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<\/p>\nThe evolution of the cowboy boot dates back to the time of the America Civil War.\u00a0In fact, many boots from the 1860\u2019s are indistinguishable from those issued to the\u00a0military. These boots were plain and utilitarian with low heels and squared-off toes.\u00a0In early boots, it is impossible to determine the left foot boot from the right.<\/p>\n
As time went by the cowboy boot became more and more distinctive. Because of\u00a0their constant use on horseback, a reinforced arch and higher, under-sloped heel\u00a0evolved. This style of heel and the pointed toe not only made it easier to enter the\u00a0stirrup and keep the foot securely in place, but also prevented the cowboy from\u00a0getting hung up in the stirrup and possibly dragged after being thrown from a\u00a0bucking horse. Thin leather soles enabled a surer fit in the stirrup.<\/p>\n
Later, boots became more decorative with fancy stitching and long pulls known as\u00a0\u201cmule ears,\u201d Early mule ears were long, overhanging pieces of leather and are quite\u00a0rare. .Later, pulls were made of woven fabric and did not overhang the outside of the\u00a0boot.<\/p>\n
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The height of a man\u2019s boot was usually determined by the type of topography he rode,\u00a0but they were generally about 17\u201d tall. Higher boots provided more protection. After\u00a0the turn of the century, boots became more decorative with V-shaped tops, more\u00a0elaborate and sometimes multi-colored leather and fancy stitching, and various\u00a0heights. The side stitching on a boot is not purely decorative since it gives greater\u00a0stability to the uppers and prevents wrinkling at the ankles. Beginning in the\u00a01920\u2019s bookmakers made use of various colored leather pieces by stitching them\u00a0together to form designs which were often quite elaborate and beautiful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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