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Slide Ear and Browband Headstalls

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As you shop in a tack store, or are on-line browsing the many styles of headstalls available, have you ever wondered what the purpose of a slide ear headstall is?  Ever wondered why you would want to choose a slide ear headstall versus a browband style headstall? Is it all about fashion or is it all about function? Is it both? We will look at both types of headstalls. The first consideration is the type of bit you will be using with your headstall.  Each type of bit has a different action and different effect on the headstall.  When a...

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Handbags, Purses and Duffles, Oh My!

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              We humans have always had the need to carry items. Nomadic lifestyles required bundling items, coins required coin purses or satchels. There was even a time where women carried their belongings in pockets underneath their skirts.  However, as function and fashioned progressed, so did the handbag! Instead of solely being for purpose, bags started having style, and the personality of the person carrying the bag was able to make an appearance.     Today there are so many styles of bags, from small purses, to cross body bags, messenger bags, duffle bags, clutches and...

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Atwood Palm with Silver Ribbon

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We are so excited for our latest product, the Atwood palm hat with a gorgeous silver ribbon. This classy hat has a 4 1/2" brim, which is perfect for shading your face on sunny days, and is slightly turned up in the back. There is also an option for a stampede string, to keep this beauty on your head when things get a little...western.  Visit www.buckarooleather.com to order yours today!   

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Western Breast Collars

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The purpose of a breast collar is to prevent the saddle from sliding backwards on your horse’s back. Saddle fit is obviously very important, but it’s nice to have the security and peace of mind a breast collar provides, especially when climbing hills, packing, roping or branding. The style of breast collar you decide to use will be based upon the type of riding you do and personal preference. The wider the breast collar is, the more the pressure is dispersed across the chest. Here are a few styles of breast collars and a few types of riding they are...

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Ed Bohlin - Saddlemaker to the Old West Stars

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Eddie Bohlin ran away from home in Orebro, Sweden at age fifteen, hoping to find an apprenticeship as a silversmith. He was unable to find a position and instead worked his way to America on a four-masted schooner, arriving in New York in 1910. As he had been raised with horses, he headed for Montana, where he soon found his first job as a wrangler, rounding up more than nine hundred horses to be sold in Miles City, then the horse trading capital of the world.For several years Bohlin worked as a cowboy on long cattle drives, both on horseback...

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