What is usually called referred to as “Cowhide” is generally not a hide that lifestyle flogger makers use. It’s usually garment leather, very thin, feels cheap and is what is used in most low quality “sex shop” floggers.

However many hides we use technically come from cows. Bull is a male cow and is one we use, suede is often cow hide but it is unfinished on both sides. Latigo is bull hide tanned a certain way to be very stiff.