If I want to ride in Wellis

When I was in NZ we always rode in Wellie's when we were younger. It is/was very very common. Just the normal kind of stirrups, but wore wellies with very little tread and a reasonable heel. Need to make sure you have the same clearance as for a normal boot, so may need a wider stirrup if your normal riding boots are quite narrow.
Note that riding in wellies can rub the saddle more (but no more than rubber riding boots).
Walking boots - i would use the same cautions - make sure stirrup is correct width for boot you are wearing and that the boots have a good heel with not too much tread.
 
Also, forgive me, but why? Is it a case of wanting something you can do chores in and not have to change? TBH I'd go with a cheap synthetic jod boot for that as theycan be hosed just as easy and are comfier than long rubber riding boots around the yard.

I mean it seems like an unnecesary risk/need to change stirrups when there are other cheap and easy options available?
 
I rode my bosses horse in wellies (being lazy) thought no more of it until I got back to work and horse had had a reaction on her sides. Came up in big lumps where your legs goes. She needed a week off. Could only have been from me riding in wellies, I felt terrible, presuming some mud rubbed into her skin.
 
If you must ride in something which is not a riding boot then cage stirrups. As others have said the risk of being dragged in a fall is too great. But the synthetic johd boot idea above is great.
 
Thanks, the reason is that in winter I need Wellies to cope with the mud and do not have long, mud proof boots, wellies are so much cheaper if I could find cage stirrups that are 5 inches wide.
 
GirlFriday said:
Also, forgive me, but why? Is it a case of wanting something you can do chores in and not have to change? TBH I'd go with a cheap synthetic jod boot for that as theycan be hosed just as easy and are comfier than long rubber riding boots around the yard.

I mean it seems like an unnecesary risk/need to change stirrups when there are other cheap and easy options available?
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Yes, that is a good idea, though I have such wide feet that Joddy boots do not often fit me, currently have a pair of "Riding trainer" type boots, but they were 80 quid, and the walking boots were ionly 35 and are as watrerproof, comfy and good quality as the horsey equivilent.
 
I used to use rubber riding boots for that very reason - what's wrong with them (apart from the fact that everyone thinks you are an inexperienced numpty if you wear them lol)?
 
JillA said:
I used to use rubber riding boots for that very reason - what's wrong with them (apart from the fact that everyone thinks you are an inexperienced numpty if you wear them lol)?
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My legs are too fat, and feet too wide for any of these I have seen , but thanks.
 
I ride in wellies a lot. Same rules apply as any footwear - stirrup iron not too tight around boot, no deep ridges on bottom of boot to get caught etc.
 
Normal ones? I mostly hack I'm wellies..... That being said I ride my lovely highland boy and if we were going to be doing anything too adventurous I put my boots on! Once bitten.. Twice shy!
 
I ride in wellies more often than any other footwear. Ponies are field-kept, and the muddy gateways aren't boot-friendly. Never had a problem. There's no tongue or laces to catch on the stirrup, a sensible heel and the feel on the stirrup tread is quite good, so the ball of your foot tends to stay put on the tread. Add to this the loose fit, which means they come off easily, should the worst happen.
 
Its been interesting to read this thread as I've just been going through a similar thing struggling to find footwear that is safe to ride in but also practical for me. Most of the bridleways around me have sections that I need to get off and walk for (very stony and/or steep) plus deep mud in winter and trying to find riding footwear that gives you grip and/or is mud resistant has been about impossible (unless you want to spend £££, in which case I wouldn't want expensive boots scuffing on rocks and submerging in mud!)
I'm hoping I have found the solution on a budget- cages that go on your existing stirrups. They were £16 off ebay (compositi matrix toe cages) but are still sitting in a box next to me pending instalment tomorrow. I'm hoping it will mean I can wear my light walking boots in summer and wellies in winter :-)
 
Yardbird said:
Thanks, the reason is that in winter I need Wellies to cope with the mud and do not have long, mud proof boots, wellies are so much cheaper if I could find cage stirrups that are 5 inches wide.
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Decathlon, £11 a pair, long rubber riding boots. When I'm not in those I'm in Saxon equileather (plastic) joddy boots.

The decathlon boots need insoles. I buy them off eBay, gel ones for about a pound a pair.
 
Thanks, you get it.Please let me know how this works out, if the cages are wide enough.and if you find them ok to use, or iritating in any way. Otherwise the cages that Faracat mentioned, though expensive, would be more cost effective than expensive boots.Tjhanks to all who replied.
 
I usually ride in wellies - you end up dangled upside down, your foot just slips out. They're smooth and nothing to catch on anything and have a good heel usually.
 
I rode in wellies for years using standard stirrups and had plenty of falls but never had an issue with my feet being caught in my stirrups. I would still happily ride in wellies but can now afford better boots so don't.
 
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