I bought my first pair of cowboy boots recently. They came from Tecovas (https://www.tecovas.com/). I tried three pair from them before I found the one I like. I had been to a few local western wear shops here, but none of them had boots I liked in my size, because apparently men with large feet are only supposed to wear boots with all kinds of loud colors or crazy tooling.
Anyway, I really like these boots. They look good and are comfortable EXCEPT when I try to put the left one on or take it off. The right one slides on with minimal difficulty but the left one takes about two minutes of grunting, cursing, and the fear that I will damage the straps by pulling so hard. I am unsure if there is an anomaly in the boot or an anomaly in the left foot/ankle. So is there a good way I can stretch out just the part of the boot that me foot gets stuck in? I've never worn boots before so I am unfamiliar with how they work.