B-Western Help

[Gungadin]

Boots are to be showy, two tone, fancy stitching, conchos or spots.  'Traditional Design'.  

 

Traditional Design = normal cowboy boot, is that only pointy toe or is a softer rounded toe OK?  No flat toe I assume?

 

'Fancy stitching' seems to be a relative thing.  Lots of normal boots have fancy stitching so I'm not sure when a one color boot has fancy enough stitching.

 

Two Tone seems to qualify so long as they are traditional.

 

Conchos?  I don't think.

 

Spots?  What are spots?  Just colored?

 

I checked GQ but they weren't helpful 

[Cholla]

Spots are metal dots. 
 

 

[Captain Clark]

56 minutes ago, Gungadin said:

 

 

Traditional Design = normal cowboy boot, is that only pointy toe or is a softer rounded toe OK?  No flat toe I assume?

 

 

 

I checked GQ but they weren't helpful 

Flat toe….. ie “square toe” is an extremely old boot design and definitely legal 

[Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903]

Pretty much all the boots shown on this page fit B-Western requirements.

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=men's+flashy+cowboy+boots&hl=en-us&shoprs=CAEYASoTZmxhc2h5IGNvd2JveSBib290czITCAESBU1lbidzOggIgKM-EIGjPljUqCBgAQ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjhk-KY3tuCAxUIlmoFHX-yA-8Qip4GKAJ6BQgbEOoB

 

Randy

[Cholla Bob]

Here are a couple of threads to look at.

 

 

 

[Gungadin]

Thanks Cholla, appears I need to work on my searching...

[Bailey Creek,5759]

Search for colored pictures of Roy Rogers.

Or some of the other cowboy singers, from the 50's and 60's.

[Gungadin]

Roy pictures are typically very flashy as they are not movie pictures.  He has some wild boots and pants are always tucked in.  Jeans sometimes often brown pants, maybe some pining.

 

https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5338083

 

The Christies boots are relatively tame,  Must have been his normal or movie boots.

[Montie Montana]

I don't know...I think the only legitimate B-western cowboy book is like mine :).  I just copied Montie's boot :).

 

 

 

 

[Gungadin]

Spurs straps in basic brown?  Roy would be more colorful

[Tom Bullweed]

I have HH (Double H), two toned, square toe boots with a spur shelf and rubber soles.

I also have a pair of similar Georgia boots that have steel toes, that I wear when I plan to help set or tear down steel targets.

Both have plain rubber soles.

The leather soles don't last a year for me in heavy gravel.

[Gungadin]

'Spur Shelf', is that necessary for spurs or more for real functional, not 'show' spurs?  If you don't have enough ledge the spurs fall down I assume?

[Cholla]

6 hours ago, Gungadin said:

'Spur Shelf', is that necessary for spurs or more for real functional, not 'show' spurs?  If you don't have enough ledge the spurs fall down I assume?

Some people add a screw at the back of the heel to extend the spur shelf. 

[Rip Snorter]

Spurs will work if set up properly with or without a spur shelf. Have worn both types for riding and for SASS.  The real benefit of the shelf is to be able to take your boots off easily without a boot jack.  I do not own or wear shoes, just Western Boots

 

[Scarlett]

Practice with your spurs! Ladies don’t have to wear spurs in BW but I thought they were cool so I got some. I think I shot one stage in them then almost fell flat on my face just standing - they got tangled. 
 

I humiliate myself enough without help from spurs!

 

Hugs!

Scarlett