Horsehide

[azrider]

I have been making a lot of things out of the vegetable tanned horse butts from Springfield and Horaween. One thing I have been trying to figure out is how to explain the leather to customers who are not leather people. Horsehide is the term I use, but sometimes they have questions. I let the know that cordovan or shell leather is made from the cheeks of the horse, and the strips I work with cross the back bone just in front of the rump of the horse. Are there specific terms that should be used to discribe this leather? I have seen it listed online as Horse butt, butt strips, north of cordovan, or just horse strips.

[BIGGUNDOCTOR]

What are their questions?

I would just say horsehide. I don't think it really matters what area of the horse it came off of. Some may be put off because it is horsehide alone.

Tap into the whole electronics "E" marketing thing IE; E-trade,E-mail, E-tarded (me),etc. and call it E-quine leather.

[azrider]

The most common question I get is if it is Cordovan or "Shell Horse Leather". I get those mostly with strops I have made.

I have started making dog collars out of the horsehide, but some people get disgusted by the thought of equine leather. I know its one of the best types of leather for the job, but thats hard to explain to non-leather people. I was just curious if everyone else calls it horsehide. The lost sales don't bother me too much, I wouldn't be able to change thier mind anyways.