flexalan on them as that will weaken them, far better to just break them in gently until you don't know you're wearing them.
Of course, some boots just don't fit or mould to the contours of your own limb creases however hard you try and in that case, the best thing is to sell on and find something else which is more comfortable because if you're worrying about your foot comfort you won't be able to concentrate on anything else.
 
I'd wrap a bit of vet wrap round your blisters then a very thin pair of natural fibre socks (you can get silk inner socks - the type you use for ski-ing) then your ordinary socks. Having the 2 pairs of socks will hopefully stop the friction which is causing the boots to rub.
 
paddy said:
My ex-army boy never mentioned peeing in them, but did once suggest that I buried them in the muck heap. They also, apparently, used to sit in the bath wearing them. Odd people
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I have herd that one as well, sitting in a bath with long leather boots on:D:D:D
 
I have seen a few people mentioning the wearing of their leather boots in the bath to help break them in. I have never tried it but I can't imagine that it would do the leather any good and anyway it would completely invalidate any warranty surely?
 
I once bought a lovely pair of leather boots to wear a week before a show. I wore them around the house and they gave me some massive blisters. Someone I rode with told me to put socks on, then stick my feet in plastic carrier bags and then put my boots on. It sounds odd, and gets a bit sweaty, but they slip enough to prevent blisters, and the heat helps the leather stretch to fit your feet and ankles. It worked for me, anyway!
 
Get some Mountain Horse heel lifters, they stop boots rubbing until they've worn in.

I know someone who worked for a cobbler and they used to stuff boots with damp newspaper and then stretch them by putting the handle of a broom on the tight area and then working the leather around it.

Another thing I've heard of is filling freezer bags with water and then popping them in the freezer, as the water expands into ice it stretches the leather.
 
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