This pair of ostrich quill tall shaft Cutter Bill boots are a one of a kind.  Beautiful caramel brown patina and stitched shaft.  Cutter Bill was a well known western wear brand owned by self made millionaire oilfield roughneck Rex Cauble. Cutter Bill wasn’t the name of the owner.  Rather the name of the owner’s cutting horse, Cutter Bill 1962 National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA)Open World Champion.  Word has it that good ol Rex flew his favorite horse to rodeos on his private jet.  That is until he went to prison on racketeering and embezzlement in the Cowboy Mafia drug smuggling trial.  Don’t stress, he got out after two years on good behavior.  I couldn’t make this shit up better than pulling on the facts.

Size:  Women’s 7 1/2

Material:  Leather and Ostrich quill

Shaft height:  17 inch

Maker:  Cutter Bill

The facts:  

Cutter Bill's Western World was a chain of upscale Western clothing stores owned by Rex Cauble. The stores were named after Cauble's famous cutting horse, Cutter Bill. 

How it started:

• Cauble was a self-made millionaire who started his fortune as an oilfield roughneck in the 1930s 

• He opened the first Cutter Bill's Western World store in Houston in 1967 

• The stores were known for their luxurious outfits, hand-crafted boots and saddles, and accessories 

How it became successful: 

• The stores were a huge success and were considered the West's Neiman Marcus

• The Cutter Bill catalog was aspirational and conceptual, and opened the doors to the Western-lifestyle industry

How it ended:

• Cauble was convicted of racketeering and embezzlement in the Cowboy Mafia drug smuggling trial 

• He was sentenced to five years in prison, but was released early for good behavior 

• Cauble died in 2003 

What you can find: Vintage Cutter Bill Western World matchbooks, Cutter Bill boots, Cutter Bill belts, Cutter Bill blazers, and Cutter Bill cowboy vests. 

The Wiki:  Cutter Bill (1955–1982) was a Quarter Horse stallion and the 1962 National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA)Open World Champion cutting horsewith record earnings for the year. He also won the 1962 American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Honor Roll cutting horse award which made him the first horse to have won both the NCHA and AQHA awards in the same year.^[1][2] Cutter Bill was owned by the flamboyant Texas millionaire Rex Caublewho in 1962 decided to campaign Cutter Bill with Sonny Perry in the saddle showing him. In order for Cutter Bill to compete in as many shows as possible that year, Cauble flew Cutter Bill and three other horses on his private jet to various shows.