Welcome to the wide world of cowboy boots

April 5, 2016

Fashion meets function. The "roper style" cowboy boot has a square, short heel for cowboys on the move. (Photo credit: Hustvedt, Wikimedia Commons)
Fashion meets function. The “roper style” cowboy boot has a square, short heel for cowboys on the move. (Photo credit: Hustvedt, Wikimedia Commons)

Rodeo entrants choose steel-toed cowboy boots for maximum protection against large-hoofed animals.

That’s just the start of the many differences in cowboy boots. Different boots are made for different cowboy jobs.

Or, those boots are made for different fashion statements.

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Nancy Bo Flood

As a fish-brain surgeon or a rodeo poem wrangler, I have loved stories. I strongly believe that words – in poetry or prose – help heal our hearts and give us new eyes to see the world. I was first a research psychologist studying brain development at the University of Minnesota and London University before following my passion – writing for children. Learn more…