Legs too long?!?!

[chestnutmarelover]

I'm sure I am not alone with this problem, I am not overly tall, (5'7) but find no matter what long boots I ride in, they catch on bottom of saddle, which (to be polite) is most annoying!!! It happens with both my saddles, a T4 & Nathaniel Underwood. Long muckers & Toggi country boots are an absolute no no but my Mark Todd thermal boots do it too grrrrr!! I'd rather not shorten stirrups to solve prob (especially as tb needs legs wrapping round!) and i'm not a huge fan of short boots & chaps.......any ideas on long boots that are long & wont cost me a fortune?!?! (Need to be a slim fit)

 

[Artax]

Lengthen your stirrups maybe?

 

[JFTDWS]

I have that problem with dublin river boots with "normal" length stirrups. I get round it by shortening if I'm messing about / jumping and lengthening if I'm schooling.

I also don't find it happens with Mark Todd long leather boots, so I either wear those or Ariat terrains and chaps

 

[chestnutmarelover]

I don't think lengthening stirrups would help tbh, if i take feet out of stirrups boot top/saddle bottom just seem to be same place!! I don't mind schooling 'stirrup less' but will still have the problem! Bareback schooling my w.bx mare is fun, but a high wither tb...nah!!!

 

[SuperCoblet]

I'm 5'11 and the only way I get around it is short boots and chaps. I do tend to ride quite short anyway an the dinky cob is only 13.3 so I feel a bit better is I ride short
How about a dressage saddle maybe?

 

[FionaM12]

This must be the only forum on the internet where women commiserate with each other for having very long slim legs!!

Sorry for being flipant, but then I am a woman who in every way has always been of the somewhat short not-so-slim variety.

 

[chestnutmarelover]

Don't worry FionaM, I may be blessed with long slim legs but I also have a spare tyre I unfortunately cannot shift lol......also no bum or boobs so i'd swap long legs anyday for either of them ha ha ha ha

 

[misst]

Oooh I will have you legs then I have enough boobs and bum for 2 so no problem there

 

[PonyIAmNotFood]

Im 6'1 and have to do long boots and chaps to get round it, sorry.

 

[flying solo]

Long boots and chaps?

 

[chestnutmarelover]

Oooh I will have you legs then I have enough boobs and bum for 2 so no problem there

Swap u 2" of leg for 2" of bust then?

 

[D66]

Swap u 2" of leg for 2" of bust then?

If I swapped 2" of bust for 2" of leg I could be 7ft tall.

 

[PonyIAmNotFood]

Oops, meant short boots and chaps, Christmas has frayed my brain Haha.