Old West Spurs
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 มี.ค. 2018
- An overview of spurs in the Old West
Music: Walk Happy by Shane Ivers - www.silvermansound.com (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.)
Sneaky Snitch Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"I got spurs that jingle jangle jingle, as I go right merrily along."
Don't squat with them on or you won't be merry very long.
"Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you with for a nuclear winter"
Spurs with a large number of spokes that are blunted are actually far safer and humane to use. Most folks have no idea how to use them properly anyway. You don't poke the animal, you gently run the rowel along the flank of the horse.
Very true and I realized that I did say "poke" in the video. I meant "signal", and even though the teeth on them are still technically "poking", that was not my intention. Also, did you see those medieval ones with the spikes? Boy, I'd hate to have been that horse!
That 's true, but in reality scar of spurs are frequently in ceep horses because the horses are not properly trained, maintain or feed and their owners are not well trained to use proprely; the results are wasted horses and cocky rider.
Sorry for my English I'm a quite good rider but a bad student.
Yea its basically like a metal comb
I totally agree. And honestly I often get the behavior change I want just because the horse knows I'm wearing them. A lot of times I don't even have to engage them to get the horse's attention.
My grandpa taught me all I know about ranching, and I never saw him wear spurs once. He had a pair in the tackroom of the barn. He said that the only time he wore/used spurs were for a new horse or on a long drive. After working for a long time even a good horse can get "unreasonable", and it takes a spur to get their attention. (About 2 weeks if I remember what he said correctly, he died in 2008. Those were mostly in the 1910s and 20s) "You don't need spurs but very seldom" and "If you need spurs to ride a horse, either you don't know how or you need to sell the horse" are somethings I still remember him saying in the late 70s as I was working for him. I have never worn a spur riding... never have needed to.
If you don't want all the noise, some Cavalry units wore rounded rowel-less spurs. Solid metal and leather straps don't jingle...
I'm so sorry that your grandpa is gone. He sounds like a neat guy. I finally met mine in 1976', I rode my bike 100 miles to see my family for the first time at age 21. He told me of walking from Kentucky to Ohio and sleeping in the ditches along the way, it took him 3 days. You must have wonderful memorys. You might try writing them down so they will last forever. And remember... You have the memory, so he really isn't gone. And Queen Victoria was right, you do not have to stop missing them within a couple of years! GOD BLESS YOUR GRANDPAS MEMORY. ❤
My old riding instructor used to say if you need spurs, you don't know how to ride. Sounds like your grandpa was of the same mind.
In England the only spurs you can use have a blunt bar called Prussian pattern. The only use is on a well trained horse, they allow you to give an aid very precicly with a small movment. Also very bad etiquete to wear spurs if not riding. British Cavalary use a blunt rowel spur. You can find somne with the rowel replaced with a forign coin, against regulations.
Sometimes you Need Spurs like if your Riding a Stud or fresh broke horses after they are well Trained you can ride slick heeled without them
My grandpa told me the same thing about spurs and never let us use em as kids. He had a set in the tack room too and said he RARELY had to use em.
In the military , Cavalry Scouts have a tradition called “The order of the spur” silver spurs for completing a spur ride and gold spurs for combat
So I've read. Cool.
I am glad to see this being known! I was Entered into The Order May 1 2011, OEF by 2D US Cavalry
Awesome video I enjoyed it very much and thanks for posting about The Order
Howdy, Santee, I think you've earned your SPURS on TH-cam. Congratulations and keep it up.
Hahaha!!! Thanks, pardner,
Love the sound of jinglebobs. Didn't know they were for the top hands. When I cowboyed I were spurs a lot. But before you use them make sure you know what your doing had a friend "poke" his paint and ended up sitting in the middle of a gravel road it was hiliarious... Love the channel keep them coming.
I purchased a set of Cowboy Church spurs to put on my oldest set of boots. Really look so good on my book shelf, as a retired trucker I just wear boots with naked heels.
Awww, that's ok. I rarely wear spurs.
There he is ladies and gentlemen, the Scourge of Tucson, watering flowers
Even a scourge such as I has a soft spot. LOL!
It's either water the flowers, or face the wrath of his wife. Frankly, I'd rather just water the plants.
They can also be used like in Hidalgo.
