I don't really know about some of the fit and comfort aspect of these shoes since it's my kids (1.5 yrs and 3 yrs) wearing them, but compared to other cowboy boots they have, these are harder to put in (have to unzip every time) and it seems like the girls kind of cowboy walk in them, which makes me think there is something not totally comfortable about them.  But these are very, very cute and both girls insist on wearing them if they even see them.  These are somewhat difficult to put on a child under 2- the shaft part of the boot is pretty narrow near the shoe part, so you have to get the child to point her feet to put them on.  The kids typically wear them on short walks and outings- we don't try them for the play time (eg. park) since they can't run all that well in them.