Narrative Essay On Cowboy Spurs

My Dad gave me my first set of cowboy spurs, when I was about 6 years old. They were a youth/ladies size and of course they were too big. This was no problem for Dad. Using his strong hands, he carefully squeezed the bands of each cowboy spur together. This narrowed up the heel opening. After a couple of tries, he had the cowboy spurs where they fit snug on my boots. Then he took a piece of scrap leather and made a western spur strap out of it. He cut a slit on one end of the strap and hooked it over one of the buttons on my cowboy spurs.

Then he put the spur on my boot and placed the strap across the front of the boot. He marked where the strap would fit the other button, made another slit in the strap and hooked it over the second button. I was so proud. I had a pair of custom fit cowboy spurs and custom fit western spur straps. As I grew, the cowboy spur bands would have to be slightly pried apart to fit my feet. Once when Dad wasn't around, one of the spurs had become so tight on my heel that it made my foot hurt. I took the spur off and figured out a way to pry the band apart. I stood the cowboy spur …show more content…
They were a men's size and of course too big.No problem, I adjusted them down just like my Dad did with my first set of spurs.I also got a pair of store bought western spur straps. My new spurs had 2 inch shanks and 12 point 1 inch rowels.I grew up around tall cowboys and most of them wore western spurs with long shanks and large rowels and that was the type of spur I liked.New problem, I was a girl with short legs. While riding, the bottom of my boots dangled about three quarters way down my horse's belly. To spur my horse, I had to turn my feet out and hold them out the length of the shanks and rowels. Only then could I spur my horse. This was made my ankles hurt and my legs tired, so most of the time I just tapped my horse with the side of the