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dwalsdorf · 12-02-2005, 08:20 AM

Simply, the cut of a boot fits into stirrups, which is necessary when working on a horse. The uppers of a boot protect legs from riding in brush, etc...

Brands (makers) vary according to one's taste and pocketbooks. I always found Dan Post/Nocona the best for a fat foot. Luchesse means "expensive". Nowadays, the line between hand v. industry/machine made is blurred. I think it is more important to know a good bootman (cobbler) for the re-soling than whatever brand you start out with. And for the locals, the best I think is over on Fredercksburg Rd. just south of Callaghan. I have had 3 pairs of boots for over 15 years--including dress boots I wear almost every day with a suit. I have had them re-soled about 8 times total. YMMV.

dunno about the president story, but it sounds right.

12-02-2005, 08:20 AM	#6
dwalsdorf Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 77	Re: Rodeo: equipment, passion.. Simply, the cut of a boot fits into stirrups, which is necessary when working on a horse. The uppers of a boot protect legs from riding in brush, etc... Brands (makers) vary according to one's taste and pocketbooks. I always found Dan Post/Nocona the best for a fat foot. Luchesse means "expensive". Nowadays, the line between hand v. industry/machine made is blurred. I think it is more important to know a good bootman (cobbler) for the re-soling than whatever brand you start out with. And for the locals, the best I think is over on Fredercksburg Rd. just south of Callaghan. I have had 3 pairs of boots for over 15 years--including dress boots I wear almost every day with a suit. I have had them re-soled about 8 times total. YMMV. dunno about the president story, but it sounds right. __________________ In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell...it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.