Shires Moretta Women's Gianna Leather Field Boots - Black
$229.99
Women's Tall English Boots
Close-fitting tall boots with lace-front ankles that flex over fences and on the flat, in leather and synthetic, from brands riders know. Find the fit for your calf, then ride in them.
Updated November 2026

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Shires Moretta Women's Gianna Leather Field Boots
I have large calves and am hard pressed to find any kind of boot that does fit. I was thrilled to see that Shires made a boot in my size.
TuffRider Women's Regal X-Tall Field Boots
I now have 3 pairs of these boots. The first are 3 years old and just starting to show their age, the other 2 are backups for when they are finally retired. I have my own barn and do EVERYTHING in these boots, from mucking stalls, to loading hay and grain, and, oh yes, riding too! They feel like you are wearing slippers and fit so well! Love these!
The Field Boot Edit
Four things set one field boot apart from the next: the lacing, the brand, the fit and the hardware. The sections below take them one at a time.

The lacing
A women's field boot differs from a dress boot by its lace-front ankle: the Shires Moretta Gianna Leather Field Boots pair mock laces with stretch panels and a back zipper, where a dress boot stays plain across the instep. The lacing gives the ankle room to flex over a fence or in two-point, so field boots suit jumping, eventing and schooling as well as the show ring. Our guide to field boots or dress boots walks through the choice for your discipline.
The Mountain Horse Sovereign Field Boot shows the traditional build: nine sets of eyelets with fixed elastic lacing, a Spanish cut top, a full-length YKK Vislon zipper with a snap keeper and a spur rest. Look elsewhere if your class calls for a plain boot with no lacing; the dress boots shop has those.

The brands
Shires Moretta, Mountain Horse, TuffRider, Ovation and LeMieux each build a women's field boot around a different priority, so match the brand to how you ride. The Ovation Flex Sport Field Boot is premium cowhide with a flex pattern at the ankle and twin side spur rests, and the LeMieux Field Riding Boots add full-grain leather, an elastic calf gusset and a neoprene cushion behind the knee. Shop all Shires Moretta for the line behind the Gianna and Ortona.
Equinavia's Karolina Leather Field Boots keep to a classic field boot shape with a tapered ankle and come in three calf widths, and the Dublin Holywell Tall Field Boots use full-grain leather with a high Spanish cut topline and an RCS footbed. Look elsewhere if you want a synthetic boot for light schooling; the TuffRider tall boots cover that.

The fit
TuffRider Regal X-Tall Field Boots are the tall option here: they are two inches taller than the regular TuffRider fit, with a back zipper, an elastic gusset and a snap closure. Measure your calf at its widest point sitting with your knees at 90 degrees, taking several readings to find the largest, then measure from the floor at the heel up into the bend behind your knee, because boots drop over time.
For calf width, the Find Your Fit menu above filters this page from slim to extra-wide, and Equinavia's Karolina Leather Field Boots come in three calf widths. Field boots should fit close without sagging. Look elsewhere if you want a different cut altogether; Women's Riding Boots shows every style.

The hardware
Zippers, elastic and spur rests are the working details on women's field boots, and the Shires Moretta Ortona Field Boots carry all three: a YKK zipper with zip guards, an UltraFit leg panel and a spur rest, on cow leather uppers with a stay-dry lining.
The TuffRider Regal X-Tall adds an elastic gusset beside the zipper and a grippy leather panel inside the leg, while the Mountain Horse Sovereign hides elastic along the side of its zipper and adds a heel cover with a snap to keep the zipper clear. Look elsewhere if you want laces you tie yourself; these boots use fixed elastic or mock laces.
Questions riders ask
A field boot has lacing across the instep that lets the ankle flex, and a dress boot is plain there. Field boots suit jumping, eventing and everyday schooling, and dress boots suit dressage. If you ride both, start with a field boot from the best sellers shelf above.
Use the Find Your Fit menu above to filter women's field boots by calf width, from slim to extra-wide. Measure your calf at its widest point, sitting with your knees at 90 degrees, and take a few readings to find the largest. Field boots should fit close without sagging. Pick the width, then check the size chart on each boot's page.
Measure from the floor at the heel up to the back bend of your knee, measuring fully into the curve, because boots drop over time. Heights here run from short to extra-tall, and the TuffRider Regal X-Tall is two inches taller than the regular TuffRider fit. Filter by boot height in Find Your Fit.
Yes, many do. The Mountain Horse Sovereign, TuffRider Regal X-Tall, Equinavia Karolina and Shires Moretta Ortona each list a spur rest, and the Ovation Flex Sport has twin side spur rests. Check the product details on each boot's page before you buy, then compare the ones that fit your discipline.