Alan Eardley
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RetroRich said:Below is a typical British 'Dealer Boot'
They're very popular over here,in different guises,especially amongst the gypsy/travelling community whereby the name may originate.
Throughout the year,up & down the country,horse fairs are held.It is at these fairs,horses are bought & sold..in other words 'deals' concerning the horses are struck.Hundreds of pairs of this style of boot are sold at these fairs.
It's only a theory mind you...any others?
Near enough and the background is about right. The name and use differentiates the 'dealer' style from 'market' boots and riding boots. My favourite pair of boots (there is close competition in my shoe cabinet) are dealer boots by Loveson and were bought some years ago (when I did a bit of horse dealing) at Appleby fair. I notice on my occasional visits to horse fairs nowadays that the dealer boot has been largely replaced by the rubber Wellington boot and those awful canvas topped things. A pity.
Dealer boots
Market boots
Riding (jodhpur) boots
Late edit - I have just remembered that some people (mistakenly IMO) include an elastic sided boot in the definition of Jodhpur boot. I suppose we then have to call the example above a 'strap Jodhpur boot', which some sellers do.
Alan