TuffRider Ladies Plus Rider Field Boots

Hopefully these measurements and photographs will help you decide if this is the right boot for you. I purchased a size 7. The short height was not an option, so these were the regular height boots. I am five feet tall. I have a small (size 6 - 1/2) but wide foot with a very tall meaty instep, 9 1/2" ankles, and 16" calves. My leg measures 14-1/2" around at the bend of my knee, where the top of the boot would sit. From the floor to the crease of my knee is 15-3/4". I measured the inside (horse side) of the boot vertically as 17-1/2" from floor to top of boot. The Spanish Cut (outside edge) of the boot is 19-1/4" from the floor to the tallest part of the boot. The size chart says that they are 18-3/4". So here is how the boot fit my legs. These Tuffrider Plus Rider Field Boots have a roomy and very wide toe box, maybe half a size larger than a typical size 7. Plenty of room for two pairs of socks or extra insoles. The soles were actually quite comfortable to walk in. The ankles were a little on the loose side! The insteps were very generous and did not bind at all! The calves are a comfortable loosely snug fit. The boots were a little loose at the knee. I can insert my hand up to the wrist on the outside (taller) edge of the boot. The height of the boot is a little dilemma: the pair I received are already supple and creased at the ankle. I just don't know if the boots in the regular height will drop the extra inch or so to not rub the back of my knee. The fabric inside the boot (see photo) seems breatheable, and the seams are not rubbing or irritating. The only part of the boot that rubs in the slightest is where the zipper hits my heel its lowest point. Now the negatives: I am afraid that as the boots soften and sink, the zipper will continue to buckle and possibly become difficult to operate or worse, separate. The quality of the manufacturing left a little to be desired, the stitching at the top of the boots has drawn and puckered the leather. Also the pair I received have a strong crease all the way down the shin area of the left boot and it appears to be an original defect. My biggest concern about this boot is the grippy material on the inner calf. Just trying the boot on, I managed to rub black marks on my bedspread and a new riding shirt. Everything it touches gets marked up. I am afraid to wear these boots to my lessons or friends' barns, because I don't want to get black marks all over their saddles. For those reasons I will be returning this particular pair of boots. If I had my own saddle and didn't mind the black marks, I would probably keep them because it's very difficult to find tall boots for short legs with wide measurements.