Their skins can be made from cowhide, horsehide, or deerskin. In 1974, baseballs covers were switched from horsehide to cowhide. Horsehide leather has been used for boots, gloves, jackets, baseballs, and baseball gloves. His style was noted for his eschewing of slang such as "swat, pill, horsehide", etc. A tanner then used horsehide to create the balls. In Asia, the saba is a horsehide vessel used in the production of kumis.