Cowboy Boots - Out of Necessity

 

Burns Cowboy Shop, Carmel, California

Cowboy boots are such a permanent part of the fabric of Americana it is difficult to imagine there was a time they did not exist.  The truth is necessity is the mother of invention and cowboy boots are the poster child of this honest proverb.

The link below is a brief history of the making of the first cowboy boot, and I am a distant participant.  How many pairs do you own?