Re: [IceHorses] Ariat Dumas

[Ferne Fedeli]

On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 11:38 AM, Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 I bought a pair of these on ebay a few weeks ago for a real bargain price.
 I was disappointed they were very narrow relative to the Ariat's I've had in
 the past 
 Karen Thomas, NC


I found out a few years after buying many Ariats and having them be marginally
uncomfortable, that they are know for being a tad narrow!  The Terrain's are the
only Ariats that I have that are truly comfortable and I usually wear
them. They
do have some with mesh over the top, but I thought they looked a
little different
than these...
Ferne

[IceHorses] Ariat Dumas

[Karen Thomas]

I bought a pair of these on ebay a few weeks ago for a real bargain price. 
I was disappointed they were very narrow relative to the Ariat's I've had in 
the past, so I just put them to one side, thinking they might be too 
uncomfortable to ride in.  Finally, I was thinking whether to try to resell 
them or take them to Goodwill, when I noticed that they are only really 
narrow through the instep/top of my mid foot.  On a whim, I took a pair of 
scissors and cut a one-inch slit across the tongue in this area, and that's 
all they needed.  I wore them yesterday and this morning and they are great 
now.  They are on Dover's site for about $99, but I think I paid about 1/3 
that on ebay.   When it's this hot, I'm all for cutting out all extra body 
coverage that I can.  Here's what they look like on Dover's:

http://www.doversaddlery.com/product.asp?pn=X1-38339


Karen Thomas, NC