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threeponies Reg. Dec 2003	Posted 2013-11-13 6:33 AM Subject: RE: Boots to ride in
Extreme Veteran Posts: 595 Location: nj	Thanks for the suggestions!
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ksCowgirl78 Reg. Oct 2003	Posted 2013-11-13 9:02 AM Subject: RE: Boots to ride in
Magnet for Stupid People Posts: 2775 Location: If I ever get back to Oklahoma.....	trotncowpony - 2013-11-13 12:15 AM ksCowgirl78 - 2013-11-12 3:50 PM Oddball here... I ride in my tennis shoes. I never tie them and they slip off pretty easily if I was to get in a wreck. To compete in I have an old pair of Anderson Bean crepe soles. I only run in them, and before I rode in them they were my "good" boots so they didnt have a whole lot of wear on them. I have two pairs of the Anderson Bean Horsepower square toes that will be demoted next. Very dangerous. You could slip thru the stirrup and be dragged. Please reconsider doing this. Crepe soles also dangerous to ride in. I'm a stuckler on correct riding footwear. Only leather doled boots are acceptable. I've never had a problem with my crepe soles slipping through the stirrup. They are a lot slicker than one thinks, especially more so than the fatboy ones. They are pull ons. My horse fell with me at a rodeo one time at left me sitting in the dirt by the first barrel. My boot was still in my stirrup..
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trotncowpony Reg. Aug 2008	Posted 2013-11-14 12:31 PM Subject: RE: Boots to ride in
Double Standards Don't Fly Posts: 1283 Location: At the barn	ksCowgirl78 - 2013-11-13 9:02 AM trotncowpony - 2013-11-13 12:15 AM ksCowgirl78 - 2013-11-12 3:50 PM Oddball here... I ride in my tennis shoes. I never tie them and they slip off pretty easily if I was to get in a wreck. To compete in I have an old pair of Anderson Bean crepe soles. I only run in them, and before I rode in them they were my "good" boots so they didnt have a whole lot of wear on them. I have two pairs of the Anderson Bean Horsepower square toes that will be demoted next. Very dangerous. You could slip thru the stirrup and be dragged. Please reconsider doing this. Crepe soles also dangerous to ride in. I'm a stuckler on correct riding footwear. Only leather doled boots are acceptable. I've never had a problem with my crepe soles slipping through the stirrup. They are a lot slicker than one thinks, especially more so than the fatboy ones. They are pull ons. My horse fell with me at a rodeo one time at left me sitting in the dirt by the first barrel. My boot was still in my stirrup.. Crepe soles are usually wide and thick. Which is why they aren't safe IMO. The fact that hours was left in the stirrup substantiate my point. I love them but don't ride in them for this reason. Imagine if they had been lace up. Getting hung up scares the crap out of me and that's one reason I'm so adamant about riding only in leather soles. I even put tapaderos on my daughters saddle because of my concerns.
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trotncowpony Reg. Aug 2008	Posted 2013-11-14 12:32 PM Subject: RE: Boots to ride in
Double Standards Don't Fly Posts: 1283 Location: At the barn	Wanted to add that fat babies are total death traps as far as I'm concerned. Very very unsafe to ride in. Crepe soles would be safer than them.
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ksCowgirl78 Reg. Oct 2003	Posted 2013-11-14 12:49 PM Subject: RE: Boots to ride in
Magnet for Stupid People Posts: 2775 Location: If I ever get back to Oklahoma.....	trotncowpony - 2013-11-14 12:31 PM ksCowgirl78 - 2013-11-13 9:02 AM trotncowpony - 2013-11-13 12:15 AM ksCowgirl78 - 2013-11-12 3:50 PM Oddball here... I ride in my tennis shoes. I never tie them and they slip off pretty easily if I was to get in a wreck. To compete in I have an old pair of Anderson Bean crepe soles. I only run in them, and before I rode in them they were my "good" boots so they didnt have a whole lot of wear on them. I have two pairs of the Anderson Bean Horsepower square toes that will be demoted next. Very dangerous. You could slip thru the stirrup and be dragged. Please reconsider doing this. Crepe soles also dangerous to ride in. I'm a stuckler on correct riding footwear. Only leather doled boots are acceptable. I've never had a problem with my crepe soles slipping through the stirrup. They are a lot slicker than one thinks, especially more so than the fatboy ones. They are pull ons. My horse fell with me at a rodeo one time at left me sitting in the dirt by the first barrel. My boot was still in my stirrup.. Crepe soles are usually wide and thick. Which is why they aren't safe IMO. The fact that hours was left in the stirrup substantiate my point. I love them but don't ride in them for this reason. Imagine if they had been lace up. Getting hung up scares the crap out of me and that's one reason I'm so adamant about riding only in leather soles. I even put tapaderos on my daughters saddle because of my concerns. These aren't wide and thick soles on my crepe soles. The reason why it was still in my stirrup was because it was rubberbanded in. I have plenty of room on either side of my stirrup and my feet are far from wedged in. In this pic you can see how much room I have on the outside of my stirrup. (christmascash11.jpg) Attachments ---------------- christmascash11.jpg (72KB - 258 downloads)
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threeponies Reg. Dec 2003	Posted 2013-12-10 5:50 PM Subject: RE: Boots to ride in
Extreme Veteran Posts: 595 Location: nj	UPDATE - I just found out that I can still get my Justin ropers. had a friend talk to the justin rep at the NFR and he said that I can just contact NRS or another Justin dealer and they can order for me. So will be on the phone ordering my original ropers with smooth ostrich bottoms. Man that made me happy!!!
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