OT, for all you cowboys

micky · 2015-08-11T11:07:32+00:00

OT On the TV show Rawhide, from the 60's iirc, one or two, maybe 3 of the men, especially iirc Gil Favor the boss, had on their horse what looked like a long canvas bag, where the saddlebags would be if they didn't have a wagon to carry stuff like that. The thing goes from maybe 8" to the right of the horse center line across to the left and down even with the bottom of the horse's belly. Maybe it looks more like draperies, but with no folds except maybe folded over at the front and back. Nothing in the middle. What are these things called? What do the do?

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David L. Martel 11 years ago

It's a coat. A raincoat, most likely.

Dave M.

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bob_villa 11 years ago

...jarred memory:

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FromTheRafters 11 years ago

bob_villa brought next idea :

Nice!

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micky 11 years ago

So you don't live on a cattle ranch?

Neither of you?

Does she look like Dale Evans?

Very good. Tell her Thanks, from me.

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J Burns 11 years ago

Now I remember. I used to wonder about those things in the jar on Gil Favor's horse. I thought they were for the cowboys to comb their horses. Whoever would have thought they were tacks!

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