Re: My leg is so swollen I can't get into my cowboy boots
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Sue, I understand the swollen ankle/feet thing. Due to 2 different ankle injuries my feet went form size 5'swide to one foot is a 6 extrawide the other 6and half extrawide. The boots I have found that work best for me are Ariat's that lace up, I have both their work boots and their paddock boots. Being on my feet all day at the barn these are the first boots that actually are orthopedic for my feet and I can get on because they lace.I do rearrange the laces keeping an open space over the instep which gives me a little extra space since neither foot bends correctly. They are extra wide too. Of course I need to buy the six and a half. They are very comfortable and used with half chaps would be okay in classes. I just explain my disability if a judge comments. One other thing that has helped with the swelling is accupuncture. I REALLY wish I had gotten started with it when the original injuries happened. I know it would have helped. I took a friend to my needle lady after she had sprained her ankle. She walked in on crutches and walked out tenatively on her own. I KNOW it works. If you know anyone who does laser therapy on horses that would help also. Good luck, Robyn in MD where we are all looking for Dorothy..
Re: My leg is so swollen I can't get into my cowboy boots
This message is from: GAIL RUSSELL [EMAIL PROTECTED] How far into your foot does the swelling go? My guess is, all the way into the instep? I sympathize! I have naturally wide feet and a high instep, and only in the last few years have I actually been able to buy shoes that fit. Sadly my mother owned a prescription children's shoe business, so I was never allowed to become accustomed to cramming my feet into too-narrow shoes. I cannot wear riding boots at alllive in my Blundstones (and even they are a bit small) and have no idea what I will do if I ever have to wear respectable riding boots. Hmmmjust had a thought for something that would be a little unconventional, but might at least be comfy. I have felt shoes for my mother that are designed for people with severe foot edema. They velcro across the top. I think she has to wear the men's sizes, but at least they are not so big and clunky that she trips over her feet. Adding half-chaps in a large size over that might give you something comfy and akin to riding boot. Downsidethough..now that I say it...is no heel to prevent a foot going thru the stirrup. You would have to add peacock stirrups or some other kind of safety stirrup, most of which are not designed for western saddles. The other problems are that the felt would absorb manure odors, and they would not be the best protection from foot crushing. Not perfect...but comfy. If you want sources for the felt shoes, let me know. I have a vague recollection of seeing some gadget online, or somewhere, that was designed to promote return circulation from the leg. Probably quakery...and probably not designed for the deep vein thrombosis problem. It was some kind of wrap thing. Anyway...not much helpbut I hope you at least know we are thinking of you! Gail 09:38 AM 5/3/2002 -0700, you wrote: This message is from: Jean Gayle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Poor Sue, I know the usual, keep your leg elevated (how can you ride with one leg up in the air?), take diuretics and dismount every twenty minutes, have the leg tattooed so attention is drawn to the drawings and not the size, or slit the cowboy boot open down the back seam and add elastic (this one is too reasonable but I did this to my English boots as I matured), and of course, break the other ankle so the legs match. Just trying to be helpful! Jean Jean Walters Gayle [Authoress of The Colonel's Daughter Occupied Germany 1946 To 1949 ] http://users.techline.com/jgayle Send $20 Three Horses Press PO Box 104 Montesano, WA 98563 Gail Russell Forestville CA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: My leg is so swollen I can't get into my cowboy boots
This message is from: Jean Gayle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Poor Sue, I know the usual, keep your leg elevated (how can you ride with one leg up in the air?), take diuretics and dismount every twenty minutes, have the leg tattooed so attention is drawn to the drawings and not the size, or slit the cowboy boot open down the back seam and add elastic (this one is too reasonable but I did this to my English boots as I matured), and of course, break the other ankle so the legs match. Just trying to be helpful! Jean Jean Walters Gayle [Authoress of The Colonel's Daughter Occupied Germany 1946 To 1949 ] http://users.techline.com/jgayle Send $20 Three Horses Press PO Box 104 Montesano, WA 98563
Re: My leg is so swollen I can't get into my cowboy boots
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 5/3/02 5:39:28 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Sue, you've got your hands full. I can't help at all with the medical stuff, but have a suggestion about boots. Can you wear regular paddock boots? Ariat makes some that have elastic in the ankle. Just a thought. If you are able to ride, and just not fitting into your boots is a problem, that could be a fix. Best of luck getting the swelling down. Pamela
