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Kerry W · Site Admin

Maybe they're a Native people's thing? Since hides were used by them for regular clothing?

caliber · Site Admin

when had our zamarros made! we only used 1, but then again! our cows where big and fat! LOL!!!!!

BigJ

The chaps we think of came up through Mexico to California and then spread east.

I don't know if leggings and chaps were considered the same or not.

Armita--no hardware. Supposedly it was like split skirt. It was tied at the waist then a flap of leather folded down to keep in in place then tied around the legs with leather string. Traditionally it had some fringe. Nowadays the fashion is to have long fringe, but I understand the fringe wasn't very long on the original design.

Batwing--This has all types of artistic expression. This style is typically worn by rodeo performers and can come in some wild colors.

Chinks--I understand this evolved to become shorter for a specific area of the USA. I never saw chinks until I went to a few reining competitions. There's all types of leather tooling and fringe with this one too. The fringe has gotten longer with today's fad.

Shotgun chaps--this is what we would call the working chaps worn in Colombia. The entire leg is covered, with or without fringe. They also have all types of silver, tooling, etc. depending on the fashion. The typical chap worn by western show people. Sometimes the heel of the chap can get really long and you can't hardly walk in them unless they are rolled up.

Woolies--just hide with the hair left on. Usually goat hides. I have a pic of my grandfather in some woolies with snow up to the horse's knees when he cowboyed for a while.

Hacienda Radiante

Gee Felix, never would have figured you for shy. Twisted Evil

Candice, that second photo (batwings)... what is the rider wearing on his wrists? Looks like gauntlets! Love the 'woolies' but how on earth did they keep them from collecting burrs and twigs??

caliber · Site Admin

jejejejejejejejejeje!

I saw a documentary some time ago of a man that will shave his sheeps and the sheep hide will come out intact. Very interesting, must of been on the History Chanel!

BigJ

Marleen, I believe the woolies were worn in open country. I don't think there allot of trees or brush to get tangled up.

Felix, I went to a sheep shearing in Tallahassee many years ago. Very interesting! The woman spun wool and she raised her own sheep and goats for the wool. A sheep shearer would come once a year to shear the hair off. He had a circuit he traveled shearing sheep all over the country.

The wool came off as if you had skinned the animal. The sheep owner would then grade the wool and decide if she would keep it or sell it. I think the sheep shearer got paid in some wool too.