| No one person invented cowboy boots | | | | needed special boots during the long rides herding |
| No one really knows the true history of how the | | | | the animals. They needed boots that were square |
| cowboy boots was invented. There really wasn't | | | | and pointy so they can easily place them into the |
| one boot shoemaker that can claim credit for | | | | stirrups. Boots needed to cover their legs below |
| inventing the cowboy boot. The boots was born | | | | the knees to protect from snakes and getting |
| as a necessity. | | | | kicked by the animals. The sole had to be thick |
| Typical boots out grown their use in the West | | | | enough to protect the feet from the rocky |
| There was a huge push for westward expansion | | | | terrains. Heels had to be higher so you can |
| after the Civil War. Many young Americans saw | | | | comfortably place them in the stirrups without |
| growth and opportunity to move out west. There | | | | them slipping out. |
| were opportunities such as farming, gold mining, | | | | Modern Day Cowboys |
| or some folks just wanted to get out the city to | | | | As you can see the cowboy boots came to be |
| look for a new life. Population shifts to the west | | | | for a reason. Nowadays there isn't a demand for |
| meant that their would be huge need for | | | | cowboys. Most of the cowboys are limited to |
| necessary supplies. People on the west needed | | | | professional rodeo members or just horse riding |
| clothes, food, and other goods which was easily | | | | hobbyist. The cowboy boot has evolved more |
| available on the east. One such huge demand was | | | | into a fashion statement. Many cowboy boot |
| a need for animals such as horses and cows. | | | | wearers want to outwardly show that they are |
| Herding these animals to their destinations required | | | | fashionable to this day. Modern cowboy boots |
| a unique individual. Thus the birth of cowboys | | | | come in several different colors and styles. |
| came to be. | | | | Intricate stitching and design differentiate all the |
| Shoemakers answered the Cowboy's needs | | | | different cowboy boot makers today. |
| These cowboys quickly found out that they | | | | |