I bought these for my husband. He picked them out because Ariat's are a good brand and it was a good-looking boot.  When we received them, however, he had so much trouble getting them on and off. I am thinking the boots may have been mislabeled judging by the good reviews left by others. They are good-looking boots and my husband did like them, he just had a lot of trouble getting his foot down in them without a struggle.  Other than that they were very comfortable and provided good traction for him.