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Description: | America's cowboy boot was developed in the United States around 1867, when the first big cattle drives began from Texas to Kansas.
The earliest boots, influenced by the riding gear of the Mexican vaquero, were made by bootmakers in Kansas. Usually black or dark brown they were not fancy but very practical. Their narrow toes slipped easily into stirrups, the reinforced steel arches helped brace the feet, underslung heels helped the feet stay in the stirrups if the horse stopped suddenly and tall boot tops protected against chafing and brushes with cactus and rattlesnakes.
Spurs were attached to the heels and while they helped to prod the horse to gallop, they served no real purpose while the cowboy walked around town, except to announce his presence with a loud, satisfying jangle.
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Northampton Museum and Art Gallery |
Source: | Northampton Museums | Identifier: | http://www.northampton.gov.uk/site/scrip... | Go to resource |
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