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The smooth sole assists in the removal of the boot from the stirrup in an unexpected get-off, instead of the removal of the ankle from the leg if the boot got caught in the stirrup.
Might that smooth sole have the added benefit of facilitating the removal of whatever the horseman might have stepped in?
Horse doo-doo isn't unique to the halls of Congress, after all.