When I had little ones and got to pick the up from preschool or kindergarten the kids always loved seeing and spinning the rowles on my spurs as I talked to teachers or got kids into coats. Lots of good memories.

Moms and teachers liked them too lol

Just what this post needs. Turn it up!

Yes thats right , that sound is unmistakable . My father won a pair of silver Spanish rowled spurs , and wore them often. I can clearly hear those light toned chimes in cadence as he walked. To this day, when I hear any remotely like that, the memories of growing up riding with him come flooding back....yes lots of good memories.

https://youtu.be/O69c2nQgWGIv

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https://youtu.be/wj5VznVM5Rw

This hangs in my dining room reminds me of my kids

My nieces got mad when we found out they couldn't wear their spurs to preschool

nvwrangler - Love the Dave Stamey tune "Spin That Pony." Good stuff.

What a wonderful picture ! I can relate to that ! Thanks for sharing it .

Good music, everyone

I buy the cheap twister hats with holes all the way around the crown and a 4 1/4 or 4 1/2 inch brim for the summer. I call them disposable cowboy hats, because they only last a season, but they are a life saver for redheads like me. For the winter, I have a more expensive felt hat. You really get what you pay for with the felts. But I still can't justify spending $500-$600 on a high quality 50% beaver hat. Even if they do last a lifetime.

And for the guys that say wide brim hats aren't for real working cowboys, I would gladly tell you to eat s***. If youre having problems with them blowing off, line the inside with selfadhesive foam weather stripping. That will help a hat form to your head better. Before I learned that, I would always soak them and wear them dry. Both ways work to a degree. If you live where there's constant straight line winds, I hear stampede strings still work just fine.

That's one of the things wild rags are used for.

I wear one quite a bit

I grew up in a world where men wore boots hats and jeans. lots of men wear shorts now. Seems kinda odd to me. Wear a ball cap every day. Staw hat if I'm going to be outside all day in the summer sun. Got a couple beaver hats. Put a rattle snake band on one and have a nice black Stetson for those times I need to wear a suit. Don't like riding boots for everyday wear. Got a couple pairs for dress up though. Wear lace up boots most of the time.

I never wore a cowboy hat but I appreciate a wide-brimmed soaker style hat in the summer to keep the sun off my face and neck. Been wearing one for many years. Mine is similar to this one:

I wear a cowboy hat, they are made of beaver fur and I figure it's a way to support the industry.
Jim

That's a great pic Jim.

lol. cowboy boots are practical, and i can see why many would wear them. but the hat? you gotta earn the right to wear the hat my friend. if you cant rope and ride, know the dosage for duraxin vs la 300 for pinkeye, how to cut a bull and sew up a prolapse, then the right hasnt been earned.

Well hardly never rode a horse in my life, but have skinned at least 5,000 beaver which is the raw material for the better cowboy hats.
Jim

LOL! I like your opinion but do you have to be a baseball player to earn the right to wear a baseball hat?

My ears get cold in the winter! I kinda like a stocking cap.

Great pic and great lookin' country Gibb.

I wear a knit stocking hat in winter, a toque actually or baseball hat in summer. It's a cultural thing, and my culture wasn't cowboy hats.