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Are there any tack sales in michigan around the Detroit area (hopefully closer to Novi, Farmington, Livonia, Northville, South Lyon…) or the traverse city area (hopefully closer to Harbor Springs, Petoskey, or Charlevoix)?? I need clothing for Hunt and Western for my schools equestrian team. Please help!!!
Sport Horse Saddlery is a great store. Its in New Hudson.
http://www.sporthorsesaddlery.com
Happy Riding.
Kate Campbell
P.S. Where do you go hunting? katecampbell.10@gmail.com
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I’m looking for a ropping saddle, and recently came across WESTERN 15" RANCH ROPING SADDLE, Tack, Equestrian.
condition like new
CHEYENNE SADDLERY is the brand.
And I was wondering if these saddles are anygood, I have owned perdy much ever brand their is out their except this one, and the REALLY cheap ones, I’m looking for a decent saddle, because I wil be ropping bulls, 1500 pound steers Etc.. I dont need a cheap saddle.
Money is not an issue with me But i dont want to pay at OUTRAGIOUSE price for a shitty saddle , like the billybook saddles I dont like, Some people like them But i HATE them.. Circle Y is ok, But by far the best is my saddle i have had since i was 9 which is the horseman Brand straight out of texes..
But if you want to give me your feed back on this brand it will be most appricated,, Give me the good, and the bad feedback everyone..
Thanks
CattleCreek Ranch
Cheyennes are nice, but I don’t know how they would hold up for serious roping. You obviously know how much wear and tear that is on a saddle, I’d be a little hesitant to use anything but a saddle built specifically for that kind of work, choosing a brand that is known for standing up to the rigors of that kind of work. You could go with a really nice used one for the same price as a new mediocre one or one that isn’t necessarily built for that kind of work. A lot of saddles are marketed as ropers but aren’t really built for the job, in reality they are just the same style as a real roper.
Wade makes a great roping saddle but they are pricey. You can get deals on them used though if you hunt around, I bought mine used and in excellent condition for $550.
With a good used saddle you have the benefit of them already being broke in too 
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I am collecting research and opinions on the sale of equestrian products, specifically riding helmets, in supermarkets. I would really appreciate any opinions on this subject. I would particularly like to know your feelings on the following points:
1. Price- They are normally very cheap does this mean you compromise on the safety and reliability or does it encourage more people to take up the sport and open it to those other than the rich?
2.Fitting- supermarkets do not have trained fitters usually. Is this a problem, especially when you consider the dangers of the sport and the recent fatalities?
3. Effect on small businesses- How does the sale of cheap products affect small, local tack shops? Are they losing out or is the sale of equestrian products in supermarkets helping them out by bringing more potential customers?
4. Effect on the sport- It is a fast growing sport- is the sale of cheap products helping this? Is it bringing more people into the sport who may not have been able to do so without cheap products. Is the sport benefiting from this?
Please feel free to make any other points or comments that you have.
Many thanks,
Flugel
1 – In my experience, the products aren’t that much cheaper. However, I think that products made for supermarket shelves cannot possibly be made "by people with horses, for people with horses" as they are with brand names such as Charles Owen, Toggi, Requisite, Dublin and Harry Hall to name a few. As far as quality, most are tested to some standard but I am unaware (and would doubt) that it is to the current standard required by most riding schools.
2 – Having worked in a riding school for many years, I have seen people come in wearing equipment bought from Tescos etc. The hats are a "one size fits most" with an adjustable dial at the back (like a helmet worn by builders). This, quite frankly, frightens me. Having been saved from severe head injuries on many occasions I cannot stress enough that if only one thing you wear fits – make sure it is your hat!
3 – Put simply, yes. Established equestrian people, such as myself, know good products when they see them. I would buy a grooming brush or prehaps a bucket from the supermarket, but when it comes to hats, jodhpurs, boots etc. I go to my local tack store. People new to the sport are unaware of the low quality of the products that they buy, and think that tack stores are robbing them blind when infact they are not! Put it this way – your starting horse riding and haven’t a clue – are you going to drive to some obscure place and get a hat that some crazy person spends half an hour fitting over your perfectly styled hair, and then pay £40+ for it, or are you just going to pick up one for £20 in Tesco while you’re getting your groceries? The answer is simple, unless people are educated that HATS SAVE LIVES!! If asked I am sure they wouldn’t compromise on quality and safety but the thing is, they do not know that they are doing it! The mindset is "oh well, Tesco/Asda/Lidl/Aldi sell it so it MUST be safe" – wrong, it isn’t.
4 – I think it can encourage people into the sport, which is good. However, for the reasons mentioned above it is worrying. With so many people taking up riding in substandard equipment, the number of lawsuits against riding schools will surely increase. The riding schools can’t win – the customer is either angry at being turned away because of the substandard hat, or is allowed to ride and angered when they injure themselves badly when they fall.
Just to add, I think the sale of hats and body protectors shouldn’t be allowed in supermarkets. I am fine with jodhpurs, grooming equipment, riding boots etc. because no one really gets hurt (except in the pocket due to the false economy) from using these. Body protectors and hats save lives, their quality simply cannot be compromised. I have seen injuries worsened by poor quality or even poorly fitted equipment. A fall in an oversized body protector could result in worse injuries than the same fall with no body protector at all. The bottom line is – everyone falls off but beginners fall more often, and often harder as they are inexperienced of the technique of landing!! The sport is suffering a lot of bad press at the minute with so many event riders being tragically killed, and the same people saying "it should be safer" are the people who are naively buying low grade equipment because they trust the shops that sell it.
Beginners need all the help they can get when it comes to safety and that is who these poor quality goods are marketed at. There should be a law against safety equipment being sold from any shop other than a specialist one with qualified fitters. Riding with a poorly fitted piece of safety equipment can be just as dangerous as riding without one at all.
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I get excited about wearing the complete equestrian show attire.
I end up masturbating after wearing this attire.
I enjoy wearing a black riding coat, white dress shirt, tight white breeches, and of course tall black shiny leather dressage boots.
I think I look really good in this attire. I am not bothered if people think I look silly wearing equestrian attire. I only do this at a tack shop or at the stables.
You’re weird
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