Leather
Strap
Goods
Strap
goods are what we call all the long thin leather
stuff used as tack. Leather reins, headstalls and
bridles, breast collars, and other items fall into
this category. The Strapgoods
page is large, with a lot of
images. If you are on dial up Internet, you can
click here for this page to be split into Bridles &
Headstalls, Reins,
Curb Straps, and Breast
Collars. Also, at the
bottom of this page are links to training type strap
goods, (nosebands, tie straps & more), and the collections. Weaver is about as full a
line of horse equipment as is available.
Cultured
Cowboy will be glad to make these just a little more
"you". If you need an extra scissor snap, or hole
punched, or a thong tied center of a one-piece-rein,
we can have all that done for you. Yes, we oil too!
(No we don't just dip it and hope for the best. We
hand rub like yer s'possed to do.) Split reins only come in pairs, and are hand
matched. (The one your horse didn't step on makes a
dandy spare.) Single roping / barrel reins can be sold one each. Ok,
the last question was, "Will we substitute
Stainless or Brass for the nickel?" Yes, we
keep a bunch of hardware in stock and will do it for
the additional costs of the hardware and $1.00 for
time.
Weaver
Leather has a lot of selection. Here, we are posting some
of their better sellers. Check out the
variety of collections at the bottom of the page for
more, sometimes fancier, heavier/lighter, different
horse tack. Each collection has its own breast
collars too. If there is any Weaver
Leather Product you need, and have a number or
description, Cultured Cowboy will be happy to get it
for you. Thanks & God Bless, CC
We
are often asked, "How often do I need to clean,
or oil, my tack?" My mind's first response is
always, "As often as it needs it."
Seriously, there are people who just don't know. I
have been with horse lovers that probably have not
conditioned their horse equipment since they brought
it home the first time. Leather is skin that has
been treated to make it useful. Like the skin on
your body, it needs to be cleaned and moisturized by
natural oils. As long as your skin is attached, your
body's moisture will keep it supple. When you get a
blister, and it begins to peel, you notice it gets
hard and easily falls apart. The skin has cut itself
off from the moisture and it's soon gone. Leather is
the same way.
I got
in the habit of wiping down my tack every time I
finished for the day, before I went to eat supper.
Working with it daily, you can see the subtle
changes. Sweat, salt, rain, dry weather, all can
crack it. I keep a rag in a jar that is laden with
Lexol. I clean off all mud and grime by water hose,
then wipe dry with an old towel and then apply
another light coat of oil. Every now and again, it
might need a deep cleaning. But by doing it all
along, I get much better results by good treatment
often.
If
you have students, friends who always want to ride,
or "hangers-around", a great way to
introduce them to tools of the trade is to have them
condition the tack. Just like grooming the horses,
they gain confidence through familiarity. You get
stuff done!
...However, if you choose not to take care of your
stuff, we always have more to sell, & really
need the money! God Bless, CC
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What
is Weaver Top Hand Tack?
- Weaver leather tack undergoes a special
burnishing process. Burnishing polishes the
leather for a smooth, rich look. It seals the
leather for weather resistance, and gives each
product an excellent feel that cannot be
accomplished any other way.
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Breastcollars
- Here is a good selection of horse breast
collars. Contoured to better
fit your horse. Very adjustable on each tug
strap and center girth tie down strap. If you
are looking for even different horse
breaststraps, see
more breast collars with each Weaver
Collection in the links below, at the bottom
of this page. And, on the pages with many of
our horse saddles, are matching breast
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Why bother with a breast collar for
your horse? ...One of the worst
experiences I had while riding was a
time when I took a horse out to the
arena for training. (Granted, I was
working on building its endurance.)
The horse was not a bad horse, just
young enough to have some normal
spunk. After riding a fine time,
something spooked the steed. A jerk
sideways and the saddle slid to the
other side. I was under the belly of
the horse, holding on, trying to
decide if it might slow down, should I
drop and get trampled, should I stay
where I was and keep getting kicked by
all 4 hooves every galloping gather,
or just wait until I was knocked out
and had no more choice in the
matter. This could have been
avoided with a breast collar to hold
the saddle to a point it could not
slide but so far sideways. With 3
straps around the neck and legs, I
could have easily stopped the horse,
and retightened the cinch. A cinch
will loosen just by loss of water
during a ride!
