Spurs

This is a swan necked spur, it is modern and in use. The swan neck lifts the point of the heel up higher and the these spurs often have small rowels.  They are commonly used. 

These are a pair of modern cowboy spurs, they have blunt rowels and would be sufficient to get to th side of the horse, as the fender of the stirrup blocks so much movement. These were donated to the museum by Carl Miller.

These are modern hunting spurs they have no rowel and are of minimal consequence. they dte back to the 1960’s. 

Spurs are purpose designed. Knights in armour did not move their legs back because when jousting that could cause a fall. So spurs had to have long shanks to the rowel  or the point so that by hardly moving the leg the horse can be spurred. Not all spurs are

According to the History of the Spur by Charles de Lact Lacy, this spur is early 19th century. Its inspiration is Moorish, but so much of their accoutrements travelled across the seas to Mexico leaving their influence.  This spur has a lot of age on it.  There is a round

These spurs are from South America. They are iron clad with silver along the shank and heel. The sides holding the rowels are decorated and the rowels are iron. They belonged to Pavlova. It is possible they were purchased during her tours of South America. She performed in Buenos Aires