If you want great boots with a history, check out Frye western boots because they make some of the best riding and western boots in the world.

History has helped make Frye western boots, makers of riding boots and cowboy boots, great. Frye boots were worn by soldiers on both sides during the Civil war. Soldiers in the Spanish-American war wore their riding boots as did Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders. Cowboys have been wearing Frye’s western boots since 1863. And soldiers during World War II ordered “Jet Boots” from Frye boots.

One particular style Frye boots has become famous for is their harness boot. It’s a style of boot that could be used for a riding boot but it is not really a classic western boot in how it looks or functions. Most people would call a harness boot an engineer boot. However, there are slight differences between the two. A harness boot tends to have a large harness belt with a ring joining the belts at the ankle. The engineer boot usually has a belt and buckle rather than a harness and tends to have a round toe. The harness boot usually has a square front toe. Frye harness boots make great motorcycle boots.

Frye boots makes several styles that all came from riding and western boot roots. The campus boots are a more pull-on dress boot while the cavalry boots have tall 12” shafts and 2” inch heels. Frye also makes ropers, lace-ups, classic western, and logger boots in men’s, women’s and kid’s boot sizes. Check out Frye boots along with Ariat, Tony Lama, Chippewa and Justin boots at online stores for good comparison shopping.

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