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Why does a cowboy have something like a gear behind his boot?

Why does the gear behind the cowboy's boot fit that thing? Is it a custom or an appliance?

Answer:

Also called boots. Its main role is in charge with the heel kick when the horse belly sting and full speed forward. It is similar to a zigzag wheel, and can be rolled at will, because it is not sharp and usually does no harm to the horse.
Also called boots. Its main role is in charge with the heel kick when the horse belly sting and full speed forward. It is similar to a zigzag wheel, and can be rolled at will, because it is not sharp and usually does no harm to the horse.
Of a short pointed object or barbed wheel attached to the rider's boot and used to stimulate the horse. The Spurs appeared in Europe and Central Asia in the middle ages, and knights wore belts on their ankles while riding, with small spikes at the metal tip.

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