Vigo gave Omar's Lieutenant who was a liar a "Mexican Tatoo" by putting his spur on his neck and making The Mark of the Liar that lasted forever. Great Movie taken from a true story of Frank Hopkins 1/2 American Indian (Sioux) and 1/2 white a Calvary man that fell in love with The Chief's daughter. At the end of the movie they tell about Frank Hopkins a long distance horse rider.
Great Video too Santee. As always I learned something new/old.
Hidalgo is a great movie. Thanks for reminding me of that scene, and have a good weekend!
Must get some jingle-bobs for mine.
Keep up the good work guys.
You may have to replace the pin in the rowel so they can be attached.
I have a blacksmith in our village. Toying with the idea of asking him to make me a pair of my own design.
You really spurred me on to watch this. Looks like you didn’t make this in the spur of the moment. Ok ok. Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it! LOL!
Home run! Loved this! i learned what actually makes that noise when you see the cowboys in movies walk.
Have a wonderful weekend see you next saturday
Glad you learned something. Have a good weekend!
In'erestin'... I recently rode with a workin' wrangler who still wore spurs, with small rowels with blunt ends. I was a little surprised by that. His stuff, his horse, his choice...
Thanks For Sharing This Interesting Vdo 🌷💝🍁💜
Have A Memorable Weekend 😊Thankyou.
I appreciate that.
Dirty Dan is trouble! LOL!!
Another great video!
Thank you!
The part where you fell was hilarious! Sometimes you gotta take one for the team lol
I love the jingle sound of spurs.
Thanks for sharing!
I never ride my moped without my spurs
HA!
Were a spire (large mex rowel w/jingle bob) on my right boot (bum leg) so I know it’s still working (🤪). Always get people letting me know I’m missing a spire, tell them “only need one, only got one bad leg”. As always great vid, always informative. 👍🏼🤠
Thanks, man!
Never used spurs but I can easily see the usefulness! Great video!
Thank you!
I started watching this on the spur of the moment... and I'm glad I did. Another interesting video! Like Santee, I was getting all choked up.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks , Santee ! You earned your spurs by making this video . What do horsemen call it when they whip a steed's flanks with a length of leather or rawhide ? Isn't the thing called a quirt , and quitring is the action of using it ? Also , what about whips ? Buggy whips , cattle whips , whips used as weapons and punishment devices ? My background is naval , and old times sailors used whips as devices of punishment , the most infamous was the Cat 'O Nine Tails . The saying "There isnt enough room to swing a cat " comes from the fact that a whip can't be weilded in a small room . In another train of thought , a rider wearing spurs can walk up a flight of stairs normally , but must walk down stairs sideways like a crab . Failure to do so would cause a sudden and possibly injurious fall .
Thank you, and I can do a video on different types of whips and their uses. Sounds like a plan!
Forget the injurious fall. The rowels would leave gouges in the wooden stars that would be smaller than the gouge my wife would leave in my head with her axe...
I've read the whips were mostly for the loud cracks they made. The word "crackers" came from name for cowboys in Florida Panhandle who used used whips a lot for the noise or so some say.
@@TerryKeever I'm from Spartanburg County , South Carolina and live near Cowpens . There was a significant Revolutionary War battle at Cowpens where Colonial forces defeated the British forces and Banaster Tarleton's Dragoons . The Tennessee Mountain Boys travelled over the mountains to fight at Cowpens . I've heard of people from Georgia called Georgia crackers and black Southeners calling white people crackers . Florida has more cattle ranches than most people realize , and many of the cowboys are Native American . Cheers Terry .
Awesome Spur of the moment decision to watch another Ghostriders video. Great channel Santee
Thanks! Good play on words, there, too.
Damn! I was just about to write that comment, scrolled down to see if it was there and... I was going to say that. Really. Now Ah am truly upset, annoyed, an' all roweled up, pardner... ;P
I can say, having used them for years, they don't have to cause pain. I've had a few horses over the years that needed them for, often times, safety sake. They were easily distracted and could get stubborn about their curiosity in dangerous situations. The jingle of the rowel was enough to keep their mind on the job. I've also used them as a training tool for barrel racing and team penning to help the horse know when we were out for work or pleasure. I can think of only 1 I ever had in the dozens I've had that needed them on a trail. Good horse but she never could walk a line for trying. Lol tracking her through brush was like following a drunk. Good horse, very short attention span. Lol never liked her feet getting messed with, took a stern, almost homicidal dislike to feet trimming.
