Chaps are worn by Western riders and are buckled around the waist. Half Chaps are worn by English riders and only go up to your knee cap.
chaps, usually with tassels. chaps are leather pants pulled over riding pants to protect from branches and stickers , you proudly wont see these obstacles in a rodeo but chaps are still worn
To hold the rider closer and tighter to the saddle. This also prevents the rider's leg from rubbing against the stirrup leather creating blisters on the rider's leg. There are full chaps that zip from the ankle to the thigh and buckles around the waist. Half chaps zip from ankle to knee. And leggings are elastic Cotton that is worn around the lower leg under a pair of jeans.
El chaps = the chaps (chaps is not a spanish word)
They're called chaps. From the Free Online Dictionary: chaps pl.n.Heavy leather trousers without a seat, worn over ordinary trousers by ranch hands to protect their legs.
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CHAPS was created in 1984.
The cowboy wore chaps.
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The Buttless Chaps ended in 2009.
The Buttless Chaps was created in 1998.
I'm pretty sure Rain Chaps are Rain Pants :)