Yes, Ed, I know why they wear the boots but the real pros have canvas stirrups inside their boots. Those little hooves are sharp. And the velcro on their britches helps hold the little trollops in place.
You seem to have some knowledge only an 'insider' (wink, wink) would have, auntie.
A friend of mine (down in Marin - that's the only place shit like this happens)
tried the velcro pants idea out. He had switched from raising sheep to raising velcro. They're pretty much the same critter, the velcro being a bit smaller, with shorter legs and a tighter fuzz. He found that when the velcro was in the right position for, well, you know, snake farm, its legs were no longer in the boots.
He hit on the velcro pants idea. Place the velco, have your way then r-r-r-rip that sucker off of you. No more rubber boots.