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Location: Somewhere around here | For a while now I wanted to buy a NICE tack set; something from Heritage Brand, Running Roan Tack, or another nice quality place. But I've always held myself back because I didn't think I was "good enough" and I think there are a few others out there that think the same way I do. It's ridiculous! Like from the last thread "Judging someone by their tack" it's stated from many people that if you have nice things, people will stare and look politely at your tack instead of judging you.
Now, personally I haven't bought a nice tack set because of my latest horse we were having a lot of problems and I see the girls who are winning (or at least consistent and having fun) with tack ranging from plain to glitz galore. To me, it makes me afraid that I don't "deserve" a nice tack set until I'm up to the level I want to be.
Are there any other people out there that think like this? If so, why do we think that way? We certainly wouldn't tell a friend the same thing! Like I said before, it's ridiculous, even if it's hard to make ourselves believe we are "good enough".  |
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Location: LaBelle, Florida | If you want nice tack and have the $$ to buy it, go get it.
Life is too short to not enjoy nicer things in life.
My tack is not blingy, but I did buy nice quality.
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If you don't think you're good enough or deserve the nice set, spend the money on a clinic with someone really good or at the vet for your horse.
Set a goal, "When I win the 2D, or 3D, or whatever, I'll buy the set without guilt as a reward." |
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Location: OH. IO | Theres only ONE judge.the folks at the races and walking the grounds are not it.make your own choices.stop worrying about what everyone thinks...do what you want and OWN IT. |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | STOP worrying about what others think..............PERIOD !!!!!!!!!! |
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Lol... I feel you! For a long time I went without the tack I wanted because I didn't want to attract attention to myself. I didn't think I was good enough and even felt a little embarrassed. I like pretty stuff but I do feel like I need to earn it... Or rather, my horse needs to earn the right to stand out. It's just a personal thing for me.
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Location: Lost in the swamps | Someone once told me " you ride to well to be running a 4-d horse" I actually, at the time took that as an insult. But I quickly told her "somebody's gotta win the 4-d" and I did just that! Lol
My horse was the only thing I could afford at the time. And I loved him wether he got in the higher d's or not! I've learned that people esp barrel racers can be vicious, and will say some crazy things to put others down! Let them know they can't effect you by killin em with a smile! It'll drive them crazy!! its kinda funny hearing the lame stuff that gets back to you! Lmbo!! but Know this....
The problem is not you, it's Them!
I have a good quality leather tack set I spend just over 200.00 for and I tell you what I've had it for close to ten years! I recently updated the conchos and made it look totally different! With only 40.00!
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| NJJ - 2016-06-04 6:23 AM
STOP worrying about what others think..............PERIOD !!!!!!!!!!
Agreed.
If you like it, buy it.
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| grinandbareit - 2016-06-04 8:33 AM
Lol... I feel you! For a long time I went without the tack I wanted because I didn't want to attract attention to myself. I didn't think I was good enough and even felt a little embarrassed. I like pretty stuff but I do feel like I need to earn it... Or rather, my horse needs to earn the right to stand out. It's just a personal thing for me.
Yes, it's silly, but my 'good' ones get blue stuff. The blue CSI, blue bell boots that match it, etc.
When they start acting like a barrel horse they get their own leg gear.
Just games in my own mind.
My husband came around the corner to see my putting the blue CSI on Rio, and whistled out loud. "Things are getting serious, huh?" |
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Location: Weatherford, TX | Does matching or expensive tack sets make you run any faster? No, it does not... The horse doesn't know what tack set you have on. LOL It looks pretty and nice to other barrel racers, but it doesn't make you run any faster. 
ETA....My really good horses get the really good tack. I don't want a 'really show off ' tack set on a colt. You never know what they will do to humble you. I don't want to be remembered for the tack on a colt that can do anything out of the normal good run. I just don't want to be remembered for a really pretty tack set and a colt/horse that didn't work.
You also have to have your own goals to do what you can do and what you can afford. If you have a 2/3/4D horse and you are happy with what you're doing and can afford a nice expensive tack set, then go for it. Be happy with what you are doing, set your own goals and not worry about other people.
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Location: Louisiana | classicpotatochip - 2016-06-04 10:07 AM
grinandbareit - 2016-06-04 8:33 AM
Lol... I feel you! For a long time I went without the tack I wanted because I didn't want to attract attention to myself. I didn't think I was good enough and even felt a little embarrassed. I like pretty stuff but I do feel like I need to earn it... Or rather, my horse needs to earn the right to stand out. It's just a personal thing for me.
