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Buckaroo Leather June 2017 Newsletter |
NOW, AS A PART OF OUR TACKAROO PARTIES, WE FEATURE REDMOND EQUINE PRODUCTS. REDMOND IS A HIGH QUALITY MINERAL SALT FOR YOUR EQUINE PARTNER, MINED IN REDMOND UTAH.
ASK FOR YOUR FREE SAMPLE!! DO YOU LOVE GOOD, QUALITY TACK AND LEATHER GOODS?
If the answer is YES, then, COME JOIN THE PARTY!
Buckaroo John, from Buckaroo Leather invites you to host a Holiday Tackaroo Party. You find a location, invite all your friends and family, and John will bring his beautiful, high quality tack. He will also bring food and beverages. He can offer saddle and tack fittings as well as
demos.
Do you have a just so so, breast collar or headstall? Let Buckaroo John dress it up with classy conchos. Always wanted a horse hair bosal and mecate? This is the place to get them. Curious about saddle fitting?
Come talk with Buckaroo John!
Don't miss this opportunity!
Special discounts for host and guests.
To book your date somewhere in the western United States, call
530-545-0139 or email at john@buckarooleather.com Join us at the Western States Horse Expo!
June 9-11, 2017 - Sacramento, CA
Our special guest, Pop Wagner, will be with us, making and teaching us how to make 100% Mohair Cinches. Register now to take advantage of this special oppurtunity! Do something nice for you and your horse this summer. Join Heidi J Potter for a Centered Riding/Holistic Horsemanship Clinic. Choose from Wild Side Ranch in Bloomfield, NY in June or Whispering Woods Stables in Augusta, Maine in July. Improve Comfort, Confidence & Communication. You'll ride away smiling, more relaxed, better
balanced and feeling great! Visit www.heidipotter.com for details. Dana Lovell, Running T Horsemanship
With Mustang, Atticus
Atticus was gathered in Nevada, off the Owyhee herd management
area on November 25th, 2016. He was gelded 3 weeks before Dana picked him up on March 10th, 2017. He is 3/4 years old and around 14.2 hh. "So excited and honored to announce that Buckaroo Leather Products has sponsored Atticus and I a saddle! It is a Diamond M Saddle. Made with a lightweight tree, the saddle weighs less than 25 lbs! As a lightweight saddle, I was dubious about its durability and the way it rode. I have been pleasantly surprised! It sits
the horse extremely well with close contact and is very comfortable. You would never know it's only 25 lbs. Having a light saddle to throw on, and to use on other colts excites me and makes my back happy.
We also received one of their custom loping hackamores! I have always been interested in trying a loping hack and I'm looking forward to using this one.
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Thank you Dana Lovell, we are
proud to sponsor you!! See Dana's video reviews below!
Follow Dana and Atticus on their journey
to the Reno 2017 Extreme Mustang Makeover!
Find them on Facebook at: Running T Horsemanship, Dana Lovell
The Rawhide Reata - A Work of Art
The Vaqueros of the old west were skilled horsemen who valued their horses and their rawhide horse tack.
The Vaqueros had many "tools" to assist them with their everyday tasks on the range. One of these "tools" was the rawhide reata (or riata).
The word reata is from the Spanish word reatar, meaning to retie or a rope which ties one animal to another. The rawhide reata was a long braided rawhide rope used by the early Mexican Vaqueros and was, no doubt, first introduced into Mexico by the Spanish conquerors. Though the word reata is
often used to refer to any rope; the genuine Vaquero reata was, and is now, a special item. The reata was usually 40 to 80 feet long and was made from twisted strands of rawhide. The finest reatas used rawhide strands, cut by experts, from the most prime part of several young heifer hides. The hides were well chosen and properly cured.
The Reateros (Spanish for "rope maker") were masters at the
craft of braiding reatas and other Vaquero rawhide tools. The braiding of the reatas was not only an art form but the braids had uniformity and even tension. This was to ensure a durable working tool for the Vaquero.
The rawhide reata was the most useful tool of the Californio Vaquero and he was highly proficient in handling it. The dexterity displayed by the Vaquero ropers impressed the early American cowhands and the reata was
quickly adopted by them, as were other items of equipment used by the Vaqueros. The reata can be thrown farther, with the use of less energy and retaining a more perfect loop, than any other type of rope on the market.
The Mexican way to treat the reata to keep it supple, was to tie it between two trees. Then rub it first with lemon juice (cut a fresh lemon in two and rub the fruit along the
length) and then rub it with beef fat (suet). This kept the leather from drying out or becoming stiff. Today, if you use an artificial product it will make the reata too limber.
The reatas of the old west and today are braided in four, six, or eight strands. The eight strand, if made by a top reatero, is a beautiful article and superb for light roping. For average hard work on large stock, the four strand is the best. Diameters vary
according to individual preference, but the 3/8” reata is the one most used today and in the old west. Rawhide reatas can vary in degrees of stiffness (called "lays" in roping circles) depending on the type of rawhide used. For instance, bull hide makes a very stiff rope perfect for heel roping.
The rawhide reatas of the old west were a useful tool of the Vaquero. One may also look at them as
a true work of art and craftsmanship.
Visit www.buckarooleather.com to see American made, high quality, leather tack and more!
John was a pleasure to work with and sent me some of the best leather products I have seen. I purchased a Double M Wade 14.5" saddle (which they don't make, but deal), along with a breast collar and bucking rolls. They are all great! He was honest and up front with prompt
reply and great customer service. Thank you John, you made the experience easy.
============================= Thank you for sharing Cassie Torhorst!!
"Absolutely in love with our new team breast collars! Huge thank you to John for making these beautiful collars for the California Cowgirls Equestrian Drill Team. You did an amazing job! ❤️💙 ❤️" ==============================
Thank you Breanna Haynes, we loved making them for you!! Honored to outfit new drill team "Synergy". Chinks, headstalls, reins and breast collars! Looking awesome ladies.... More Fine Buckaroo Leather Products! Take a look at some of Buckaroo John's Custom Made Tack! Find these beauties and more quality tack at
www.buckarooleather.com Click the button below!
June 9th - 11th, 2017
Cal Expo Fairgrounds
Sacramento, CA
horsexpo.com Come on out on Sunday, June 4th to the Loomis Basin Equine Medical Center for their 5th Annual Health Fair. This is the BEST educational event of the year! You don't want to miss it, it's really worth coming out, it's a great time for all. Check the schedule to see all the fabulous lectures and labs. Buckaroo John
will be there with his fully stocked tack trailer, come out and pick up what you've been missing in your tack room!
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