Sawhorse Kid Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I have been told it is personal choice as to putting the buckle on the inside or the outside. What is your preference and opinion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Buckle out. only a "Rexall Wrangler" wears them buckle in. Reason is when riding a horse, the buckle could snag on saddle when mounting or dismounting. Or the buckles could catch on each other when walking. (allthough no self-respecting cowboy would ever walk any further than from the hitchin post out front to the bar in the saloon! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozarks Ranger, SASS # 39553R Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 +1 Hoss the buckles to the outside for the same reasons :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawhorse Kid Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 ................the buckles could catch on each other when walking................ This is the view point I carry on the subject as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grass Range #51406 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 There is a natural cavity on the inside of the foot where the buckle rides. If the buckle catches on anything learn how to use spurs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger #3720LR Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 My dad was an Oklahoma cowboy. He had two things he said about spurs. 1. If you're not on the horse, you don't need spurs. Leave them in the saddle bags. 2. Train your horse better. You won't need spurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frio Kid, SASS #31915 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Since we dont ride horses in this particular sport - wear them how like them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvil Al #59168 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Having made 100% of my living with horses in one way of the other for most of my adult life. Spurs are a training aid. Not a punishment. And those that say do not use them. Do not understand that point. My spurs stay on my boots. Very seldom come off. When I made a living riding horses. They never came off. Riding 10-15 horses a day. What was the point to take them off. Can walk and move with them on and not even think about it. Oh. Buckles OUT. PS It can also be a area thing. In Texas. It is always buckles out. But in some parts of the country. Even the working cowboys wore them in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvil Al #59168 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 http://www.hotboots.com/bootinfo/spurs.html Just some general info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvil Al #59168 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 http://georgeblackwoodspurs.com/ This is who I have been using. He has made 3 pair of spurs for me. And I have some on order right now. Has also made 4 bits for me. His work is top notch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Anvil Al is correct, spurs are a training aid, not a punishment tool. Back in my mis-spent youth i spent countless hours training and showing horses. Wore spurs most every day. I used to go to the barn and work at least one horse most mornings before school. Arrived at school more than once with my spurs still on, to the amusement of my classmates. Nowadays I would probably be expelled for bringing a weapon on campus....! My mother used to fuss at me if I wore them home because they scuffed the dining room chairs (as seen in the movie True Grit, the boarding house proprietress makes LeBeouf take his spurs off at the table) I prefferred long shanked spurs with small rowels, about nickle sized, with many small teeth. gently nudged a horse with them. I doubt I ever actually marked a horse with my spurs. The Appaloosa horse show rules did not allow spurring forward of the cinch. I did, on occasion, loosen the straps to the "sidewalk notch" so the rowels would drag when walking, making a very distinctive sound. Usually done to impress a girl. (or at least I thought I was impresing them) Rodeo cowboys do much more agressive spurring. Most bull riders use star shapped rowels that are locked with wire so they wont turn, so the cowboy can dig in with his spurs to help hold on. I dont wear spurs when shootng because i'm afraid I would likely trip on them. But I may get a pair to wear to banquets and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvil Al #59168 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Was at a cutting horse show when they came and got me. Said my wife's water had broke. We had taken a extra truck just in case I had to leave in a hurry. So I jumped off and handed the reins to the horse owner. Jumped in the truck and headed to the hospital. Came running in. Nurses said. You must be Allen. Your wife said we would know who you was because you would still have your spurs on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Buckles out for me, it just looks 'right' that way to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Sin Nombre Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Was at a cutting horse show when they came and got me. Said my wife's water had broke. We had taken a extra truck just in case I had to leave in a hurry. So I jumped off and handed the reins to the horse owner. Jumped in the truck and headed to the hospital. Came running in. Nurses said. You must be Allen. Your wife said we would know who you was because you would still have your spurs on. That's hilarious and a really great story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Kiowa Jones #6765 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 This subject comes up ever few years and it seems the conscience is outside with a few on the inside. I would think it would have more to do with the spur strap style. For instance, I was told the idea of the pork chop style strap is to protect the outside of the boot from a days wear caused be the stirrups rubbing on them. But, I've also seen pork chop style straps with the buckles on the wide part, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Von Dutch, SASS # 7995 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 SASS shooters don't ride horses, so we won't snag the buckle on the saddle, so who gives a crap! wear them the way you like them. Signed Rexall Wrangler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Dollar Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 SASS shooters don't ride horses, so we won't snag the buckle on the saddle, so who gives a crap! wear them the way you like them. Signed Rexall Wrangler Dear Rexall, I'm with you! I've been on a horse exactly twice in my life... I work in a high-rise building in the city. I love to wear my spurs because as a kid I wanted them but couldn't have them and now I can.... of course my wife laughs every time she sees me, but that's another story. Signed Rexall Wrangler II (actually that would be a great alias!