Louis L'Amour has said that many cowboys just were not interested in doing any work that could not be done from a horse's back, and I can somewhat understand their feelings. Cowboy boots, as has been said many times, are admirably suited to the cowboy's work. The pointed toe allows the boot to slip into the stirrup smoothly, and the high heel prevents the foot from sliding too far forward and helps to keep the cowboy from being thrown if his horse bucks or makes sudden turns.
On the other side of the ledger, cowboy boots are just about useless for any other type of work. You certainly can't run in them. The high heels are going to give you lower back problems if you have to stand in them all day. The long, pointed toes are a trip hazard. Great for what they were designed to do, but not of much use elsewhere. So why not stay where your boots were designed to be used? I can understand that.
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