Numb feet when riding? Suggestions or recommendations?

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Basically i suffer from very numb feet when riding..

I mean they go completely numb to the point where it becomes painful
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I currently have Dublin Advance boots like this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dublin-Advance-Lea...tem?refid=store

Have had them for almost two years and they need replacing- normally id of just got another pair but im unsure if there are actually boots that can help with this instead?
-I tend to have bad-ish circulation in my feet so i appreciate this doesnt help me and ive tried thick socks/thermal socks- makes zero difference...

HELP!!
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if it's only in the winter from the cold, it's because your core is getting too cold so your body is reducing the blood in your extremities etc. (my boyfriend had to explain this to me, i hadn't felt as if my core was cold)
so, if you wear a down bodywarmer as well as all the usual layers etc it should really help. that's what's finally given me warm feet on long slow hacks in winter - down bodywarmer, base layer of the right material (NOT cotton!), i wear a berghaus technical top now, fleece, bodywarmer, fleece-lined musto coat, musto thermal snug jodhs, and ariat grasmeres on my feet (with normal socks, not thermal or anything.) this really works. i look like michelin woman though...!
 
You probably have Raynauds syndrome. I can get attacks, particularly in my feet, just by going into a different room in the house. And it can last for hours - all day or all night occasionally. If you are riding, the best cure is sitting trot without stirrups. It cures it very rapidly!
 
I tend to have bad circulation but find that exercise makes it much better ( I know very boring, answer to everything etc etc!!) I stick to weight training and running (But then I'm a personal trainer so have to really!) and circulation is good now. alternatively Ginko Biloba is amazing for circulation - it really works.
 
I dont wear my 'proper' boots in winter, cant get enough sock in them!

I wear my leather yard boots - which are chunky and sturdy with big thick socks and chaps....feet still get cold but not as bad...its also because your legs are hanging and the calves arent squeezing blood back up and around, so rotate your ankles and do the rising trot ( although not at the same time...that would be impressive!)
 
Me too! They go numb from the little toe across and it really hurts. I wear Ariat Bromont zip short boots - they are insulated and do work. I also wear a pair of silver socks from the Raynauds people, they reflect back energy from the body back into it, if that makes sense? I have bad circulation and also osteo arthritis in my feet so am prone to pain in them but the numbness is awful when it strikes, and both the boots and socks help.

Examples of boots (and I hate to say that Derby House are the cheapest around at the moment, and black ones are nicer and smart enough for formal riding with chaps):

http://www.derbyhouse.co.uk/prodshow.asp?id=3771&a=srch

And the socks info:

http://www.best4body.co.uk/index.php?d=best4feet_kalte_fuesse
 
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