For your consideration is this Yuma, Arizona prison hitched horsehair bosal circa 1900-30's. This is a lovely hitched horsehair headstall with wonderful geometric patterns adorning the whole headstall with nice horsehair tassels shown decorating the noseband and brow band and also the bottom of a limp bosal. In the western United States, the history of hitching is intertwined with the history of territorial and modern day prisons in the western United States. It was the first hobby at Montana State Prison, dating back to the territorial prison in Deer Lodge. Charlie Russell, the famous western artist, wrote about men down at Deer Lodge “twistin hairs”. Other commonly known prisons for horsehair were located at Yuma and Florence Arizona; Rawlins, Wyoming; and Walla Walla, Washington. The condition of this bosal is good for its age with slight wear to the hitched horsehair construction but otherwise in good overall condition. The overall measurements of this bosal are 26" x 8" x 7 1/2". (The bridle does not include the horse head display)