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Below
are some of the best basic styles of
breast collars crafted by Weaver
Leather. Sturdy. Well built. Handsome.
Not too fancy. And, your family can
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Item
#WEA 40-0850 Black Vegetable Tan
Double and Stitched 100%
natural vegetable tanned hot stuffed
leather breast collar. A simple
contoured design that works. Width
tapers from 1 3/4" to 1 1/4".
Clean edges. Nickel plated hardware.
Black color.
CC Price: $59.99
Compare at:
$74.00
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#WEA 40-0911 Harness & Latigo
Double and Stitched Hermann
Oak Harness leather with soft burgundy
latigo leather accents. Contoured and
functional. Width tapers from 1
3/4" to 1 1/4". Clean edges.
Solid Brass hardware. Russet
color.
CC Price: $82.99
Compare at:
$102.00
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#WEA 40-0902 Latigo Double
and Stitched soft Latigo leather.
Contoured and functional. Width tapers
from 1 3/4" to 1 1/4". Clean
edges. Nickel plated hardware.
Burgundy
color.
CC Price: $65.99
Compare at:
$88.00
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#WEA 40-0924 Skirting Double
and Stitched weather resistant
skirting leather with leather lining.
Contoured and functional. Width tapers
from 1 3/4" to 1 1/4". Clean
edges. Nickel plated hardware. Dark
Brown color.
CC Price: $55.99
Compare at:
$74.00
REPLACEMENT
TUG STRAPS: tug straps are the
straps that connect the breast collar
to your saddle.
Just
call us and together we can figure the
best matches for your breastcollar.
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Item
#WEA 40-0909 Roper Breast
Collar with neck strap. Double and Stitched Hermann
Oak Harness leather with soft burgundy
latigo leather backing. Contoured and
functional. Width tapers from 3 1/2" to
2". Clean edges. Center tie down
Dee. Nickel plated hardware. Darker
russet
color.
CC Price: $112.99
Compare at: $150.00
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#WEA 40-0923 Heavy Duty
Steer Roper Breast Collar
with double tug straps. Double and Stitched Hermann
Oak Harness leather with soft burgundy
latigo leather backing. Contoured and
functional. Width tapers from 4" to
3". Clean edges. Center tie down
Dee. Stainless Steel and Nickel over
Brass hardware. Russet
color.
CC Price: $121.99
Compare at: $153.00
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#WEA 40-0920 Roper Breast
Collar 3 way Breast Collar. Double and Stitched Hermann
Oak Harness leather with soft burgundy
latigo leather accents. Contoured and
functional. Center ring backer. Width tapers from
2 3/4" to 2". Clean edges.
Center tie down Dee. Nickel plated
hardware with solid brass bottom snap.
Russet
color. Adjustable to fit most all
horses.
CC Price: $112.99
Compare at: $120.00
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#WEA 40-0840 ProRoper Breast
Collar 3 way Breast Collar. Double and Stitched Hermann
Oak Harness leather with soft burgundy
latigo leather accents. Contoured and
functional. Center ring backer. Width tapers from
2 3/4" to 2". Clean edges.
Center tie down Dee. Nickel plated
hardware with solid brass bottom snap.
Russet
color. Adjustable to fit most all
horses. Double tug straps.
CC Price: $116.99
Compare at:
$144.00
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#WEA 40-0899 Puller Breast
Collar with high (swell) straps, and
BC dee straps too. Double and Stitched Hermann
Oak Harness leather. Contoured and
functional. Width tapers from 2" to
1". Clean edges. Center tie down
Dee. Stainless Steel hardware. Russet
color.
CC Price: $112.99
Compare at:
$140.00
Replacement
upper tugs:
WEA
40-0938
3/4" x 39" SS
CC Price:
$16.99 Each
Compare at: $21.00 each
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