HorsesHavingFun
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As title really. My feet are constantly cold when I'm outside with horses, I'm not really thinking about buying boots to keep my feet warm, more like socks
Thanks
Thanks
wellie warmers over thick wollen socks. you also need to make sure your boots/wellies are bigger than normal to allow for toe movemnet and no restriction. Rambo Joules etc all sell wellie warmers and go for WOOLLEN hiking socks underneath
Heat holders socks, they are sooooo warm.
http://www.heatholders.com/uk/index.php
Another vote for heat holders, my feet are warmer with these than thick socks and welly warmers especially if you buy the really long ones they are then knee length.
Okay, here goes. Remember that if you wear anything with rubber soles they will just leach the cold from the ground straight to your feet. So regardless of how many pair of socks you wear you will still have cold feet.
So you need to create a barrier between the boot soles and your feet. Go to Timpsons shoe repairers (or equivalent) and buy yourself any kind of insoles. They don't need to be the thermal ones. In fact the ones that are made of cork are great and not too expensive.
If you really want to go the extra mile, go online and buy some possum insoles
http://www.kozitoez.co.nz/insoles-possum-sheepskin.shtml
These really are amazingly warm but getting more expensive every year. Buy them direct from New Zealand if you can as they work out cheaper. They do look like furry rats when they come through the post but you will love them as soon as you put them in your boots.
Lastly, I can highly recommend alpaca socks. They don't itch like normal wool and the most amazing thing is that you only need to wash them once every couple of weeks or so (no I'm not kidding, trust me and yes I am a clean person!). This is where I got mine and I wore them every day last winter and they have still got plenty of life in them.
http://www.thetoftalpacashop.co.uk/PL.aspx?CatName=ALL_SEWN_UP/READY_TO_WEAR/socks
Yep heat holders and muck boots brill! Warm toasty feet