Western Gift Ideas:

1. Boots – Can’t have too many pairs of boots!  Work or dress, exotic or casual.  Two must haves for your closet are:  Ariat Terrains – the leather lace up shoe that is so comfortable with lots of support for walking and standing; and the warm, dry, lightweight, comfortable, Muck boot, for chores and winter weather!  All shapes and sizes of square toes are “what’s in style” for this Christmas season.  Buckaroos are what the “real” cowboys wear and are great for trail riding.  Ariat boots have a lot of new technology built in to make them the most comfortable boot made!  Check out the new Corky’s rain boots – fun, colorful western style rubber boots for just $39.  They will put a smile on your face on a rainy day.
2. Western Apparel – Shirts, blouses, jeans, belts, socks, vests, jackets, sweatshirts, wild rags and gloves!  Check out the new denim jeans from Ariat for cowboys and cowgirls.  Ariat denim is expertly constructed from the inside out, giving it a lived-in comfort that usually takes years of wear to achieve.  Wrangler has updated the 13MWZ original cowboy cut jean with the 47MWZ jeans that features a new waistband, deeper pockets and 20% longer lasting denim.  Always dress your western best!  What cowgirl or cowboy doesn’t like new duds? 
3. Western Art – Deck the walls with a new piece of western art.  Liven up the bunkhouse for your holiday entertaining with a new look.  A new picture on the wall will make a dramatic change, even drape a little greenery over it for a festive holiday look while you are decorating. 
4. Hats & Hat Cans – Time to treat yourself to a new western felt hat.  Let Mike & Dewayne at Roy Frey Western, Topeka, KS, custom shape it to fit your face.  Colors range this year from silver belly to brown and black.  Ribbon trim is really in!  Dewayne just loves his new Bison hat from Resistol – yes, it’s made from Buffalo fur!  Want a custom hat made?  Let us put you in touch with The Hat Doctor, Rex Fleming, Warrensburg, MO and he will build it for you.  Another perfect gift is a hat can to store your good hat to protect and retain the shape.  Hat cans run $40 and come in all colors – you can even paint or decorate the hat can if you are creative!   
5. Leather Jackets & Vests – It is leather weather!  Leather works for dress or casual wear.  Leather vests are always a popular gift.  Lambskin sports jackets with ostrich trim are the hot item for men.  Men’s suede fringe jackets are a must have this year.  Ladies have many styles to choose from:  suede or smooth leather in tan or black with many different trims. 
6. Unique Western Jewelry – Win that cowgirl’s heart with a beautiful turquoise necklace, bracelet, and earrings.  Montana Silversmith has a great collection this year as well.  Pony-tail holders are all the rage!  Cowboys, you can’t go wrong with a piece of jewelry! 
7. Western Dishware – Update that holiday table with a new set of western dishware.  There are many new western patterns to choose from.  Have the dishes?  Now it’s time to add the silverware, glassware and companion pieces.  Don’t forget the cowhide table runners or placemats to show off your new dishware.  How about a cowhide wine holder or western vase to add piazazz to your table.  The new “Cowgirl’s Gone Wild” hand-painted wine glasses are the perfect girlfriend gift this season.  They come in pink and chocolate or turquoise and chocolate with their own ostrich feather boa around the stem of the glass.  Toast your friends in style!     
8. Western Rugs – Priced $39 & up – lots of colors and patterns – for home, office or living quarter horse trailer.  What an easy way to dress up a room!
9. Western Home Décor – Western bed sets have been selling like crazy.  Brands, stars, crosses, team ropers or barrel racer designs on a tan, chocolate or black microfiber fabric are just beautiful.  Accessorize your bedroom with curtains, valances, shower curtains, throws and pillows.  Western bath accessories come in many different styles and colors.  Western lamps, end tables, cowhide runners and doilies are the finishing touches for any room   .
10. Purses, Wallets, Billfolds, Cell Phone Holders, Checkbook or Bible Covers – Any nice quality leather product is not only a functional, but a stylish gift that reminds you of the western lifestyle each time you use it.
11. Chinks – Now we know why all the real cowboys wear them – they are comfortable, protect your legs, keep you warm, help keep you in the saddle and they look good!  Elk-skin, hair-on or tanned cowhide, perfect for trail riding or rounding up cattle.
12. Gift Certificates – Totally confused and don’t know what to get that hard to find person – go for a gift certificate and let them pick out the gift that will fit their needs – makes everyone happy and it is easy!  

Cowkid Gift Ideas:

1. Big Time Rodeo Toys – Everything for the rodeo trail!  Bull riding, barrel racing, bronc riding, team roping, and F-350 Super Duty trucks & trailers. 
2. Chaps and Bull Riding Vests – Little cowboy can get all dressed up like their PBR heroes and ride the couch while they watch them on television.
3. Rocking Horse or Bull – This is so cute!  A giant soft toy horse or bull to ride while watching your favorite western. 
4. Western Toys – Complete your western outfit with a gun and holster, stick horse or bull, rope, spurs, and cowboy hat!  “Paint Your Own Pony” is a kit for the aspiring western artist! 
5. Book bags and rope bags – For school or the arena, a great way to carry your things and look good doing so.  

