Give em a chance.
New cowboy boots hurt ankles.
Contrary to popular belief pointed toe cowboy boots have plenty of room in the foot at the toes for human toes to fit.
If your cowboy boots are still new give them a couple of outings before you decide they need to.
I ask because if the top of the boot is too tight it can force the boot to buckle in at the ankle.
The reason the boots are slipping at the heal is that the sole of the boot isn t flexing with your foot and which causes your heal to rise and fall with in the boot.
Check to make sure that the tongue of your boots is seated properly and not twisted or pushed to the side.
One common diagnosis seen in the foot and ankle is insertional achilles tendon pain to the back of the heel.
Sometimes heel lifts can be used to treat this ailment.
However there have been reports about toes being squeezed together too tightly in some cowboy boots.
The solution in that case is to stretch the tops of the boots.
If you find that your boot is too.
If your boots are old and you are having problems with pain you may want to resole your boots.
Therefore avoiding significant injury to the foot and ankle.
Even after years of hiking i sometimes make this mistake.