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvil Al #59168 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 SASS shooters don't ride horses, so we won't snag the buckle on the saddle, so who gives a crap! wear them the way you like them. Signed Rexall Wrangler It's also a dead give away that you don't know how, and then really should not wear them at all. If you are gong to wear them. At least have them look like you know what you are doing. Otherwise. What's the point of them wearing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 It's also a dead give away that you don't know how, and then really should not wear them at all. If you are gong to wear them. At least have them look like you know what you are doing. Otherwise. What's the point of them wearing them. I just smile to myself and go on my way... Some folks refuse to be educated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvil Al #59168 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I just smile to myself and go on my way... Some folks refuse to be educated. +1 They wear them because they want to LOOK like a cowboy. Not sure why they would not want to wear them like that also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checotah Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I grew up wearing boots and spurs when riding; still wear them when riding. Both of my grandfathers rode regularly, one had a cattle ranch. Both taught me to wear the buckles on the inside, both had the same rationale: can't catch them on the brush (off trail, foothills and mountains), and they are easier to put on/take off. Never scratched the fenders or the horse. You wear 'em your way, I'll wear mine my grandpas' way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I love these spur threads! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I grew up wearing boots and spurs when riding; still wear them when riding. Both of my grandfathers rode regularly, one had a cattle ranch. Both taught me to wear the buckles on the inside, both had the same rationale: can't catch them on the brush (off trail, foothills and mountains), and they are easier to put on/take off. Never scratched the fenders or the horse. You wear 'em your way, I'll wear mine my grandpas' way. What about the insides of the stirrups? Seen those torn up from spur buckles? I certainly have. And, yes, you'll find examples of both methods of wear... but, picture me smilin' kindly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 The style of spur strap and regional/individual preferences (as well as the terrain in which they are worn) are all over the board on this one...always have been and probably always will be. Those who insist that their way is the ONLY way need to lighten up a bit. That's like swearing that there's only ONE kind of saddle/bridle/bit that is "authentic"...depends on where you was raised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackey Cole Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Why use buckles when you don't have to a good leather maker can make adjustable spur strap that don't have buckles it uses a tab or just holes in the leather looks like a doves wing sorta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elk Creek LeMieux Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Should we talk about how "authentic" chaps should be longer than your slight bent leg too? They should go over the stirrup, to keep branches out of your spur straps... Or out of the stirrup... One of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy Cannuck Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I wear mine buckle out, cause it looks better to me. I haven't been on a horse since I was 9 years old! I'm hoping to ride again this summer, we'll see! Spurs & spur straps are just cool! Frenchy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I love these spur threads! :D Yep me too! Seems like one surfaces every few months! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ T. Sites Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I love the sound of wearing Spurs (buckles out for me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idaho Coyote' Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Buckles out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvil Al #59168 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I grew up wearing boots and spurs when riding; still wear them when riding. Both of my grandfathers rode regularly, one had a cattle ranch. Both taught me to wear the buckles on the inside, both had the same rationale: can't catch them on the brush (off trail, foothills and mountains), and they are easier to put on/take off. Never scratched the fenders or the horse. You wear 'em your way, I'll wear mine my grandpas' way. Like I said in post #8 in the PS part. It can be a area or regional thing. Texas and parts around here. It is always out. Go north and it's inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elk Creek LeMieux Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Growing up in Idaho, it was Montana Bend crowns, batwings, buckles out, and you only tucked your pants into your boots if you were trying to keep the pants clean. Pants out in town. Unless they were really fancy boots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickel City Dude Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I only wear my spurs to meet the requirements of Classic Cowboy and I wear them with the buckles out. But I have to admit they are kinda cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bama Red Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I love these spur threads! :D Here ya go, UB! Have some of my popcorn. Cold, adult beverages are in the #4 washtub and there's a comfy recliner that's empty right now. Sit with us and watch the goin's-on for a spell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBFields Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Gotta love the jingle. Spurs are cool.no matter how you wear them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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