Stretching leather on riding boots?

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Is there anything you can do to leather riding boots that are too tight around the calf? Can you stretch them? I was given a pair for my birthday but They are a tad tight
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A good boot repairer will stretch them professionally and carefully.

If you can bear to wear them, they will give, so try wearing them at any opportunity.
 
Try putting a fair amount of flexolan on them and then stuffing the legs very tightly with magazines, it worked for a pair I had. Try and leave them somewhere warm while the flexolan works in. Then wear them a lot. Worked with a pair I had, before I got some with zips!
 
I had the same problem with mine but I have adjustable boot trees that I put on the widest I possibly could and that stretched them, I now keep widening them just a bit every time I put them back in after wearing them and they're fine now.

I wondered about putting zips in mine but I don't know if it's possible?
 
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https://www.brogini.com/product_detail.cfm?id=LSD125
you could try this i havent used it so i dont know how well it works. but i would definately say wear them as often as you can and if you can, try putting them infront of the fire or a radiator before puting them on that'l help them soften a bit.

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Did you have to put the Brogini link up? I'm very tempted to bash the plastic now lol!!
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Hey there

New face n thought i would tell you deffinatly to splash the plastic. i have my Brogini boots and they are GORGEOUS!!!! first i ordered the wrong size and they sorted it stright away for me. They will help with any problem!!!
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