It'll drive a cowboy crazy
It'll drive the man insane
And he'll sell off everything he owns
Just to pay to play her game
And a broken home and some broken bones
Is all he'll have to show
For all the years that he spent chasin'
this dream they call Rodeo
-Garth
Brooks-
Masters
of Rodeo Custom Western Hats Every
year at the National Finals Rodeo and The Calgary Stampede
many of the cowboys competing are wearing our hats. A cowboy
needs a good hat and we are proud to make some of the best
working Cowboy hats available anywhere, at any price.
Purchase
one of our hand made hats and you will
receive the same quality and workmanship that is worn by
more than a dozen of the world’s premier rodeo cowboy’s
riding today. Production Companies, Politicians, National
Security Advisors, Musicians, Writers, Cartoonists, Artists,
Athletes, Soldiers, and lots of every day folk love our
hats, and we hope you will as well. ::All
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and quote requests should be e-mailed to
What
you need to know to order with confidence On our fact page you'll learn about
fur felt, see available colors, and see step by step instructions
for measuring your head, ordering your custom hat, shipping,
and our refund policy. We also have a section on general
hat care, and Cowboy Hat Etiquette. For most hat styles
we can do up to
a 6" (inch) crown and a 5" brim.
Custom
Made For. . . .
All our custom western hat's are personalized with
your name, initials, or moniker stamped in gold foil
on the sweat band, inside the crown. No additional
charge.
OUR
STANDARD DELIVERY IS STILL6- 8 weeks for our quality
hand made cowboy hats. For
a complete listing of all our hats - click
this link for our online catalogue. The
Last Best Cowboy Hat. One of a kind Fur-Felt Art.
ALL
HAT ORDERS SHIP WITH A WOODEN HAT STRETCHER.
A $25 DOLLAR VALUE. NEW HAT PURCHASES ONLY.
Wooden
Hat Stretcher
FITS SIZES 6 7/8 - 8 We
recommend all customers who OWN a good hat,
get a hat stretcher. It Is a small cost for
a tool that will help keep ALL your hats fitting properly.
As well, if you only wear your hat seldom; or have
a number of hats you wear, you will find our wooden
hat stretcher a valuable addition to maintaining the
perfect shape of your custom cowboy hat.
Crown and Brim Measurements
We make custom cowboy hats
so the crown and brim measurements are pretty much redundant.
The hats you see online are our standard hats, if you
want a specific crown and brim height we will confirm
that after your order is received. We can make up to a
six (6") inch crown and a five (5") brim. Any
hat with a brim width of more than 4 inches we must start
with an oversized hat body, which adds a little to the
cost. Most of our cowboy hats have a crown height between
5 and 6 inches and a brim width of 3 1/2 to 4 inches.
Hat styles with a wider brim include The
Wasey, Quigley,
Everett Hitch,
Blondie,
Little J,
The Dunson,
Last of the
Dogmen, Wild
Bill, all our B-Movie
hats, and many of our Custom
Rodeo Hats.
During the 1990s stores couldn't stock enough
cowboy hats, boots, and jeans, to keep up with demand.
This hat style reminds us of those days.
Our
hats off to Joshua Horton
for ordering the first one.
Line
Dancer
Crown:
Modified Canadian
Brim: Hand Curled and Bound
Hatband: 1" satin ribbon w/bow. Color shown: Bone in
Pure Beaver
In
the early 1990s country music star, Garth Brooks,
took his traditional country sound and mixed
in pop music, and the popularity of country
music soared. Clint Black, Alan Jackson, and
the rest of Nashville rode shotgun and all of
a sudden anything to do with the country or
western lifestyle was in demand around the world.
The
1990s was when denim really entered the traditional
workplace. Before long world class designers
were revamping or introducing their own jean
designs, and Bankers in Germany were wearing
Hugo Boss Jeans with their Hugo Boss sport coats.
And Line Dancing TV shows were everywhere -
the way poker shows are now. Thanks Mr. Brooks!
100X
- 100% Beaver Fur-felt
:: Price: $740.00
Shipping: $35.00 :: TOTAL: $775.00 | Order
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Our
signed Country Music Star Ladies Line Dancer
hat from our trip to Nashville in November
of 2013.
We
had a grand time!
We were pleasantly surprised to be asked by
SumCreative to create hats for the 2012 Miss
Me Jeans advertising campaign. Below is Australian
model, Emma Ishta, wearing our Lady
Rifleman, Bandidas,
Lady,
and Line
Dancer hats, with the Grand Canyon
in the background.