You shake your heel to get the jingle bobs to well jingle. That way you can signal what you want the horse to do without touching spur to horse. With a good horse you only ever need to use the spurs once. After that just jingle and be on your way.
I watched this video in the spur of the moment
lol
Thanks Santee, great info.
Appreciate you watching, Bob!
Thank you for another great video Santee. I never make my morning coffee without my spectacles and spurs on :)
Happy St. Patric's Day!
Thank you!
always learn and enjoy
Great Russ! I'm glad.
Although I don't much care for how the spur was and to a certain extent used. I have always admired the many different spur designs and sometimes ornate tool work.
Same here!
Great video big thumbs up
Thank you!
Really enjoy the channel. Here’s a tip. Take your spurs off if you are the guy rasslin’ and hold in’ the calf down. “Don’t squat with yer spurs on” is a real thing.
Will do! LOL!
wow awesome channel and all well explained love this channel.
Thank you!
Dude, another great and educational vid! Thanl you
Showing some support!! Tfs!!! Blessing's from Philly!!!🙏🌹💙
Thank you very much!
Very good and informative video Santee. Always a BIG thumbs up :-)
They were also use in dress boots that the military wore and did help as a gaiter.
OK!
Did anybody else notice the cat trotting past was wearing horse shoes? How did they shoes on a cat back in the old West? Would they be called Furriers instead of Farriers?
HAHAHA! Yeah, those cats are skittish, but they do wear horseshoes. Good catch!
@@ArizonaGhostriders Um... catching cats is never easy. Don't you know about getting a big problem under control as being "harder than herdin' cats"? Talk about skittish. Speaking of which, that cat was sort of interested in that skit you and Desert Dan were doing, but not that much. He was kinda skittish. [/ducking, running, and laughing like loon]
@@RBEmerson :-)
@@ArizonaGhostriders I aim to please. But, as you may have noticed, it doesn't always go so well. Kinda like when I was caught eyeing, with obvious intent, the family goldfish bowl. "Richard! Are you spittin' in the goldfish bowl?" "No, Ma, but I'm gettin' closer."
Only the best wranglers were allowed to herd cats. Just say'in...
=^..^=
Great content very informative and entertaining.
Thank you very much!
He keeps slappin you while drinking coffee, pretty cool channel sir. Good information of our history. My Grand parents had a lot of these memorabilia.
Gotta get to cookin, check back later when I got some time.
Thank you so much!!!
Nice stuff guys
I appreciate you watching and commenting, Amber!
Greetings from Ireland. Very interesting as always. Happy St Patricks day.
Hey you too, Bernard! Enjoy the day.
Another great Santee vid! learned a lil too :)
Thanks, RH!
Up here they generally wear a smaller rowel. They were used to just rake the horse without harming it. Spanish rowels were big and often very pointed. A quick jab with the spurs could injure the horse. I’ve heard more than one man get mad at a man who used his spur to jab into the animal. I’ve even offered to pull a couple of men off their horse for that reason. Good thing I got my point across cause one a them guys was bigger than me and I’d a probably got beat good.
Well, they should have known better! Glad you didn't get walloped, though.
Thank you! Helped me pick an affordable option!
Glad I could help!
Spurs are not harmful. It only pokes the horse. It does not stab them.
Right. That's correct. As long as they are used correctly.
Hey Arizona Ghost riders! I’m very happy that you commented on my comment! If you guys have the time, can you do a Wyatt Earp video? Explaining his story?
Informative video.. Thanks.. Bob☘️
You're welcome!
LOved it and l am looking forward to seeing your videos amazing work and really interesting as well. Thanks l often wondered who decided to make these have been riding horses since l dont remember and l would never use them of course but they sure look good on a boot. LOL
LOL! Thanks for commenting and watching.
i wish you a tv show. this channel is my favorite 😄
Wow, thank you!
great content. I love the wild west
Thank you and welcome!
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That was very interesting, good video
Glad you think so!
Just bought my first pair of spurs. Simple but nice. Now I need to find some jingle bobs, spur chains. They are Slip on spurs so they are falling off my boots
THey've been helpful on mine.
Nice videos! Keep it up.
Thank you!
