Collectible Old Western Miniature Cowboy SADDLE 3481a-CL
Collectible Old Western Miniature Cowboy Saddle.
This Collectible Old Western Miniature Cowboy Saddle would make for great gift. This saddle would go great on a doll, or on a book shelf next to some other old books and collectibles. Hang it from you mirror. Hey you could even saddle up a bottle of ketchup if you wanted to. There are endless possibilities with a saddle like this. This saddle was made from genuine leather complete with engravings, and it has a colorful southwestern style blanket attached for the perfect look. This miniature saddle is 4" long and 3" wide. You'll be getting one from the group of collectible saddles.
The cowboy was born in 1866 with the first herd of Texas longhorns trailed across hundreds of miles of wild and dangerous country, filled with predators and hostile Indians, to the wide open town of Abilene.... created by the Kansas Pacific Railroad as the western frontier railhead for shipping cattle East. From that time on the big Texas cattle drives fed the market for a beef-hungry America. Six hundred thousand cattle came up the Texas trail in 1871 in herds of about 2,000 each led by a wild and reckless and tough bunch of young men with great courage and fortitude. Huge numbers of longhorn cattle had multiplied in Texas after the Civil War, the result of few predators, few fences and plenty of grass and water. They ran wild while Texas men went off to fight for the Confederacy. Cow-gathering was a challenge but getting a herd all the way to the Kansas railroad paid big. Early cowboys had very little grub (mostly corn meal and salted bacon,) used homemade saddles and chaps, no tents or tarps, braided their own rope from horsehair, and bragged they could go any place a cow could, and stand anything a horse could. Lay on your saddle blanket and cover with a coat was the Texas trail bed. The twelve-inch-barrel Colt was necessary equipment. Strong, lightweight and wiry men who were persevering and loyal defined a new American spirit of freedom and independence. Mothers shared great pride in seeing their sons grow up to be cowboys.
Top 10 rodeo superstitions
1: A saddle bronc rider always puts the right foot in the stirrup first.
2: Never kick a paper cup thrown down at a rodeo.
3: Cowgirls often wear different colored socks on each foot, for luck.
4: Don't compete with change in your pocket because that's all you might win.
5: Never put your hat on a bed -- you may be seriously injured or killed.
6: Eating a hotdog before the competition brings good luck.
7: Never read your horoscope on competition day.
8: Never eat peanuts or popcorn in the arena.
9: Always shave before the competition.
10: Never wear yellow in the arena -- it will bring bad luck. |