Origins+of+Spurs

Early spurs were ued byr the Roman Legions, the Romans were the first to develop spurs. They used them the same way we use them today to steer the horse to free up the hands to use in battle. The spur back then only had on sharp edge and later England also developed the spur with one edge. The Modern day spur was developed in France, was widely popular in the 14th century. In the Middle ages, knights used them also to display ranks among their troops. The colors the used within the metal were gold, silver. There were also rules within the Roman church, if a knight failed to remove spurs in church they had to pay a fine to the choir boys to regain them. Esquire to knighted, were referred to as "earned his spurs'. In Spain the spurs were more decorated with stamps and imagery, and that's where we get our modern day spurs, from the early conquistadors. Since the spurs have changed slightly, from the Colonial days to the english style came out to be very popular to the western part of the United States.

Picture from [] Spanish Conquistador Spurs

Picture from [] Spanish Conquistador Spurs

Picture from [] Spanish Conquistador Spurs

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