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HI Spy: Favorite Things

Do you have one special piece of tack or horse equipment that you really love?

1-Aug-12

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Pragmatic horse people might stick to the bare basics when it comes to tack and barn gear. All you really need is a functioning saddle, bridle, a few buckets and brushes and you have a full kit. But where’s the fun in that?

Look at your tack box (or the spare closet in your house, the backseat of your car, or wherever you store your gear.) You probably have a special piece of tack or barn equipment that you would never give up, whether it’s for sentimental reasons or otherwise. Do you have unique argyle polo wraps? A bright pink saddle blanket that reminds you of your first barrel race? A curb bit that you might never use, but you hang on to because it belonged to your cowgirl great-grandmother?

Of course, your favorite thing in the barn is your horse. But what comes in second? Click “Submit a Comment” below and tell us about your treasure. Some of the answers may be selected to be published in a future issue of Horse Illustrated.

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Jill    Venice, FL

11/11/2012 5:35:59 PM

I have a one eared headstall that I bought in the early 80's. It was handmade by an Amish lady who made horse tack. It proves the point that good quality tack will last forever!

Gracie    Mechanicsville, VA

11/2/2012 8:15:07 PM

I love my horse brushes!I love to groom my horse Dreamer and she loves me grooming her.Thats the way we can really bond and get to know eachother better.

Robbie mcMichael    Atalissa, IA

10/30/2012 2:47:20 PM

I love this article because I can relate to it. Choosing just one piece of tack is tough. Although my mare of 32years has passed, I'd have to say my 35 pound western saddle is my favorite. I've had it when I got my mare back in 1974, & even tho it's been polished several times it still smells like her.

Robbie McMichael    Atalissa, IA

10/30/2012 2:18:52 PM

I love it because I can relate to it. Although my beloved mare of 32 years has passed, I'm still a huge horse lover, & I always will be. That article gave me a new look at all the tack I own. I've still got every piece from when I first got my mare, which was 1974. I just can't get rid of any od it. There's so many good & challenging memories, that I just can't part with them. I loved my horse & I miss her terribly.

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