A Boot Collector Feature
A working boot first: a spur ledge at the heel, an underslung riding heel, full-grain leather through the foot and shaft — built for the saddle more than the showroom.
Honcho Boots doesn't have a widely published origin story — no founder name or founding narrative turned up despite several searches. What's on record is more operational: the business has been registered in El Paso since 1999 under a "footwear cut stock" classification, suggesting a manufacturing and supply role alongside its own retail line, and it maintains an active custom and handcrafted boot business today, including at least one private-label collaboration with a Western wear retailer under a combined name.
Honcho's boots read as working gear first. Its designs feature a spur ledge cut into the heel to keep a spur strap from riding up, and an underslung riding heel shaped to sit securely in a stirrup, both genuine functional details rather than decoration. Construction runs full-grain leather through the foot and shaft, with leather lining and leather insoles rather than synthetic substitutes — the kind of build meant to hold up to actual ranch and arena use, not just look the part.
Less showroom art, more saddle-ready: Honcho's boots are built for the job first, and it shows in the details.
Pairs from smaller, custom, or long-closed makers rarely come up for sale, so this search may not find anything. It’s worth checking back now and then.