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Cowboy Spurs

The spurs that a cowboy fitted to his boots was a spiked rowel attached to a metal heel band. Some cowboys fixed metal pendants to their spurs to give a jingle-jangle sound as they moved. The spurs were used to prod the horse into quick action.

© John Simkin, September 1997 - June 2013

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