Satiating the Tack Ho

Its been at least 3 weeks since I've been on my horse. At least. Like 2.5 of those weeks, I couldn't even get him out to groom him because so much ice. So how do I cope? I unleash the inner tack ho, and buy tack. Lots and lots of tack.

So due to some various family generosity around Christmas, and good little chunk of saving/planning, I was able to have the cash to really upgrade like 75% of Charmer's wardrobe. The other 25% is all still fairly pretty and entirely functional, so I didn't NEED to replace it. Yet. Don't worry, there are things still on my list of pretties for him.

This was the big ticket item. New saddle. Monoflap. Gorgeous. Brand new. Worth every penny. Plus the stirrup leathers and stirrups are also new. The stirrup leathers are made by Millbrook Equestrian, and they're supposed to help with leg stability by increasing friction. I am intrigued, so I had to try them. Then with the stirrups, well, I just always love/need wide track stirrups because they take a lot of pressure off of my joints, and I finally found some color ones, so clearly they needed to come home to me and complete my gorgeous saddle look.

Well and then this little beauty had to come home. A friend tagged me in it on Facebook, and it perfectly matches my Ogilvy half pad, so say hello to my very first Ogilvy saddle pad. Based on the quality and feel, I'm confident in saying I do not think this will be my last one of these pads.

And of course, when getting a new saddle, you're going to need a girth. Well with monoflaps, you need a short girth. The only short girth I have is black. Not gonna fly. So therefore I went on the search for a nice brown short girth for my monoflap. Everything came up at like $100+, which was technically doable, but would've prevented other things on this list, so I didn't really fancy spending that if I didn't have to. Then I found this beauty. $43 bought and shipped, brand new from the manufacturer. SOLD. Oh, and bonus, it's also a shoulder relief girth (like TSF) but $100 cheaper. I think yes.

Also, Charmer's boots have been slowly dying since probably about last winter. They deserve retirement. So I went ahead and caved on some Majyk Equipe sport/dressage boots, in turquoise. Still haven't been able to try them on, but man I am so excited for when I finally get to use them! The quality is impeccable, and the hard shell gives me hope for the back boots holding up to my interfering horse for longer than a day (I kid you not, that is how fast he tore a hole in the old dressage boots). Plus I couldn't resist getting an adorable pair of matching turquoise bell boots when I saw those either. He needs bell boots 24/7 while a rider is on him, because he tracks up so much, so I actually justified this purchase pretty well.

Last (for this post) but definitely not least, would be the new jump boots that I snagged. Also brand new, shipped and bought straight from the manufacturer. $52 a set. Um, what? This has got to be a joke. But the quality is great (especially for the price) and they have nice airflow in them, plus hook and stud closure (fancy!) and at that price, I am definitely willing to replace them if (when) Charmer destroys them.

This is my first admission of tack ho status on this blog, but I fully admit to it, and can guarantee that this will definitely not be my last complete tack ho post on this blog.