Yes, I am aware of that but also aware that "Roper boots" were designed sometime in the 1950's to suit the needs of rodeo ropers. So while perhaps not worn out on the range that much there were very popular with those "cowboys' involved in the rodeo circuit. So perhaps a minor subset of the larger cowboy boot genre?
I think just like Lucchese, ropers originated in the Valley for people with wide feet & flat arches.
I guess it then depends on how one defines cowboy. As ropers were developed for the rodeo ropers back in the 1950's they are at least tangentially related to the 'cowboy' genre unless one considers the rodeo to be outside the confines of cowboydom.
Never seen a working cowboy wear ropers back in the day. It was the working cowboy’s who founded the rodeo in their spare time for recreation. Ask Yamahana, he was a rodeo competitor.
I need a hat rack like that. Is that something you configured?
It is. Repurposed wire rack bathroom shelf. I used bolts, washers and nuts to hold tennis balls to the side of the shelves.
Yes, and apparently in the beginning ropers wore running shoes. The ropers requested a boot with a lower heel so they could wear an actual boot instead of performing in tennis shoes......and thus the roper was born in the late 40's/early 50's. Now you can make the argument that rodeo ropers are not real cowboys thus ropers are not cowboy boots.
“Man card not required.”
Some around here have been around since before rock became dirt....so yes.
Oh man, this one made me laugh out loud, my dogs thought I was nuts.
So does Willie.
A good friend of mine with Scottish ancestry who lives in Texas came to my wedding in a kilt and cowboy boots. Now that's fashion-busting!
That man’s photograph should be in the dictionary under “self-assurance”.