Wow that's really interesting! It's funny, I've seen spurs in action in movies and such, but I've never even seen one up close. I didn't expect the rounded spike "wheels" (rowels). I just imagined one big spike on the end of each heel hahah. Really cool!
So glad you enjoyed it and got something from it!
The Scalicis in medieval times in Europe they did actually have spurs that were just a spike. Very long generally as they were designed for use with armour which greatly reduces the ability to move their legs
@@FutureJouster They were called "prick" spurs
Wow I never know this at all..I use to use them as a shepherd in my younger teen years as we could only use horses due to our steep rough terrain
Very interesting thank you
Very welcome
If you are wearing spurs, walk down stairs with you foot turned sideways. Oterwise a fast descent is likley. The purpose of a spur is that you can move your leg les sand give a precise aid, rathe than just kicking hell out of the poor animal, they should also have unequal bars, the shortest to the inside of the boot.
Good tips for less "trips"
Great video.
Just subscribed
Thank You!
deserved a like.
Thanks!
I got Spurs that jingle jangle jingle~
Terrific! Mine lost the jingle. Now they only jangle.
like the spiked ones at time line 1:14.
I think those may be medieval.
@@ArizonaGhostriders Yeah, they are. That kind of pointed, rowelles spurs were called "Acicates" in Spanish - which translates directly to "motivators" or "incentives". Yeah, Medieval guys, you were born literally a millenium before political correctness was invented ;-)
Rebel Cowboy Elvis! Best internet name ever!
Great video
Thanks!
I've got spurs that jingle, jangle, jingle (jingle jangle)
Still debating buying some I don't have a horse but I like the noise they make in westerns
I don't have a horse either...but like you, I like the sound they make.
More Wild West Infotainment from Arizona Ghostriders! Yeehaw! 🤠
Thanks Jed!
This one was kicking!
Thank you thank you very much
HAHA! You are welcome, and you ain't nothing but a hound dog.
Well am caught in the Trap and I can't get out and and a cool video would be on dressing the part the Lawman or as they called it in the old western tv shows the John Law
My first "dressing the part" episode covered part of that. But we will do an in-depth one in the future.
my spurs have "worn out" four pair of boots. Get new boots, put the spurs that I made as a shop project last century on 'um , wear boots 'till they are wore out ,repeat, repeat.
Cool video, interesting for us greenhorns from the east.
Funny educational video!
Thank you!
Glad you did that video on *old west coffee,* so I knew what you fellas were drink'in... I was a might confused, at first...
😆
We drink coffee...yeah!
Hey Santee does Arbuckle's still make coffee can't find it around here
good morning guys! thanks so much for another great vid! ... and I really admire your "pluck" this morning Cheese.. I was sure you would skip the post after that beatdown your Wildcats took this week.... I mean Buffalo??? am I right ladies??? ha ha ha :-)
Wow, Joe! I don't follow the U of A sports, but your razzing did not go unnoticed!! HA!
Got myself a pair of Mexican fancy pants spurs . I tried to drive in them once , not a good idea and didn’t end well 😂
HA!
Can you do a video on how they bathed in the old west and what they used for soap and shampoo?
I've done one on hygiene, but will do one in the future on soap
You spurred my interest.😁
I always thought the spurs were the pointy part that gets the horse going
Thats actually what the Rowel does
Yep!
I only ever wore a spur on my left boot to help prevent injuries to the horse's back when mounting. Also, I figure if I get one side of the horse moving, the other side will just tag along...
Yeah!
I had some toy spurs to go with my toy gun and holster when I was about 6 or 7 years old. Always wanted to be a cowboy.
Cool!
I'm from the UK and thought spurs were only used when doing a round-up or such like, not worn all the time. Be glad for some feedback.
You only wear them "all of the time" if you are truly on your horse the whole day, or working livestock the whole day, and only if your horse requires them. Most don't. Otherwise, they kind of get in the way. They truly are a tool to the true cowboy, and an accessory to the person that plays dress up.
All I know is that they sound cool when you walk
Yes
A Tucson man too? Were do you do your filming. Old Tucson, trail dust town?
Great Video Santee... which tack store were you referring to for parts for Spurs... I have some that need Jingle Bobs... thanks...
Well, I thought for sure "OK Feed" on Ft. Lowell would have them, but I was wrong. So now I'm on the hunt.
There are plenty of places online.
