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   Thanks to everyone that responded.   
      
   Very interesting information!   
      
   There was mention in one of the posted references to a good pair of custom   
   boots costing a drover maybe a month's worth of wages. What is a good rule   
   of thumb for the cost of a custom pair today? Nothing fancy, no tooling, no   
   fancy leathers, just a good solid pair of boots that are custom fitted to my   
   feet.   
      
   Thanks in advance!   
      
      
   "Hidalgo"  wrote in message   
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   > I received a little bit of a refund this year on my taxes and thought I'd   
   > buy myself a new pair of boots. I typically go toward "work" boot styles,   
   > but today, while shopping, I took a good look at what are traditionally   
   > called "cowboy" boots. I find it hard to believe that drovers in the old   
   > west could afford anything fancy, with tooled leather and the such, let   
   > alone the exotic types of animal hides these things are made of now.   
   >   
   > I always thought the pointed toe started out to make the boot go into the   
   > stirrup easier, and the heel was to prevent the foot from sliding on   
   through   
   > the stirrup when bearing down on it. Aside from that, how authentic is   
   > today's modern cowboy boot to what would have been found in say 1870-1880?   
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