Western Stocking Stuffer Gift Ideas – under $25:

1. Heatrac Gloves or Mittens – The BEST cold weather glove you will ever find to do chores in!  They keep you warm and can be washed.  The leather palm lets you grip and pick up things.  The feed lot cowboys in Western Kansas wear these so you know they are good!
2. Wild Rags – Keep your neck warm and look good in a colorful wild rag.   We love the Wild Rags by Laurie, they are made with bright colored polyester (just throw in the washing machine) and trimmed with a contrasting stitched edge.  Traditional silk wild rags come in a rainbow of colors and prints.   
3. Boot Socks – can’t have enough boot socks!  We love the Ariat boot socks with Teflon toes and heels that never wear out – great support too!  Ladies will love the thicker Thorlo hiking socks that give you great support and a cushioned foot-bed.  Dan Post knee high socks are great with boots.  We also have the thinner socks with western designs on them to wear with your slacks.  All make great stocking stuffers.
4. Painted Ponies – What’s not to love about the collectible Painted Ponies – great for gifts for that horse lover to put on their desk at work or add to their collection.  The smaller Christmas ornaments now come in tins for easy storage and wrapping!  Get all the ornaments and decorate a small tree for your office, bath or hallway.  Kid love the “Paint Your Own Pony” kit.          
5. Western Christmas Ornaments – Look great on a western themed Christmas tree or use individually to adorn a package.  These unique western ornaments are so special, that you will want to keep a small Christmas tree up all year round.
6. Western Horseman 2010 Calendars – Make someone smile everyday of the year when they look at these wonderful western photos! 
7. Western CDs – You won’t find these tunes on the radio, because this is real western music and poetry!  Make your ears happy this holiday season with a CD from artists like:  R.W. Hampton, Geff Dawson, Dave Boyd, Judy Coder &  The Pride of the Prairie Band, Les Gilliam, Pat Meade, Dusty Workman, Brazos Valley Boys, Curly Musgrave and Belinda Gail and Gary Pratt.
8. Western Books –
• Camp Coffee: Tales of a Wyoming Cowboy, written by Bob Sullivan.  This is a great book about a man who has lived a full life and touched so many people along the way.  
• Will Rogers Apropos, Thoughts, Quotes & Anecdotes On Elections & Politics by Charley Green.  “America is a great country, but you can’t live in it for nothing.” 
• Bob Fudge Texas Trail Driver, by Jim Russell.  A great western true story of a Montana-Wyoming cowboy’s life in 1862-1933.  Cowboy’s love this book.  It is a wonderful story. 
• The Double T’s….Cowboys At Heart, by Delia, KS author, Kathryn Movius. A wonderful story for all ages. 
• True Grit – John Wayne – American.  From a time when independence, courage and conviction were our national identity, the words, quotes and quips of John Wayne, so poignantly highlighted in this beautifully, fully illustrated gift book, True Grit, revives and restores the personal and patriotic pride we thought we were losing.  Watch for the new release of the “True Grit” movie coming this holiday season.      
• Haythorn Land & Cattle Company.  This coffee table book has the most wonderful photos you will ever look at!  It is amazing and will be a treasured gift.
• The Art of the Western Saddle.  If you like western saddles, you will love this coffee table book.  It showcases leather crafting at its best.
• Western Horseman Legends.  The Legends series highlights the stallions and mares that built the Quarter Horse, Paint Horse and Appaloosa breeds.  Remembered by the men and women who knew them best, these horses were the foundation of the equine industry.  A must have for anyone studying bloodlines.    
9. Cookbooks – There are many great western style cook books available this year:
• Cheyenne Frontier Days Cookbook is a wonderful collection of recipes and old photos from the “Daddy of ‘em All” beautifully presented in brown leather like cover with gold lettering.  This is a must have for the western cookbook collector or anyone who likes to eat well!
• The Pioneer Woman Cookbook ~ Ree Drummond *****My favorite!
• A Cowboy in the Kitchen ~ Grady Spears and Robb Walsh
• Texas Cowboy Cooking ~ Tom Perini
• Soaked, Slathered and Seasoned ~ Elizabeth Karmel
• Cowboy Cocktails ~ Grady Spears & Brigtit L. Binns
• Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen ~ Trisha Yearwood
• Cowgirl Cuisine ~ Paula Disbrowe
• Pink Ponies Cookbook ~ Barbara Beery
• American West Cookin’ ~ Bob Kerby’s Longhorn Studio
• Cookin’ with KSO1 ~ $10 Fundraiser for NBHA District KS01
10. Cowsies (a coosie covered in cowhide) – This unique beverage holder will get lots of comments when you have it in your hand.  It makes a fun gift.  Set them on a cowhide coaster and you are all set to watch TV.
11. Western Soft Stuffed Toys - A must have for the kids stockings!  Horses, Jack Russell, Border Collie, Corgi and Aussie dogs, long horn steers, bucking bulls, goats, and many more to choose from!  Soft toys make great package toppers!  Don’t forget the stick horse!  Best present ever!  Check out the new Barnyard Buddy horse that laughs and rolls around the floor – a perfect revenge toy!
12. Picture Frames – Perfect for a photo of your favorite cowboy, cowgirl or horse!  Take a picture of your friends out trail riding and then give it to them in a western frame.  What a special, personalized gift.

13. Western Cologne – For cowboys:

·         Cinch 96

·         Cinch Classic

·         Red Canyon

·         Outlaw

·         Steel Spur

·         Vaquero

·         Dakota

·         Stud

·         Cowboy

For cowgirls:

·         Rebelicious

·         Vaquera

·         Wildfire

·         Cheyenne

·         98% Angel

·         Cowgirl Chic

·         Cruel by Cruel Girl

·         Rockin Rodeo –the packaging is wonder!

·         Honeysuckle

·         Morning Dew

·         Sunset

·         White Lily

·         Indian Musk