Favorite in person tack stores?

[Bristol_Bay]

I love DaMoors in Glendale. Great service and selection.

In Hannover, Germany, my favorite is Engelke. Sadly, I didn’t make it up there on my recent trip, but they have a great selection of Pikeur stuff, really quality tack as well.

Sadly, Barrington Saddlery closed a few years ago. I had only been there a few times, but what a classy place. DH has family in the region, and it was a long drive down there, but so worth it. There was another store in Libertyville that was more convenient to where my in-laws lived, but it’s now a Dover.

[Fiesta01]

Good memories. Are we really that old?

[Fiesta01]

I always lived in my Pikeur breeches. Loved them. Here I am, three years after my last horse passed, and I still have 3 pairs in my cupboard - rust (!!), hunter green and black. Oh, and I still have a pair of my white Harry Hall show breeches, my bridle, saddle and sheets and blankets I can’t yet part with. You just never know.

[Bristol_Bay]

@Fiesta01

Good memories. Are we really that old?

Not me. LOL

[AndNirina]

Oh, my heart…. The Paddock Shop! It’s been gone for so, so long but the amazing smell of leather and the millions of sales ads behind the front door were unforgettable. I got my first pair of tall boots there. That was a magical part of my childhood.

[FjordBCRF]

Big Dees is pretty good in person shopping; Schneider’s is also nearby but they have much less on their floor than Big Dee’s.

I agree the tack shop smell is a wonderful one! The band I grew up at had a small sales trailer and I remember it smelling like saddle soap and leather.

[Bristol_Bay]

However did they manage to cram so much merchandise into such a small, awkward space?

[erinmeri]

Horsemen’s Outlet is my go-to for in person shopping, although I do like to go to Manhattan Saddlery to feel fancy sometimes. It’s pretty cool, albeit somewhat expensive. Sad that I never got to experience Beval’s in its glory.

I love going to Jedlicka’s for old times’ sake when I’m in Los Olivos, even though it’s more Western and I shopped more at the long-since closed Pony Express.

For nostalgia’s sake, I always got a wistful feeling driving by Olsen Nolte because the signage and horse statue made me feel decidedly horsey in the Bay Area, and Christianson’s (RIP) was the go-to mecca.

[Tini_Sea_Soldier1]

Siiigh… the Beval’s annual sale in February used to be an EVENT. We prayed for no snow and I had begged to stay home sick more than one time!

[AndNirina]

I’m not sure but I loved every bit of it!

[Orbit_Orange]

Ooh, that sounds like fun. I never got to experience it

[Madison]

@LCDR

Aiken Saddlery. - Aiken, SC

When I was there last month, they had really reduced their H/J inventory and increased their Western inventory, it was disappointing.

Love the Tack Room in Camden and Tackeria in Wellington.

[LCDR]

There was a place in Alpharetta, Georgia called Tack Tavern. I bought a lot of fox hunting clothing and equipment there. Last time I was in Atlanta the store had been sold and replaced by an upscale dressage-oriented store. And there was a new Dover right down the road, too.

[Punkie]

Tack Shack of Ocala and SmartPak <3

[HunterJumper8983]

CM Tack - Shawnee, KS
Tricolor Tack - Overland Park, KS
Horse Hardware - Overland Park, KS (sadly now closed)

When I visited Kentucky, I loved Quillin and bought a halter and a custom engraved nameplate! Still one of my favorite halters.

[mika0116]

I went here every week ages 7 - 18. It is the first place I drove myself outside of school when I got my driver’s license

[DownYonder]

@LCDR

There was a place in Alpharetta, Georgia called Tack Tavern. I bought a lot of fox hunting clothing and equipment there. Last time I was in Atlanta the store had been sold and replaced by an upscale dressage-oriented store. And there was a new Dover right down the road, too.

When Tack Tavern closed, Atlanta Saddlery took over their location. AS had been in a small strip shopping center next to Tack Tavern - the two stores had existed side by side for a long, long time. I haven’t been in AS for ages, but they had a lot of H/J stuff along with the dressage inventory - close-contact saddles, brown hunter-style bridles, paddock boots and field boots and H/J dress boots, as well as knee-patch breeches and hunter-style shirts and coats.

[Kindred_Spirit]

Is Toll Booth in Mt Holly NJ still open? That was my favorite spot growing up. Got my first pair of tall boots from their consignment! In comparison to years past I feel like Horseman’s Outlet has lost its touch - still worth a stop but half of what it used to be. Rick’s Heritage was my other go-to.

[Spudsmyguy]

Another vote for Olson’s Tack in Bellevue.

[2DogsFarm]

@Bristol_Bay

There was another store in Libertyville that was more convenient to where my in-laws lived, but it’s now a Dover.

Good riddance to Libertyville!
They had a mishmash of everything & unless you were specific, would try to sell you whatever shlock they had.
Had to stop myself once from telling a customer the Indian leather bridle salesperson was touting was a bad choice
Only good thing they had was the trailer sales.
Pretty sure that area was leased from them.
We bought our 1st trailer from.the dealer.
1996 4-Star demo 2H BP straightload.
Great trailer.

The Dover store in the same location is a huge upgrade.