| Owning a pair of cowboy spurs, boots and a hat | | | | depending on your own preference, but start with |
| is not enough to qualify you to actually be a | | | | the heel band snug against your boot and you can |
| cowboy and work the ranch! You need to know | | | | always loosen it after that. |
| how to put on and wear the spurs too. | | | | 2. Take the spur strap and fasten one end of it |
| There is really only one way of putting on a pair | | | | to one of the buttons found on each side of the |
| of Cowboy Spurs. You can't really get it wrong | | | | spur. The strap has a single hole at one end and a |
| unless you manage to get them upside down, but | | | | series of holes at the other. |
| even then they will still fit and work - you will just | | | | 3. Pass the strap or chain over the top of your |
| look a little silly. The spur is only made from 2 | | | | boot, over the bridge of your foot and fasten it |
| main pieces. The spur itself and the strap or chain | | | | tightly to the other side. Adjust the strap so that |
| used to fasten it to your boot. The U shaped | | | | it fits correctly. Not too tight and not too loose. |
| piece of the spur is called the heel band and the | | | | 4. If your spurs have a smaller width strap or |
| bit that sticks out is the shank or the neck. | | | | heel chain, pass it under the boot, putting it up |
| 1. Start by fitting the U shaped heel band to your | | | | against the heel and fasten it tightly on the other |
| boot. The rowel (the round star at the end) | | | | side. This will keep the spur from slipping. |
| should be pointing down if the neck is curved in | | | | 5. Ride out! |
| any direction. The fit can be tight or loose | | | | |