@@ArizonaGhostriders I even know someone who even got his spurs on Amazon! Complete with jingle bobs. (OK, the spurs were a birthday present from demented friends) But if all you want is jingle bobs, look up "Partrade Jingle Bobs Set". I've got no skin in this listing, just posting what a quick look on Amazon turned up.
@@RBEmerson Oh yeah? That's pretty cool!
Santee was the martini Henry lever action breach loading rifle in the old west
Yes, it was introduced in 1871
@@ArizonaGhostriders could you do a video on it santee
spurs dont hurt the horse unless they are sharp i use spurs quite a lot when riding
Santee I have a pair of old spurs the Rowells are medium sized and shaped almost like a whistle with three dull points. A slight down turn and jingle bobs. They are plain but with 2 notches on the top about 3/32nds of an inch wide and 1/4 of an inch deep. Any idea of how old they might be? The chains are thin rawhide wrapped fence wire. I got them at a yard sale in South Carolina.
Boy...I don't. Try this source and see if it does anything for you: tcowboyarts.org/spur-indentification/
@@ArizonaGhostriders well I checked didn't see anything really similar in his photos or descriptions. I did find some items that told me that they are old and blacksmith made cleanly filed blacksmith forged weld and almost removed file and hot chisel marks. I bought them only to use at SASS matches. I think I will leave them on the wall next to my sharp curve bit
Don’t you know the real reason spurs were made? It was so the barkeeps could roll the drunk cowboys out when they passed out from drinking that rotgut whiskey. The jinglebobs just gave the barkeep a nice little tune to listen to while he was rolling the drunk out. Leastway that’s what I always told easterners.
Hmmm, that works too.
As you notice, the buckle is on the inside of the foot not out like in western movies, lucky im not a stitch counter. As to spurs actual, I never use them or other horse cruel stuff like a quirt. I also favor a hackermore..I dont use bits.
I've seen 'em worn both ways by cowboys.
Another great episode! Are those "spur"ious spurs? If so, I "spur"n them!
LOL! Thanks.
FUN FACT ....@3:13 is how Pat Garrett cought Billy the Kid ...
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I watched a comedy video the other night and not once did he mention Spurs, he told a lot of good jokes though!
Remember what is was called?
For some reason I'm getting the urge to buy boots and spurs. Even though I don't ride horses and I'm not a cowboy.
Honestly, boots are great. Spurs are a bit of an effort.
Do one on making knives in the old west
Saw some I wanted.
Cool!
So the jingling sound of the spurs in the movies was only when they had the jinglebobs? Not just the spurs? My life has been a lie😔😔
HA! No, normal spurs will give you a dull metallic ring, but the jingle bobs are the musical ones.
@@ArizonaGhostriders Got fooled by Hollywood once again...smh
The photo at 1:05 is mine!!! I took that photo of my buddy's boot while in the Lemhi Mountains of Idaho.
I don't mind that you used it, but some stock photo website stole it off of a United States Forest Service website, so I like to try to keep track of where people are finding it. Where did you find it?
Well that is one heckuva photo. I honestly can't remember where I got it, but I will put a link in the decritption field to your channel! Thanks for the use.
@@ArizonaGhostriders not necessary, but thank you for the consideration. 😁
@@TheAdventureCowboy I did it. You should be credited. I do my best to make sure I don't use copyrighted photos, and if so to get permission.
@@TheAdventureCowboy I thought that background looked familiar. I live in Shelley which is located outside of Idaho Falls.
What about the spur ridge on the boots?I can't find a spur ridge/ledge searching old west pictures...Maybe it's something "new"? And if it didn't exist back then,how those guys kept their spurs not to slip off their heels?By using the spur chains?I'm an Old West enthusiast 😊from the 'non-firing replica'Greece-Europe,so please be kind even my question sounds silly! I praise the Lord for your Channel all those years-Keep doing the right thing 🤠
Looks like those ridges were maybe not as pronounced back in the day. I've seen some boots from the era where they are a little more than flush with the boot.
Good, tight spur straps and heel chains go a long way!
@@ArizonaGhostriders they are a liitle more than flush with the boot? I don't get it!😁
Do a tour on your old west town
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Thanks
There are a number of people who make/sell reproductions of the Garcia spurs from Elko. In fact, I do have a set. I wish someone would make reproductions of the original Visalia spurs from San Francisco.
I bet a blacksmith could make a pair for you.