I’ve had zipper problems with two of my (from different pairs) tall boots. I tried taking them to the town’s cobbler who… closed his business 2 months ago (bad timing). Short of trying to take up leather sewing myself, I need “boot magic sewing fairies” recommendations: anyone good in the Upper Midwest? (or elsewhere, I’d be happy to ship them if need be). Thanks!
do you have a death wish?Ride in shoes with heels.
I appreciate the concerns but I am not really riding in tennis shoes: my worn paddock boots just look about as “tidy” as tennis shoes (read, would give George Morris a stroke…):winkgrin:
Do you need new zippers or is there something else wrong with the boots?
Pisano and Son has always done an excellent job with my boots. You would have to mail them in, though.
Thanks guys! I’ll check both websites!
Yes, I just need new zippers - the boots are perfectly fine otherwise. Cheers!
I’ve ridden in tennis shoes at a track for years. 10 years or so, and so did many of the others. Never had an issue. Except where tennis shoes (my feet wearing them) rubbed the side of an expensive racehorse and that was a problem!!!
What is the death sentence here in wearing tennis shies short of reading old wife’s tales?
Anybody can actually relate a story where a boot heel saved anything?
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yes…Knew of a kid that got dragged after her foot slipped through the stirrup…was very seriously injured. I’ve heard of a few others who were killed. It absolutely is a risk. It is still a risk with shoes with heels but less so.
I’ve ridden in tennis shoes…and barefoot (when we rode down to the beach)…but was always bareback.
Yeah and there are all these cases where people get dragged wearing heel boots too. Dont you watch any western movies? 
Also I’ve read that the Texas Governor Rick Perry
cannot wear heel boots anymore because it gives him back pain!!!
Horseback riding is huge risk! Your foot can slip thru a stirrup, you can fall off and hit the ground. You can also sit in front of your pc and get a heart attack. Just like that.
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Yeah and there are all these cases where people get dragged wearing heel boots too. Dont you watch any western movies?
Also I’ve read that the Texas Governor Rick Perry
cannot wear heel boots anymore because it gives him back pain!!!
Horseback riding is huge risk! Your foot can slip thru a stirrup, you can fall off and hit the ground. You can also sit in front of your pc and get a heart attack. Just like that.[/QUOTE]
I said that you can still get hurt…but the risk is obviously a LOT higher if you are riding in shoes without heels. You can get a brain injury falling with a helmet on too…but obviously the risk is reduced when you wear one.
You asked if it is an old wives tail…and I’m saying it is NOT. Nor would most insurance companies. It is also WHY most cowboy boots HAVE heels too…
I’ve ridden on xc more than once where my stirrup slipped to the home position (up against the heel). Most certainly had I not had on boots with heels I would have had issues. I’m not even seeing the point in this…
OP–hope you get your zippers fixed. It is a PITA to have that break.
Supporting BFNE here. My friend Brett’s first wife went thru a stirrup with tennis shoes and was dragged across rocky scabland. She survived but had health issues for the rest of her life and died quite young. Tennis shoes are only OK with GOOD tapaderos, or stirrups with the built-in metal cages.
OP, I use Ressa’s Shoe Repair in Spokane, WA. I’m sure you could mail them your boots.
My BF is an incorrigible sneaker rider. Yes, an old school GP jumper guy should know better, but I gave up and put a pair of THESE on both my saddles:
http://webshop.viva-iberica.com/podium-lightweight-endurance-stirrup-with-cage-and-tread-1064-p.asp
Not only are they safer with any boot or shoe because of the “cage,” the wide footbed provides a fabulously stable platform which is super-comfortable over long hours in the saddle; particularly if you ride with your feet “home.”
Several companies make a Western-type knock-off that’s much cheaper.
