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. 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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