From: reichard@nb.rockwell.com (Diane Reichard)
Subject: Re: Boots, boots, boots..
Organization: Rockwell International
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 22:07:04 GMT


In article <1ia4utINN2rl@rave.larc.nasa.gov>, patty@alpha.larc.nasa.gov (Patty Howell) writes:

>  Specifically, I'm in need of a pair of dress boots for fat calves
>  and small feet! (without the custom made price!) If anyone out
>  there in netland has numbers for any other tack catalogs, I'd
>  appreciate any info. Apparently, all riders are supposed to be
>  6' tall and skinny.....it's very discouraging to try to find
>  clothes that fit. Any short riders out there have a favorite
>  tack shop? What I'd like to find is a boot with an extra wide
>  calf, size 5 or 5 1/2 wide, in the smallest height available.

Pikeur breeches might fit you well.  It depends on where you're short.
I'm very short waisted, and have fairly short calves with a longer thigh
in proportion to the rest of my leg.  Pikeur and Tailored Sportsmen seem
to work well.  Dominion Saddlery has a fairly good selection of breeches--
aren't you in that area?  I don't like to buy riding apparel through a
catalog since I usually need to try clothes on to make sure they fit
right.  Grand Prix coats seem to fit better than Pytchley  (more room in
the shoulder with shorter sleeves).  Catherine Reed shirts are my favorite
but I haven't found a shirt yet where the choker isn't too tight.
> 
>  I have a pair of custom made Dehners that were made when I was
>  16 years old...needless to say, I'm a different shape these days.
>  (Oh, for the days when my parents paid the bills.....)
>  Does anyone have any experience with having boots altered? I only wore
>  them to shows, so they're in GREAT shape. My choices are to 
>  (try to) alter them, or (try to) sell them. 
> 
>  Anyone know the market for second hand custom boots? 
>  They are probably best suited for a young teenager - about a size 5
>  shoe, 14" height, fairly slim calves (in comparison to my fat calves
>  of today). I don't even know how much to ask for them....any
>  suggestions? 
> 

If your Dehner's are in good shape, you're better off to alter them than to
sell them--you won't get what they're worth (or what it'll cost you to 
replace them with a non-custom boot).  Gussets can be put in the calf
to give you ample room for your more "mature" calves.  I have the opposite
problem in buying boots (a short, skinny calf, and a big size 9 foot).  Most
boots are too wide in the calf for me if they fit my feet--I guess short
people aren't supposed to have big feet.  I've found one brand that fits
me "off the rack" (Elan, which aren't being made anymore), but you can always
go to a tack shop and try on several pair.  Frequently there are differences
within a brand on the non-custom boots.  You might have to try several pair
before you find one that fits just right.  I think Effingham makes a wider
calved boot, so you might give those a try, although they're not as nice a
boot as Dehner or Elan, it beats paying the price for customs.

Diane R.
From: kyle@hpspdla.spd.HP.COM (Kyle Karnosh)
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 15:31:23 GMT
Subject: Re: Re: Kudos to Kyle Karnosh
Organization: HP Stanford Park - Palo Alto, CA