Cowboy and the cowboy hats

By Janice Seagraves

For those of you writing cowboy romance stories, don’t forget the cowboy hat. Whether it’s a Stetson, Indiana Jones, Sheplers, or Henschel, made out of straw or felt, a cowboy isn’t a cowboy without his hat.

Cowboy hats help the cowboy to dress up or dress down, and are occasionally tucked up under a form fitted plastic cover for those rainy days.

Have you ever seen how a cowboy use his hat to show emotion?

• Flinging down his hat can show anger or a desire to start a fight or finish one.
• Shoving the hat to the back of his head can show surprise. In this way you can see more of his face and his raised eyebrows.
• Lowering the brim over his eyes can show annoyance.
• Leaning back and hiding his face with his hat, he can show embarrassment, disassociation with what’s being said or a desire to take a nap.
• Removing the hat, he can lean in for a kiss.