Riding Boots (Dressage)

[SarahNZ]

Opinions on a nice pair of new riding boots (dressage), there are so many out there now I'm not sure which to look at. Wish list is:

* Tapered in at ankle
* Zip From top to bottom.
* Long lasting
* Made to measure
* Fairly stiff
* High cut 'tops'
* Really top quality
* Shiny!

 

[CastleMouse]

Konigs are very nice

 

[miller]

Sergio Grasso's - I love mine

 

[mitchellk]

Konigs, without a doubt, tho made to measure v expensive but worth it!

 

[amage]

Parlantis...really expensive but absolutely worth it

 

[Malibu]

sergio grasso's

 

[FMM]

I bought some Koenigs last year and I love them. I always said I would never go down the zipped boot route, but OMG - they are fab. I am 5'6 and size 10. I ended up with the short wide fitting, so the longer you want them the better.

 

[SarahNZ]

hmmm i've seen the sergio's and they did look good, but have seen the konigs and they did take my interest. Any particular make??

Amage I've never heard of Palantis'. Where do you get them from?

Oh and how much would I be looking at for the Sergio's and Konigs??

 

[SarahNZ]

I've just been having a look at th konigs on the net, and none seem to have igh dressage tops...

 

[FMM]

Mine definitely do - I considered having them chopped off to make them more like showing boots!
http://www.inchs.com/acatalog/Boots.html

 

[Weezy]

Good blooming God - £795 for boots

*thud*

 

[Tia]

For anyone looking to buy new boots, it may pay you to buy overseas? This saddlery has a big sale on at the moment. All priced in Canadian Dollars - exchange rate is hovering around 2.3 to the pound at the moment so a good buy for you guys.

http://www.bahrsaddlery.com/page.asp?pageid=51

 

[katiejaye]

I have some gorgeous Brogini boots that don't break the bank either.

http://www.brogini.com/

I also loved th de Niro boots which are made to your measurements

http://www.denirobootco.com/en/azienda.htm

 

[katiejaye]

p.s. these are the ones I have and they're lovely and fit like a glove

http://www.brogini.com/index.asp?sessionx=IWU6IWfrNwEoNwOoNwB6IHqiNwA

 

[FMM]

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Good blooming God - £795 for boots

*thud*

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NO! I didn't buy those ones (I bought the £500 or so ones, just couldn't find the right pic!)
http://www.olneysaddlery.co.uk/prodshow.asp?id=675&cat=0&scat=0

 

[SarahNZ]

oops the £795 ones are taking my fancy!

 

[FMM]

Mine (although cheaper) are great. I was able to ride properly from the first time I rode in them. I had a problem getting my spurs on as I couldn't bend my knee enough to reach my foot, and getting on was also slightly problematic as I couldn't lift my knee up. But once on the horse, they were great!

 

[squirtlysmum]

Rigali Ricchi are affordable and the style I have are comfortable with high tops, I find they are particularly good as I have long legs. However I happened upon a pair of Mountain Horse, not the chunky ones, the ones designed to go with the stirrups (don't have those though!) and have to say they look the biz too, use them daily.

 

[bracken1]

try Petrie they are so somfy love mine to bits www.equicare.co.uk have them on sale I think if you don't want to spend much at all then The Just togs ones are good for the money had these myself until mum bought me the petrie ones.