Thank you kindly for the wonderful feedback. I am also glad that you’re enjoying the channel and finding the information interesting and applicable.

Just goes to show, I learn something new everyday. I've been riding for 58 yrs... and NOW..... I learn to pull the Latigo out and away from the horse to keep from wrinkling the skin. Brilliant! Thank you. 🐴

Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. Cheers- Travis

Thank you for the feedback and I hope you enjoy your western saddle. Cheers-TE

Howdy, sorry. I am not taking any intern’s at that point of time. I have had intern’s in the past and will have them again. When I am looking for one. I will for sure give ya a holler. I appreciate your interest.

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Howdy, thank you for watching this channel. The latigo also known as a tie strap, has two schools of thought on proper care. The first one being to lightly oil like the rest of the saddle. The second as mentioned in the video is not to. There is a feeling that if you do oil the latigo, it will make the leather stretch and therefor won't keep the saddle on the horse tight. Latigo leather that is used to make a tie strap is cowhide that is chrome tanned and then vegetable tanned. Then followed by oils and waxes to keep it tougher than most other tanned leathers. This is also why latigo leather is more expensive. If, you do follow the procedure of not oiling. Do check it regularly for deep cracks and hardened area. I can tell you from personal experience that my non oiled latigos last a very long time. The biggest issues with oiled or non oiled latigos is the portion that wraps around the cinch ring of the rigging. It wears out very fast. This is due to the pressure being exerted onto the leather onto the ring. I will post a video in the future on how to double the life span of your latigo around this area. I hope this answers your question? Cheers-TE

The text book answer is NO. Thanks for pointing that out. Even though I have the best horse in the world for demonstrations…I can see where somebody would get confused. Cheers-TE

Interesting comment. In over 40 years I must have gotten real lucky, cause I have never seen that. Course, I never apply powder in wet conditions either. - TE

Howdy Tracy, I normally buy my jeans long. That way I can stack the legs them when I am riding. This keeps my pant legs from creeping up and over my boot tops when I am at a loping or galloping my hoss. I cup my pant legs so that way they are not dragging on the ground. Sometimes I forget to unroll them before I ride. The great Slim Pickens of the rodeo and Hollywood fame always recommended that a fellow not cuff them when riding. That way when a bronc went to pitching, the pant leg cuff wouldn’t get caught on the horn and the get hung up. I do think that a lot of cowboys do it for fashion too. My reason is more practical. Cheers-TE

@@ellistonequinesolutions3795 Thanks for the clarification. I do the same for the same reasons, but haven't seen anybody else in video land like us lol.

I just remembered another interesting point. When I was a boy, my grandparents had a hand that always cuffed his pants too. Back in them days a lot of folks smoked cigarettes. This cowboy was inside the house and couldn’t find an ash tray. So he would tap the cigarette ash of his cigarette into the cuff of his pants. He had a makeshift portable ash tray. When he stepped outside he would unroll the cuffs and empty the ash.

@@ellistonequinesolutions3795 I love that story!

@@ellistonequinesolutions3795 My daddy used to use the cuffs of his jeans for an ashtray, like that, on occasion. A cowboy does what a cowboy's gotta do!

I meant tongue. It won't let me edit or delete the comment.

@@wisepati123 Howdy, thanks for watching this channel. What a lot's of folks do is cut off the metal tongue. But this also prevents you from hanging it on the keeper. Other folks just fold it down to the ground parallel to the cinch/girth and let it free float. Hopes this helps. -TE

Howdy Heather, thank you for watching this channel. The latigo also known as a tie strap, has two schools of thought on proper care. The first one being to lightly oil like the rest of the saddle. The second as mentioned in the video is not to. There is a feeling that if you do oil the latigo, it will make the leather stretch and therefor won't keep the saddle on the horse tight. Latigo leather that is used to make a tie strap is cowhide that is chrome tanned and then vegetable tanned. Then followed by oils and waxes to keep it tougher than most other tanned leathers. This is also why latigo leather is more expensive. If, you do follow the procedure of not oiling. Do check it regularly for deep cracks and hardened area. I can tell you from personal experience that my non oiled latigos last a very long time. The biggest issues with oiled or non oiled latigos is the portion that wraps around the cinch ring of the rigging. It wears out very fast. This is due to the pressure being exerted onto the leather onto the ring. I will post a video in the future on how to double the life span of your latigo around this area. I hope this answers your question? Cheers-TE

I agree, it is a pity that you don't understand. Cheers- Travis