This
is one of the most popular looks sported by professional
cowboys. This hat will get lots of attention
at the barn dance, or in the winner's circle.
Click
on hat for larger image
Top
Hand
Crown:
Cavalry Crease | Brim: Hand Curled and Bound
Hatband: Contrasting chocolate brown 1/2"
Satin Ribbon w/Matching bound edge. Color as shown: Bone
in 100% Beaver
Fur-felt.
A
Hybrid Cowboy Hat - between the traditional
and the modern. 19th Century Cavalry crown working,
combined with a modern rodeo turn to the brim.
Setting the whole look off is a contrasting
bound brim, and satin hat band.
Questions
and quote requests should be e-mailed to
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"The
most dangerous eight seconds in sport." Is
the way Bull Riding is often described, and it's not
an exaggeration.
A
variation of this hat style is worn by Henry Fonda
in the western film;
Fire Creek (1968).
Bull
Rider
Crown:
Canadian
Brim: Hand Curled and Bound
:: Color: Chocolate
in Pure Beaver Hatband: 1" satin ribbon
w/bow. Contrasting pecan bound edge.
A
sixteen time World Champion offers his view
on what makes people flock to the bull-riding
event at every rodeo, "It's the same
reason people glance off the road to get a better
look at a car wreck. It's why the Romans went
to the Coliseum to see the lions eat the Christians.
People don't want to see somebody die, but they
darn sure want to be there when he does."
100X
- 100% Beaver Fur-felt
Price: $740.00 | Shipping: $35.00 ::
TOTAL: $775.00 | Order
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Ancient
World Bull Rider
Although
the Bull Riding Event at a rodeo can be traced
back thousands of years, it has no basis in
the chores of a working cowboy. Breaking a
green horse, roping, bull dogging, these are
all part of a working cowboys day, but riding
a bull has no practical use. The only question
being answered is whose balls are bigger.
In
most cases, if it was made in the Past
- it can be made in the Present.
Most questions regarding, "Can
you make. . . ." is yes.
If you've seen it in a movie, or have
a picture of it - we can make it. Send
us a picture of the hat you are looking
for, and we will get you a quote. Like
the man said, a picture is worth a thousand
words, so please send a picture along
with your quote requests.
Send
your pricing requests to Sonja at
To
the right is a picture of our hat liner.From the BEAVER fur-felt hat bodies
to the rest of the fixings you'd be hard
pressed to find a better made hat anywhere.
For any price. If you don't believe us
- see what our clients say on ourtestimonial
page :: CONTACT
US
The
Cutter
Crown:
modified cattleman with side dent
Brim: Hand shaped Open
Hatband: 1/2" fur-felt self buckle. With
feather. Color: Black in 20X
Beaver Fur-felt
This
big hat has a 6 inch crown and a 4 3/4"
brim width. The Cutter is a modern rodeo style,
with self band/buckle for the hatband. We start
with an oversized hat body so we can have the
brim wider than 4 inches. This hat is a cousin
of our Little
Bill hat from that Oscar Winning
movie by Clint Eastwood, Unforgiven.
For
any working cowboy, or wrangler, or buckaroo,
one of the important jobs he has is cutting
out steers from the herd. For that the cowboy
needs a well trained Quarterhorse and a good
hat. Why the hat? Well, dang, he has to look
good doing it!
Chute
Boss
Crown:
Cattleman Crease | Brim: Hand Curled and Bound
Hatband: 1/2" satin with bow, with matching
bound edge Color: Sahara
in Pure Beaver Fur Felt
The
Chute Boss is responsible for telling the competitors
their order, getting the stock set for the right
riders, and ensuring everything's as it should
be before the chute's opened and the cowboy
and critter explode out into the infield. An
important job demands an important hat.
For
years we have been looking for a good, top
quality wooden hat stand. We
finally got tired of trying inferior products
and designed one ourselves! Hat
stand is made from new, unfinished wood, glued
and screwed, and comes fully assembled. Ready
to be stained or painted to suit your taste.
And
when used with our hat retainer, perfectly
holds your hat size and displays your pride
and joy. Available in two sizes Tall ($45)
and Medium ($35) Click pic at right for
a larger image.
