This Stick Horse Riding Cowboy Ornament
is about 4 inches tall and 3.5 inches across. These Western Christmas Ornaments are wearing a tan Cowboy Hat, blue bandana with white dots, red vest over a green shirt, red gauntlet style gloves, tan chaps over blue jeans and black Cowboy Boots with silver spurs. He is skillfully holding the reins of his horse as he holds a yellow star above his head. Select to see a complete listing of our Christmas Decorations Ideas.

Chaps.
Chaps are sturdy leather coverings for the legs, consisting of leggings and a belt. They are buckled on over trousers with the chaps' integrated belt, but unlike trousers they have no seat and are not joined at the crotch. They are designed to provide protection for the legs and are usually made of leather or leather like material. They are most commonly associated with cowboy culture of the American west, as a protective garment to be used when riding a horse through brushy terrain. In the modern world, they are worn for both practical work purposes and for exhibition or show use. Select this link to view our Unique Christmas Ornaments.

The Cowboy Hat.
The cowboy hat is a defining piece of attire for farm and ranch workers in the western United States, Canada and northern Mexico, for country western singers, and for athletes in the North American rodeo circuit. It is recognized around the world as part of The Western cowboy lore. The concept of a broad brimmed hat with a high crown worn by a rider on horseback came primarily from the tradition of the Mexican vaquero. However, the cowboy hat as known today has many antecedents to its design, including Mexican hats such as the sombrero and galan, the various designs of wide brimmed hat worn by farmers and stockmen in the eastern United States, as well as the design used by the United States Cavalry. Select this link to view our Rodeo Roping Cowboy.
The shape of a cowboy hat once depended very much on the region from which it originated. At one time a person could tell where a working cowboy was from simply by looking at the crease in his hat. John B. Stetson is credited with designing and marketing the first "cowboy" hat in the USA, which he called the "Boss of the Plains." Select this link to view our Western Wolf Dangling Ornament.
In the early days, the cowboy hat was valued for being functional, with the wide brim protecting working cowboys from the sun and rain. It could be used to signal others, fan a campfire, or pull water out of a stream. Today, while the hats can still serve these purposes, most people wear them for aesthetic value as a part of Western lifestyle. A cowboy hat even appears on the flag of Calgary, Alberta, where "white hat ceremonies" are held by the civic government to welcome visiting dignitaries, the traditional gift from the city's mayor to foreign guests is a white cowboy hat. Select this link to view our Western Wagon Ornament.