Buckaroo John's Blog

Did you know that Buckaroo Leather proudly makes tack for Mounted Patrol? In our eyes, the men, women and horses that make up Mounted Patrol are a special bunch. The horses go through rigorous training before being out on the streets, taking on crowd control, riots, protestors, and making friends with the horse lovers of the community, regardless of age. To our Mounted Patrol Units, we appreciate your service and all you do! Buckaroo Leather can outfit the whole unit, making tack for all horses and drafts. Head on over to www.buckarooleather.com for contact and ordering information!

A new mecate is pretty, but an old mecate is beautiful. All of the hair prickles are worn off, so the pattern is very crisp and distinct. The colors are still as bright as the day it was made. There may be dander and dirt, showing where it has rubbed many a horse's neck, but that just gives it character!   Mane hair mecates are a natural alternative to synthetic fiber mecates. They are comparable in price, and yet have a longer usable life. Below is a simple list of the benefits of having mane hair mecates: Mane hair is...

Introducing our two new hats, the Gus and the El Dorado: The Gus! This style is named after a main character, Gus, in the classic movie, Lonesome Dove. 7X - 4” brim palm leaf Atwood The Gus Hat. 5” crown. This Palm Gus Cowboy hat is the style you've been looking for. Straight out of Lonesome Dove!!  To change shape, all you have to do is wet it with clean hands and shape to any style you want, and when dry, it will stay in that shape. Leather sweat band inside.. nice western palm hat  Also now available custom leather hat bands...

Many working cowboy ranches embrace the traditions of the Old West Vaqueros. These cowboy ranches use traditional Vaquero horse tack and teach the Vaquero ways of horse training and horsemanship.  In keeping with this traditional Vaquero style, the git down rope, or "the get down rope," has become popular with not only the working cowboy ranches, but the casual riders following the Vaquero style as well. The git down rope is also very popular in the competitive ranch classes at rodeos and horse shows. These horse competitions demand the use of this rope as well as the bosalito.  Traditional cowboys used the git...

Just what are bucking rolls and what is their purpose? Bucking rolls are two padded pouches that are added to the front of the saddle seat. Most bucking rolls are filled with wool, trimmed from bark-tanned sheepskin. Bucking rolls supplement the swells on a saddle and help a rider stay secure in the saddle. They are designed to be used with slick fork saddles, which have very little width to their swells. Modern day bucking rolls seem to have had their start in the late 19th century in the Northwest.  Early models were made of a tube-like construction that extended from...