I read the forums every night but rarely post. However, I have a question that surely someone here can help me with!
I have a student who is 12 years old. Great kid, great rider. She mostly shows a mare she’s bright along, largely on her own, in the jumpers. However, she does show IEA and has been taking a lesson horse in some medal classes.
This poor kid is 5’5", maybe 100-110lbs if she ate a lot that day, with long thin legs, and a size 11 foot. Buying tall boots has been a nightmare for this child. We are fortunate enough to be local to a Dover store and they’ve been somewhat helpful. They ordered her in a pair of tredsteps (I apologize I don’t know the model) in a size 11 with an extra tall, extra slim calf, that fit well enough for the level she shows. They promised when she bought them they wouldn’t break down, but here we are less than a month later and they’re too short.
Because she is 12, and her foot has grown by 2 sizes in the past year, mom and dad aren’t quite ready for customs. They realize this is where we are eventually heading, but we’re hoping to find something off the rack, and not as pricey before then.
Currently this young lady pays for a large chunk of her horse expenses with money she makes from a dog walking/training business she started, and if I’m not mistaken this pair of tall boots was something that was her responsibility to purchase.
Can anyone point me in the direction of a brand of tall boots that are reasonably affordable (less than custom), and come in a very slim, very tall calf, with a large foot? Or are we looking at having to go the custom route already? I’m at a loss helping her because I’m a very average 8 slim calf so buying tall boots has always been very easy for me!
