Tall Boot Fit Guide

To measure for tall boots, take three numbers: calf, height and foot, and write them down before you open a size chart. Calf and height decide whether a tall boot works; foot size follows your usual boot size on the maker's chart. Field and dress boots should be form-fitting without sagging, so a close, accurate measurement matters more than rounding up. Measure at home with a soft tape and a helper, then read how new tall boots should fit to check the numbers against how a boot should feel on the first try.

1. Sit on a chair with your knees bent at 90 degrees and your foot flat on the floor.
2. Wrap a soft tape around the widest part of your calf and note the number.
3. Take a few calf measurements and keep the largest, since the widest point is easy to miss.
4. Measure height from the floor at your heel to the back bend of your knee, running the tape fully up into the curve because boots drop over time.
5. Find your usual boot size, then match calf, height and foot to the maker's chart, since each brand cuts its own.

Tall boot size charts differ by brand, so match your calf, height and foot numbers to the chart for the exact maker rather than carrying one set of numbers everywhere. The charts below print each maker's own measurements and notes, and a maker's calf and height codes mean different things from one line to the next. For Tredstep, the Tredstep tall boots sizing page goes deeper on the Donatello and Sirani lines. Look elsewhere if your numbers fall between two sizes on a chart, because the section on height and drop below covers that call.

Short height tall boots are the right call when your floor-to-knee-bend measurement falls below the regular range, and the maker's height code is the line you read. Short, Regular and Tall are the codes on the lines above: Mountain Horse Sovereign Field and Tredstep Donatello III list all three, while TuffRider Plus Rider Field and Ovation Flex Plus Field list Short and Regular. Look elsewhere if you need Short and the line lists only Regular, as Equinavia Karolina and Horze Camden do. If you sit on the cusp, one rider suggests trying on the regular height. Riders tell us leather tall boots drop with use, usually about an inch, so measure fully into the knee curve and allow for it.

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