I have a country boot dilemma 
I live in my country boots and I put them through the ringer , 365 days a year. I ride in them year - round , muck in them - all of it. I love Country boots , but my expectations are high.
After absolutely destroying 2 pairs of Dublins in an unreasonably short amount of time I was left completely unimpressed by them. I also find they aren’t tall enough , top of boot catches on saddle flap and enrages me. I ride a chestnut mare , I don’t need extra rage aboard.
Someone on Facebook posted a pair of brand new but unworn country boots- ordered in wrong size. I took a chance and bought them….
MIDDLEBURGS - these boots have outperformed the Dublins over and over again for 3 years.
-They comfortably fit my wide calves .
- the shaft leather is butter soft and conforms to my leg so perfectly but yet hasn’t been worn out by stirrup leathers.
- they are actually TALL. I put them on , pull them up to behind my knee , tie the drawstring to keep them there (super soft boots will slouch otherwise) and they stay there all day !
- the drawstring actually functions to keep the boot where I want it - because they are tall enough.
- with my arch supports in I can (and have) walked miles in these boots beside a melting down ottb up in the bush.
I went to look up these boots and order them online to find 2 issues….
- They were never really available in Canada (which is where I am).
- they no longer seem to be available anywhere , at all.
WHERE CAN I FIND THESE BOOTS? Or what other options are there for a true , TALL, country boot built to withstand years of abuse?
- my heart is breaking here-
