You want them to really fit well so they aren't sloppy and cause you to run slower or possibly lose one. Wether you go with a leather sole or crepe sole is a personal preference. Some say a leather sole slips from the stirrup easier, but others say the crepe sole is more comfortable to run in. I have worn crepe soles for the last 12 years or so and my feet love them so much more than a leather sole. I have also not found them to be any more difficult to slide from a stirrup, but brands can differ.
I would also suggest if you are a beginning goat tyer that you may want to consider working with your horse to come up much closer to the stake before stopping/ backing and *staying* there like a calf horse would. This will save your knees a ton and prevent falls from tripping while dismounting a running horse.
It's a rodeo event usually for the youngsters. They ride their horse out of a chute and race down to a goat that is tied on a tether. They dismount, "run" down the tether, grab the goat, and tie it off (like in calf roping).
Riders race down, scare the crap out of a young goat that thinks it's going to get run over by either a horse or someone running at it then gets flopped on it's side to be tethered.
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