My son should be moving out of jods this year, but finding tall boots has been a no-go! He currently is wearing a size youth 6 or men’s 9. Most youth tall boots only go to 5, and the couple that do go bigger don’t go big enough in the calf (13" - he’s an average boy build, not heavy). I think they are geared more towards gangly girls. That said, a men’s boot is too tall. Ladies boots tend to be too narrow for his foot. C’mon, he’s an average boy. Help! Bonus points if you find boots with a decent price point - we’re halfway through show season, don’t start until mid-July and probably only have a few to go to this year, and you KNOW he’ll outgrow them by next year!
Hi! I’m neither a man nor the parent of a boy BUT!
parlanti’s are semi custom & you can find them in Europe for half the price that they are the states & can probably resell them for a decent amount when your son outgrows them.
just follow the size guide on their website (it’ll have you measure the calf width & height and his foot size).
I love the website justriding.com because they have amazing customer service peeps who can answer any measurement questions online! Pretty cool.
good luck!
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Have you considered black paddock boots with the matching black gaiter/half chap that look like tall boots? At least for this year.
Something like this:
https://www.doversaddlery.com/ariat-…ps/p/X1-35049/
If he wears a spur it is even less noticable.
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Get a pair of men’s boots that fit his foot well, and have your local leather guy (there is always a local leather guy to be found 
) take down the top for you. I have had boot alterations done by my local guy, and they’ve never been above $60 or so.
Pretty sure I saw that Just Riding (a european site) is having a HUGE clearence of Parlanti’s right now if that helps the OP find a good deal.
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