Don't Blame me for this... I've been bulled ...and told that others might like to see this ... The story goes like this ---I've Got a Bad Back and Arthritic Knees and have problems putting my boots on when I go to the lakeside to sail my boats ,So, being a seaman I thought I'd rig up something to make it easer and it works a treat
I used a leather belt punch to put 2 sets of 3 holes in a triangle on each side of the boot just below the top about 2"(Inches) apart
I then reeved a piece of cod line through the holes to make a loop, this gives you a good grip or like I do reeve a bit of line through the loops and haul the boots up
See the Pictures 
