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Re: [RC] Ariat Dumas shoes//Snaps on Ariat Terrain Half Chaps - Beverley H. Kane, MDTitle: Re: [RC] Ariat Dumas shoes//Snaps on Ariat Terrain Half Chaps Cindy, I suspect your heel rubbing problem is related to the loose heel problem that happened to me: last week I had a near-wreck with my Dumas + Ariat Terrain half chaps. The left shoe slipped right off my heel at ~10 miles. The shoe stayed in the stirrup while my foot slipped out at a fast trot. The elastic band under the half chaps was too stretched out to keep the shoe on. My socks were thin cotton. I had to ride w/ the shoe hanging off my foot the rest of the way home, even modifying my posting w/ heels more level and foot further in the stirrup.It stands to reason that a loose heel will cause blisters. My experience w/ Ariat shoes and other products is that they are high quality—I could scuba dive in my waterproof Cobalts—but they stretch out considerably. That goes for Cobalt paddock boots, Dumas, and Pulse. The latter two have the Terrain last. As you mention, the Terrain half chaps have horrid snaps compared to my other Ariat half chaps. The outie (male) part of the snap doesn’t go easily into the inny (female) part. I would like to give feedback to Ariat, as they were helpful and responsive with the shoe article (Nov ‘05 Endurance News). Anyone else having trouble snapping the Ariat Terrain Half Chaps? Beverley On 1/1/07 3:35 PM, "Cindy Collins" <c_collins@xxxxxxx> wrote: OK, ridecampers, I have a survey question:? How many people have bought and tried out the Ariat Dumas shoe.? This is the low profile lace up one with a sock type feature and mess material.? For those of you who have tried it, did you have any problems?? I probably own about 9 pairs of Ariats including two pairs of the original Ariat Terrains, one regular and one in waterproof.? Love them both so was very excited about this newer shoe for the summer months.? Love my Ariat Terrain half chaps (except for that darn snap) so thought these would be wonderful with them.? They fit and feel great when I'm standing still or riding, but when I got off to hike, they rubbed a blister on my heel like you would not believe.? I tried twice with different pairs of socks and they just won't work for me.? Since all my other Ariats fit me and work so well for me, I was shocked.? So, especially those of you who have other Ariats you love, what was your experience with this Dumas model.? Thanks.? BTW, anyone need a size 9:) _____________________________________ Beverley Kane, MD Horsensei Equine-Assisted Learning & Therapy Woodside, CA http://www.horsensei.com See Stanford Medical School "Medicine & Horses" on NBC-TV http://www.horsensei.com/nbcnews.html
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