His attention to detail can only be achieved by a skilled professional. Chaps evolved when men threw animal hides over their saddles which covered and protected their legs from injuries. Soon hides were hung on the men rather than the saddles. Chaps save wear and tear on jeans and boots, as well as offering protection from weather, thorns, stones, barbed-wire, saddle sores and the occasional bite of an ornery horse. Leather fringes flicked off water droplets.
Covered zippers close down the outside of each leg.
Chaps are worn by cowboys, english riders, motorcyclists, skiers, and decorate the walls of fashionable ranch homes.