Stretching Leather Shoes?

[Tobus]

In the Army they seemed to issue everyone a pair of boots that were a bit too small. So what they made us do was put them on then fill them with water and we had to march around all day till they dried out. Believe it or not they ended up being the most comfortable pair of combat boots I ever owned in the Army. Just a thought anyway.

That's good advice for pretty much anything leather. Folks around here will take a brand-new saddle, dunk it in a horse trough, slap it on the horse, and ride until the leather dries. That's the only way to break in a new saddle to fit the horse comfortably that doesn't take a long time. Works with shoes, works with boots, works with anything leather! You gotta wet-mold it to the user.