Sedgwick's bronze statue has spurs with rowels that freely rotate. The earliest rowels probably did not revolve, but were fixed. Spurs for western riding tend to be heavier, often decorated, and have rowels that rotate. The cadet visits the statue and spins the rowels at the stroke of midnight. They are characterized by rowels worn as foot jewelry, hung off of boots. Rowels can vary in size and number of points.