Tall
in the Saddle
Crown:
Modified Cattleman Crease | Brim: Hand Curled and
Open
Hatband: 1/2" satin cavalry tie off. Color
as shown: Silver Belly
One
of the most distinctive of the dozens of variations
of the traditional Cattleman's crease this beauty
will have you sitting tall in the saddle everywhere
you go. The sleek and elegant shape of this Custom
high crown cowboy hat will look good in the boardroom
- or on the range.
RODEO
FACT
The Calgary Stampede Rodeo, like
the NFR, is by invitation only. The top 15 Cowboys
in each discipline are invited to compete over
the rodeo's ten days, in early July every year.
Since 1912 the Calgary Stampede has been "The
Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth", and
is one of the top paydays in Rodeo. From Bareback
and Saddle Bronc, to ladies Barrel Racing and
Bull Riding, the winner's all go home with a
cool 100,000 in Canadian cash.
The
Life of a Rodeo Cowboy Every
year hundreds of Rodeo Cowboy's pay their
own way from rodeo to rodeo, all across the
west, in the hopes of qualifying for the Calgary
Stampede Rodeo, and the National Finals Rodeo
in Las Vegas. Held in the first week of July
and December respectively; this is where the
top fifteen cowboys of every event, compete
head to head for the Champion's Championship,
the fancy belt buckle, and the big money pay-out.
Getting
in to the top fifteen is impressive enough,
but winning takes more than guts, and determination.
The overall winner generally displays superior
skill and talent, and quite often superior
luck as well. Because if the cowboy doesn't
get the right draw of a horse, bull, or steer
that'll perform for him - he ain't gonna win.
Real simple.
At
left is early Rodeo Star - Yakima Canutt displaying
some of his buckles and trophies - circa 1920.
Canutt got his nick-name, at one of his first
Rodeos, when the Ring Announcer told the audience,
"Here comes that young cowboy from
Yakima." Yakimawent on
to be an early silent movie star and a legendary
stuntman and second-unit director.More about Yak Canutt.
These
current and former professional cowboys wear
our hats
Bobby
Mote
Jesse Bail
Joe Gunderson
Jason Havens
Joey Bell Jr.
Charley Crawford
Jeff Willert
Scott
Montague
Cody Taton
Chuck Schmidt
Ardie Maier
Bobby Welsh
Kelly Timberman
Chad Ferley
J.J. Elshere
Jeff Davis
Cimmaron Gerke
Cleve Schmidt
Kanin Asay
Tom Reeves
Andy Martinez
And Canadians
Davey Shields Jr.
Kyle Daines
Todd Herzog
Heavy
Latigo lace includes this oak, custom stained
slider. You can choose either a medium or large
slider, custom stained in Deadwood Brown or
Old Oak. As well you can select brown or black
leather lace. Add this custom wind string to
any of our custom hats.
Never
lose your hat again with this handsome stampede
string. Easily select your choices during the
checkout process.
All
about hats and how we do it On our fact page
you'll learn about fur felt, see available
colors, and see step by step instructions
for measuring your head, ordering your custom
hat, shipping, and our refund policy. We
also have a section on general hat care,
and Cowboy Hat Etiquette.
Click here for all our Cowboy Hat Facts.
The Best of the Best - order 100x . . .
A
Note about Color Color
variances caused by individual computer
monitors are beyond our control.
Light colors will reflect heat the best
- while dark colors will retain the heat
the most - with black being the worst for
staying hot (black absorbs sunlight).However black is the most formal
color so bowlers and top hats were generally
black or dark gray. For the first 15-20
years cowboy hats were marketed - your choice
of color was black and about 3 shades of
brown. Click
here for our hat catalogue.
If
a cowboy hat is a regular part of your attire,
and you think that black jeans are dress
pants, then you are going to want to read
The Last Best West. Set in 1896
amidst the chaos of the Klondike Gold Rush,
this western adventure tells the story of
a lifelong grudge between Wasey Bruce
and Poke Roberts.
Their
hatred travels the breadth of the North
American West, and sets the men on different
paths for the gold fields of the Klondike
River, in the wilds of the Yukon Territories.
Two thousand miles of adventure are between
the men and the Klondike and each will have
their mettle tested before they arrive by
different paths in Dawson City, where millionaires
are a dime a dozen and horses are as rare
as a pretty woman. The Last Best West,
where making your fortune does have a cost.
Want
more? Read the first 20 pages at Amazon.com
before buying.
