#Vaquero bits and spurs full

Combining formal training in gunsmithing from the Colorado School of Trades and years of experience as a tool and die maker, Ennis started a business restoring antique firearms. Ennis made for himself were in the Spanish vaquero style an elegant tradition he still favors. Rowel sizes and spur styles also reflect regional design preferences. (Emeritus Member) The first pair of spurs John C. A person’s height and riding style set the level and angle of the rowel in relation to the horse’s rib cage. A touch of a spur can say many things to a well-trained horse, from stop to start, move left or right.Ī craftsman customizes spurs to suit the rider. Spurs enable the rider to ask the horse for a range of responses, from subtle to quick. We are a family business specializing in bit and spur making in the Vaquero tradition. Plain and purely functional, or highly ornate and showy, spurs will always be an important part of the everyday cowboy’s gear. And I think that’s the ultimate goal, you don’t need a bridle.' I try to follow the philosophies of Ray Hunt and Tom Dorrance - and Tom, he wants to ride with a kite string. 'If you want to just have something to use, you could ride with any bit. Hopefully someday my descendants will appreciate and them as much as I have.- From “A Ponder” by Buck Ramsey, Cowboy Poetry Matters

Detailed timelines and maps of each region locate makers and saddleries. Regardless, it’s important to collect and preserve these treasures. This handsome book covers bit-and-spur makers through all of the Western states as well as Mexico and the Northeast.

#Vaquero bits and spurs full

Though, in full disclosure, some of my most effective bits are my least sought-after.

If he wore knee-length pants, he’d wear decorative leather botas (boots) strapped around his lower leg. I have a handful that some might say are collectible, and there’s a certain amount of pride that goes along with that. The vaquero was flashy, preferring bright colors, silver mounted bits and spurs, and silver conchos down the length of the outer seams of his pants. Which segues into my final, and probably least important reason: I love bits and spurs for their collectability. They are custom made for us by Artisans in Amozoc, Puebla, Mexico w. Plus, the silver just pops more once the steel has These Handmade Sterling Silver bits and spurs are in the California Vaquero style. Love seeing (and hearing) a good pair of spurs with the pins worn down and I know collectors charge more for spurs with tight rowels, but I Customers choose the band style, shank style and rowel size when they order our handmade OTB spurs. A valuable research tool for anyone interested in cowboy gear, Bit and Spur Makers In the Vaquero Tradition gives one a glimpse of life in the West when. Old time spurs with classic tapered rowels. Masters, and marvel at the latest works of art being churned out by the newest This handsome book covers bit-and-spur makers through all of the Western states as well as Mexico and the Northeast. What other work of art canĬarry just as much character on the day it was produced as it can after 10, 20,ģ0, or even 50 years of hard, cowboying use? I appreciate the old, original Hands, and as fragile as they are, they’re getting harder and harder to find. I’ve bought several others hoping to replicate that feel-including another Sprayberry shanked dogbone snaffle that feels good on any horse any time I use Reinsman Reinsman Diamond R Polished Ladies/Youth Barrel Roller Ball Spurs Eng. It’s not always the ones I expect to, either. Reinsman Reinsman 6' Cheek 3/4' Ported Chain Mouth PONY Bit - 4 1/2' Mouth - Stage C. While I have many bits, only a few work really I suppose first and foremost, functionality is what draws me

I think I’ve bought one bit off the internet

Minor case of writer’s block for this blog, one of the first websites I visit What do I need with more? Truth is I don’t, and I often don’t actually buyĪnything, but I just can’t help but look. I’ve always had a good pair of spurs and more bits than I The World Championship Ranch Rodeo in Amarillo each November-I’m inexorablyĭrawn to the displays of bits and spurs. When I walk through any cowboy trade show-but particularly