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Cowboy boots

Cowboy boots refers to a style of riding boot unambiguous, historically worn by cowboys. They have a high heel, rounded to ease, high shaft, and, customarily, no lacing. Cowboy boots are normally made from cowhide leather but are also sometimes made of “exotic” skins such as crocodile, snake, ostrich, lizard, eel, elephant, sting ray, elk, buffalo, and the like. There are two basic styles of cowboy boots, western (or classic), and the packer. THY western style is known by a large steel boat, going at least mid-calf, with an angle “cowboy” heel, usually more than one cm. A slightly lower, still angled, “walking” heel is also common. Although western boots can be a wide variety of shapes, the classic design is a narrowed, usually pointed shows. Read the rest of this entry »