Boots styles for short but calf-muscled individuals - currently I look like a piglet on stilts

[Houseofmaidens]

So for my winter boot, according to every petite dressing blog, supposedly I need ankle boots and a pointy toe with delicate heel to suit my 5ft tall figure but this is Not Looking Good. I have quite short lower legs but I am a runner and have developed very well defined calf muscles so although I am not overweight my ankles are not "finely turned" but a kind of sturdy table leg. I think the effect is better if I skim over the ankle dip and create a smoother line with a boot that come at the lower or mid part of the calf. But apparently this is a big style no no. Am I deluding myself? Knee highs look like waders.What do other short runners wear?

Watching with interest!
I have some ankle boots that are deliberately baggy/gapey at the ankle and I prefer these to close fitting ones as they make my legs look less porcine.

Just had to comment, your post and its title made me snort . V funny.

I am not buying boots this year (boo), I have to Get Wear Out Of Last Year's, (house stuff going on) dagnammit, so i have no links for you. But I do know what you mean about 'piglet on stilts', I feel the same in kitten heels. So I'm not sure I agree with the 'delicate heel' stuff, surely that would just accentuate the un-delicate ankle and calf? Block-ish heel makes more sense to me, and like dirtydog above, a gapey ankle. Or a biker boot?

Yes, mine have block heels-bit like short cowboy boots

Oh OP! Your post is very funny but I'm sure you look great. I've 5 inches on you but have runner's legs and these are comfortable an IMO flattering. They are loose at the top so add avoid the "porcine" look.
www.amazon.co.uk/Gabor-Womens-Brignall-96-083-30-Nubuck/dp/B00JS8WGY8/ref=sr_1_13?s=shoes&ie=UTF8&qid=1413374718&sr=1-13&keywords=gabor+boots

Yeah, I've got cyclist's legs so feel your pain. But I do have a nice ankle which I like to show off too, so I go for a blocky ankle boot - Ihaves description of short cowboy boots sounds about right.

Lonny you must do more cycling than me! My cycling legs are toned but not too muscly - noticed my thighs became slimmer & calves just a little bulkier when I started up again.

My post makes it sound like I'm doing the Tour! I think it's a combo of muscly calves, being short, tiny ankles and very small feet (size 3) which makes it so noticeable. Too many proportions on a very small bit of leg.

Thanks all.
I have gone for a fairly chunky biker style, calf length, slightly gapey with furry fluff round the top to soften the line. They are flat but with a decent sole. I think the proportions look good and they are warm and comfy. I now look like the piglet with no pennies.
I think that the received Best Boots Style for Shorties wisdom is in the "V necks suit big boobs" category of style diktat claptrap. We should do a thread on "Style rules that need binning".