In
the Old West the Bronc Buster on any ranch or outfit
was one of the most difficult and respected jobs
on the ranch. In many respects it still is.
Bronc
Buster
Crown:
Modified Cattleman Crease | Brim: Hand Curled
and Bound
Hatband: 3/4" satin with bow. Blue contrasting
bound edge. Color as shown: Black.
Young
horses need to be broke, and that means riding
them to a standstill - until they start accepting
a man on their back and respond to the reins.
It takes a lot longer than 8 seconds to saddle
break a young mount, and the cowboy that can
do that commands top wages on any spread he
wants to work on.
Questions
and quote requests should be e-mailed to
ORDERS CALL TOLL FREE: 1-866-207-1909.
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you have ANY trouble ordering online please call 1-866-207-1909
and we will be happy to take your phone order.
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On
a large spread Line Shacks are positioned at the
boundaries, in high country or rough terrain.
Line
Rider
Crown:Fat
Dent Cattleman | Brim: Hand Curled and Open
Hatband: 1/2" satin with bow. Matching
bound edge Color as shown: Dyed
Natural in 50% Beaver Fur
Felt
Cowboys spend weeks sometimes months, in a line
shack, riding the periphery during the day,
looking for strays and checking fence.
This
hat will do you proud as you spur hard, or just watch
the rides unfold.
Money
Round
Crown:
Cattleman Crease | Brim: Hand Curled and Open
Hatband: 1/2" cloth with buckle. Color
as shown: Bone
The
Money Round at a Rodeo is the last day, when
all the hard rides and bruises are forgotten
as the cowboys vie for the Champion's buckle
and the fat pay envelope.
Trail
Dust Many customers have been requesting
that we dirty up their new hats to
make them look trail worn. Pictured
is a dusty Josey
Wales - our Josey
Wales hat with many
years’ worth of trail dust -
as if a hard living horse soldier
had been wearing it. Inset hat shows
the hat clean and unsoiled.
We've got three different degrees
of trail dust. Light (add $55.00)
- medium (add $75.00), and heavy (add
$95.00). Light would be what you see
on our BOSS
SPEARMAN medium would
be like the dusting on the Rossiter;
and heavy trail dust looks like our
Josey
Wales.
This
is a similar process that costume
designers apply to hats in the movies
and t. v. Looks authentic and yore
friends will swear yer just got off
a trail drive, or a hitch in the Horse
Cavalry! You can add trail dust during
the check out process - or request
it when you call your order in.
Orders
call toll free: 1-866-207-1909.
Questions
and quote requests should be e-mailed to
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ALL
HAT ORDERS SHIP WITH A WOODEN HAT STRETCHER.
A $25 DOLLAR VALUE. NEW HAT PURCHASES
ONLY.
Wooden
Hat Stretcher
FITS SIZES 6 7/8 - 8 We
recommend all customers who OWN a good
hat, get a hat stretcher.
It Is a small cost for a tool that will
help keep ALL your hats fitting properly.
As well, if you only wear your hat seldom;
or have a number of hats you wear, you
will find our wooden hat stretcher a valuable
addition to maintaining the perfect shape
of your custom cowboy hat.
A
great looking hat for that fancy dress occasion -
it'll also get lot's of comments and attention in
the bunkhouse.
Dakota
Fancy
Crown:
Cattleman Crease | Brim: Hand Shaped and Bound
Hatband: 1" Cloth with Indian Motif: Matching
cloth on bound edge. Color as shown: Black
This
Custom Rodeo Hat is dressed up with a distinctive
Indian motif on the cloth hat band and bound
brim edge.
We
have adapted a custom stained oak slider
so every customer gets a perfect fit for
their custom hatband. It's surprisingly
fast and you can easily take our hatband
off and put it on a different hat.
And
if you don't want to take off your old hatband,
the beauty of our custom hatbands is you
can simply slide our custom hatbands over
top of the satin ribbon and bow. (SEEN AT
RIGHT)
Rodeo
Royal
Crown:
Cattleman Crease | Brim: Hand Curled and Bound
:: Hatband: 1/2" leather with buckle.
These
hats were made for young ladies competing for
Rodeo Queen tittles at various rodeo's around
the West. Hat to the left is in black with ostritch
hide, with bound edge. Two hats below have hair
on hide, buck stitch edge. Choose, ostritch,
or light, or dark hair on hide, as the feature
hide on the brim, during the check out process.
This look can be applied to any of our hat styles/crown
shapes.
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