Former professional bull rider and Billy Bob’s honcho Billy Minick knows a thing or two about cowboying and is obviously well-versed on the proper way to set down a cowboy hat — upside down. (That’s Minick sitting second from the right).
The brims on most cowboys hats tend to curve downward on the front and back (that way the rain can roll off). Setting a hat down on its brim isn’t good for the crease and can make it lose shape. The proper way is to set it crown-down as Minick has done.
However, if you’re placing your cowboy hat on a table and can hang the front brim off the ledge, that’s acceptable too. Stockyards property owner Philip Murrin (sitting far right) chose this method while sitting in a Stockyards redevelopment task force meeting yesterday.
