Ariant boot quality

["Beth Glace" <lb@nismat.org>]

Hi Guys,
I have a pair of Pro series Ariats that I've used 3-4 days a week for a 
year and a half.  I love them, love them.  They are incredibly 
comfortable and light, so much so that I wear them out "in public" to 
parties, shopping you name it.  They are nearly waterproof and still 
look great after muck, water, snow, road salts....  I do saddle 
soap them them and oil them monthly.
I'm not sure why we have such a disparity of experiences with the 
boots, perhaps the model of boot?
Beth
New Paltz, NY

> > > My experience with Ariat's - after about a month of riding them
> > > may twice a week the leather stretched and the eyes started to
> > > come out. I had to reaplace every eye. Then after about 4 months
> > > the hooks started to rip right out of the leather. I ride with
> > > plastic stirrups so that can't be blamed. They are just pieces of
> > > garbage. For their price they had better damn well hold up better
> > > than this.
> > >
> > > I then started riding in Wolverine work boots. They wear like iron
> > > and are about 3/4 the price of the Ariant.
> > >
> > > Truman
> > >
> > > Lisa wrote:
> > >
> > > > I had a VERY similar experience with Ariat.  I bought a brand
> > > > new pair of Ariat Extremes at my local tack shop.  After riding
> > > > in them *once* the poor quality leather on the inside of the
> > > > left boot was "sliced up", right where the leather creases when
> > > > you take a step.  It was obvious to me that the leather was
> > > > thinner and of a poorer quality than my old Ariat Winter boots
> > > > which I have had for five years(and used hard!).  I imagine the
> > > > metal EZ Rides caused the cuts, but as expensive as these boots
> > > > are, one would think they could hold up to a stirrup!  Besides
> > > > that, the other boot was fine!
> > >
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