I obsessed over these boots for MONTHS and when I saw a great deal on Amazon, I jumped on it.  I'm so glad I did!  I love these boots so much, they are practically all I wear on the weekends.  I love how casual they are without looking manly.  I bought them in the Grey Burnished Antique leather and they are a gorgeous "dirty" brown color.  I mean that in a really good way.  When I took them out of the box, I nearly freaked out at the color, but then discovered the card explaining about the natural waxes that rise to the surface.  After cleaning that off, they're beautiful.  The leather is super soft and they didn't need any "break-in" time to be comfortable.  Getting them on and off the first few times was quite a challenge, but the leather stretched out a bit and now the left one goes on and off without a problem.  The right one still hasn't become that easy, but I'm sure after a little more wear it will be easier (it's difficult getting my heel through the ankle section). After about a month, I started to worry about messing them up with water, so I bought the weatherproof spray from Frye and treated my boots with it today.  I knew it would darken the leather but wasn't prepared for HOW dark it made them... they are closer to the "dark brown" color now.  I'm glad I bought them in the lighter color, because I would not want them darker than this!  At least I don't have to worry about water spots anymore, and they are still gorgeous.  I have zero buyers remorse, and I LOVE seeing other women with their riding boots and thinking "HA! Mine are cuter!!"  Haha....

For reference, I am 5'6" or 5'7" and they hit me 2 or 3 inches below my knee.  All the other riding boots I've tried on have been much too small around my calves and wouldn't even zip, so I was a little worried about buying these without trying them on first.  Thankfully, they fit my 15" calves fairly snugly, but are not too small.  They do bag a little in the ankle the more I wear them, but seeing as how my heel gets stuck there while taking them on and off, I know there's no way they would go on with a smaller ankle!  I'm a fairly solid size 8 (sometimes 7 1/2) and I ordered an 8.  There is a little room in the toe, but not enough to worry about.  I think I'd probably have more trouble getting a smaller boot on and off, so this doesn't bother me.  It doesn't slip in the heel, so no worries.

If you're on the fence about buying these boots, GO FOR IT!  These are amazing boots from a company with a reputation for quality.  I was definitely not disappointed and I LOVE showing them off!