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Where do you buy tack

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#1 ·
i was just wondering where all you guys buy your tack?
 
#2 ·
I've got King's Saddlery in town. They carry working and high end western tack, and also the only place with polo tack around. There is a feed store that carries things like rope halters at the best price, if I need one quickly.

Otherwise, I check out area pawn shops for saddles and bridles. If I see something really good, or really unusual, and underpriced, I grab it for myself, family or friends.
 
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There are some tack stores around here. Usually one in every direction if you want to drive at least a half hour to get there. In my opinion, tack stores are a bit expensive but they make shopping fun. I normally buy tack online though, or use craigslist.

I'm heading out to a "new" tackstore today. Its not new, I just never been there. I usually frequent a store called "Stallion Hill"...usually just to browse. Last time I was in, I did pick up a whip and some polo wraps though.
 
#7 ·
There really aren't many tack shops around where I live, so I do just about everything online. I often check Horse.com or Jeffers first because they have customer reviews on most of their items, but not always the best prices - so I'll check those two to find what gets good reviews, and then see if Chicks has it. Chicks' prices are the best I've found - my saddle was over $100 cheaper from them than anywhere else I looked.

I would prefer to actually see things in person before ordering them and I have had to send a couple things back, but the few tack shops there are around here kind of suck. :?
 
#9 ·
When hubby had his sewing machine he made some headstalls and we would buy silver for them. He also cut our latigos and easy stuff like billets.

Believe it or not, the majority of stuff we trade for on FB or get off Ebay!
We watch Ebay like a hawk for nice headstalls or ones with good silver that we can reuse or build new leather for. You have to know your makers to get a fair price other wise some sellers will try to gouge you. Or try to pawn something off that was made by a certain maker but is just a cheap knock off.

For easy stuff like rope halters, cinches, skid boots, polos, whatever, the store down the road has been cheaper than anything I have found on the internet. You have to really pick through the place to find the better quality because they do sell a lot of crap.
 
#10 ·
auctions, consignment at the tack stores, farm supply stores, CL, on line are the places I have bought tack..kind of depends what I am shopping for. Thankfully at this point I don't have to buy tack very often...kid of scary, I almost think I could open my own store lol
 
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I am in Canada so I but from Greenhawk, but also buy from horse.com when I have a bunch of little stuff I need, even with shipping it is much cheaper than buying in Canada. All the local tack shops are little, limited, and unreliable. You can order something and never get it for months.
 
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Saddles or other large tack items - We drive about an hour north to go to this really great saddlery we love. Good quality, huge selection, decent prices. McCauley's Saddlery ;)

For small things - bridles, martingales, girths, bits, etc. We get all online :) It's usually so much cheaper, and they often have reviews to look at - along with good return policies.
 
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