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2. Spur - Wikipedia

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   Western-style cowboy spurs with rowels, chap guards and buttons for the spur straps. A spur is a metal tool designed to be worn in pairs on the heels of riding boots for the purpose of directing a horse or other animal to move forward or laterally while riding.

3. Cowboy boot - Wikipedia

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   The boots worn by Mexican vaqueros influenced cowboy boots, although the exact origin of the modern cowboy boot as we know it today is unclear. Americans most likely adopted cowboy boots from Northern Mexico, and later came the cowboy boots we know today. Military boots designed for cavalry riders also had an influence. Mexican vaqueros ...

4. Reining - Wikipedia

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   Reining is a western riding competition for horses where the riders guide the horses through a precise pattern of circles, spins, and stops. All work is done at the lope (a version of the horse gait more commonly known worldwide as the canter), or the gallop (the fastest of the horse gaits).

5. Chaps - Wikipedia

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   Batwing chaps. Chaps (/ ˈ ʃ æ p s / or / ˈ tʃ æ p s /) are sturdy coverings for the legs consisting of leggings and a belt.They are buckled on over pants with the chaps' integrated belt, but unlike trousers, they have no seat (the term "assless chaps" is a tautology) and are not joined at the crotch.

6. Western wear - Wikipedia

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   Cowboy wearing leather chaps at a rodeo A Texas tuxedo comprising a denim jacket, boots and jeans. In the early days of the Wild West trousers were made out of wool. In summer canvas was sometimes used. This changed during the Gold Rush of the 1840s when denim overalls became popular among miners for their cheapness and breathability.

7. Bull riding - Wikipedia

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   Cowboy boots are worn with blunted and loosely locked spurs help keep the rider balanced and is crucial piece of equipment to the sport as a whole. The bulls are unharmed by the rowels , as their hide is roughly seven times thicker than a human being's skin.