Californio Vaquero Hackamore Very Poplular Today

The “old west” style of Hackamores are very popular today!!

The traditional Hackamore used by the Californio Vaquero long ago had a beautiful braided rawhide Bosal and adorned with rawhide buttons. The Mecate rein was made from the long hair of the horse’s tail and was hand braided.....truly a work of art.

The influence of the Vaquero style is seen in our Hackamores today. They have a traditional braided rawhide Bosal and the Mecate reins are made with mane horse hair or mohair and are beautifully hand braided.

Today’s Hackamores not only have the Vaquero style, they have their timeless quality. The Vaquero used the braided rawhide Bosal and horse hair Mecate reins because the durability and quality was long lasting. The horse hair is strong but lightweight, better for training and working the horse then and now.

It is exciting to see the influence of the Californio Vaquero still around today.

A Black Beauty Concha Hackamore 

Complete Hackamore Set includes an all natural color beautifully   hand braided 12 plait 5/8" Vaquero style, All rawhide core (no cable core) natural rawhide bosal, natural with beautiful black accents

Price $259

Bosalitos Vaquero style

These are Braided in the old Vaquero tradition with a forelock tie, 

some of the finest braiding we have ever seen.

Price $249

Mane Hair Mecate

Beautiful Quality hand braided feel and communication. These mecates are the best we have found braided in the old California Vaquero Style.

Price $119

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Great read on the History of Spurs! Bit & Bridle magazine will be doing a full article. Spurs are not just a tool, but a form of art.

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Git-Down-Rope- the Rage of the Sage

In keeping with the traditional Vaquero style- the Get-Down-Rope is becoming popular with both the casual riders, following the vaquero style, and the old west working cowboy.

The traditional cowboys used the “git” down rope to keep there horse standing still while they “git” down to shut the gate, pick up something or have some “doughgods” ( old west cowboy word for biscuits) by the campfire.

Today the, get-down-rope is used in the same way, especially in training young horses to stand still.

The Git-Down-Rope is used along with your Bosal and hackamore set up. The Bosal is favored by Western Horsemen, especially those following the Traditional Vaquero Style.

The Git-Down-Rope is used in place of a halter and is easy to use.

Watch the step by step video to learn the proper way to attach the old west “git” down rope and the proper comfortable fit for the horse.

Get Down Rope -

18' long with leather popper. 1/4" Nylon Marine yacht braid with Beautiful Natural Rawhide Button with Hair Tassel. Or 1/2" Cotton with natural rawhide button and cotton tassel (small picture). To be used in place of a halter and lead rope with a pencil bosal and hanger under a bridle for leading. When you “get down” off your horse you have a lead

Git Down Rope w/Bosal and Hanger-

Git Down Rope and 3/8" Pencil Bosal w/ 1/2" harness leather Hanger headstall (complete set as pictured)- Get Down Rope is 18' long with leather popper. 1/4" Nylon Marine yacht braid with Beautiful Natural Rawhide Button with Hair Tassel. Or 1/2" Cotton with natural rawhide button and cotton tassel. To be used in place of a halter and lead rope with a pencil bosal and hanger under a bridle for leading. When you “git down” off your horse you have a lead. Pencil Bosal is 3/8" and 14 Plait Beautiful all natural rawhide braid with a rawhide core.

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The Women of the 1800's-Life on the Frontier

Women in the 1800’s took part in all facets of Frontier Life. The hardship of frontier life required that all members of the family take part to make ends meet. So, 1800 women mounted their horses to hunt with their husbands and also camp out for days. Some women even became cattlewomen. One such cattlewomen was Elizabeth E. Johnson.

*Elizabeth E. Johnson was born in Missouri in 1843. She moved to Hays County, Texas soon after her father had established the Johnson Institute there in 1852. Lizzie began teaching at the school when she was sixteen. Later she left to teach in schools at Manor, Lockhart, and Austin. Quietly she saved her money and added to her income by writing stories for Frank Leslie’s Magazine. As she accumulated money, she invested it. At one point she purchased $2,500 worth of stock in the Evans, Snider, Bewell Cattle Co. of Chicago. She earned 100 percent dividends for three years straight and then sold her stock for $20,000. On June 1, 1871, she invested the money in cattle and registered her own brand (CY) in the Travis County brand book along with her mark.

Lizzie Johnson’s wealth continued to grow. So did her responsibilities. In the summer of 1879, at the age of thirty-six, she married Hezkiah G Williams, a preacher and widower with several children. She continued to teach school in Austin, write magazine articles, and invest in cattle. She maintained control over her wealth, having had her husband sign a paper agreeing that all of her property remained hers. On his own, Hezkiah entered the cattle business in 1881, but he was a poor businessman who also liked to drink, and Lizzie had to keep pulling him out of financial trouble. At least twice Lizzie and Hezkiah traveled up the Chisholm Trail to Kansas. They rode behind the herd in a buggy drawn by a team of horses. This was about 1879, and Lizzie was the first woman to drive her own herd up the trail. For several years she and her husband, after coming up the trail, spent the fall and winter months in St. Louis, where Lizzie made extra money by keeping books for other cattlemen. When she died in 1924, at the age of 81 (her husband had died on 1914), Lizzie Johnson’s estate totaled more than $200,000, including large holdings in Austin real estate.

(*An excerpt from Emily Jones Shelton, “Lizzie E Johnson: A Cattle Queen of Texas” Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Vol L (1947) pp 349-366)

The old west is filled with stories like this of men and women and their adventures on the trail. They worked hard for a living and expected their horse tack to work just as hard and last.

The styles of the old west tack and durability can be found at Buckaroo Leather. Buckaroo Leather carries old cowboy tack like, the Old West Bridle, Old Cowboy Style Headstall, Old West Martingale Breast Collar, and the Old Time Breast Collar/Choker.

The styles of the old time horse tack are not only appealing to the “old time cowboy” but like the horse tack of the 1800, the durability and quality is essential to the cowboy and the horse.

Check back for more stories from the 1800’s on women, cowboys, horse tack and saddles.

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Old West Cowboy Tack- Rage of the Sage....

Love The Old Styles in Tack coming back in fashion...

The old west headstalls have tear drop cheeks, scallops

and lots of beautiful silver conchas & buckles....

Chinks and chaps are great for the vaquero look and

leg protection....

Also the old west cowboy style martingale breast collars designs 

are a better fit up over the shoulders of your horse for a more

comfortable position...

The old California Vaquero influence is coming back strong with 

the tack and training methods by all the clinicians...

Rage of the Sage.....

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the Western Horseman the safest most durable Quality
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