Yes, it's silly, but my 'good' ones get blue stuff. The blue CSI, blue bell boots that match it, etc.
When they start acting like a barrel horse they get their own leg gear.
Just games in my own mind.
My husband came around the corner to see my putting the blue CSI on Rio, and whistled out loud. "Things are getting serious, huh?"
Yep this is how I've always been, but it's also how my mom is.
They're pretty special when they have their own stuff.
My husband is the same way now that I think of it.
For me, it's not that I feel like I don't deserve nice things, it's more the horse hasn't earned his own tack. They still have good quality stuff. But I also don't care what other people think. I might use my $500 set, or I might use the headstall hubby made out of scrap leather, whatever lol. |
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Location: Southern Michigan | I'm a bling lover through and through, but surprisingly my tack isn't. I have two very nice quality simple looking saddles and a couple good bridles that I have worked very hard to work up to. I say I would like a nice bling tack set one day, but haven't got around to finding/designing the right one. So I'm starting to believe I just don't want it bad enough and I'd rather have my mare speak for herself. I grew up in pleasure where I've had judges tell me if they had two equally good horses, they'd pick the fancier bling. And that's why I quit pleasure! All it is, is someone's opinion. I'd rather have the clock be the judge. So don't base it off of what others think. If it makes you happy and feel good, do it. I can't tell you how many girls I see with bling that can't ride worth a darn. So clearly it doesn't make you a better rider or faster. Plus most of the knock offs I see are so poorly made I can imagine they only hinder the horses. Quality not Quanity! |
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Location: Missouri | If you like it and can afford it, buy it! To heck what others think. I'm one of those 'I like to stare at your tack politely and ooh and ahh' kind of people lol. The only reason I don't have nicer tack anymore is quite simply bc it doesn't fit in my budget. When it does again, I don't care if I'm winning it or placing in the 4d, I'll buy what I want.  |
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Location: CTX | Nope, don't care what others think..... I don't do bling, so my stuff looks plain Jane, but is good quality. I started doing what a friend (thanks for teh tip Mandabear) has been doing years ago. She saved up everything they won and at the end of the season she had enough to buy a new saddle.
So, last year we won enough to get a new Bob Marshall that I had made exactly like I wanted too. Now we won most everything in the 4 and 5D, some in the 3D and once we got a 2D check. But guess what... the money spends the same.....
So, if you can afford it, and want it.... buy it and use it. And best of all, enjoy it! |
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| cecollins0811 - 2016-06-04 6:58 AM
For a while now I wanted to buy a NICE tack set; something from Heritage Brand, Running Roan Tack, or another nice quality place. But I've always held myself back because I didn't think I was "good enough" and I think there are a few others out there that think the same way I do. It's ridiculous! Like from the last thread "Judging someone by their tack" it's stated from many people that if you have nice things, people will stare and look politely at your tack instead of judging you.
Now, personally I haven't bought a nice tack set because of my latest horse we were having a lot of problems and I see the girls who are winning (or at least consistent and having fun ) with tack ranging from plain to glitz galore. To me, it makes me afraid that I don't "deserve" a nice tack set until I'm up to the level I want to be.
Are there any other people out there that think like this? If so, why do we think that way? We certainly wouldn't tell a friend the same thing! Like I said before, it's ridiculous, even if it's hard to make ourselves believe we are "good enough".
I feel the same way but mine is more about my horse. I have let him stand and waste because I am afraid of what people will say when I run him......not as good as the girls that had him before me and because of who his sire is. And this has really bothered me and kept me at home.....still is. I know people expect a smoking run if they know him and know his breeding but I just cannot make him run like they did....he is push style. I love him and he is easy to ride.....he was a gift to me from a friend....she bought him and a very nice trailer for me....and their are people that know this and have said some pretty mean things about it.....and it has almost killed my love for the sport....so I feel your pain.....I don't feel like I am "good enough" to jockey this horse and evidently others feel the same way. |
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Location: Missouri | mmfarms - 2016-06-04 8:26 PM
cecollins0811 - 2016-06-04 6:58 AM
For a while now I wanted to buy a NICE tack set; something from Heritage Brand, Running Roan Tack, or another nice quality place. But I've always held myself back because I didn't think I was "good enough" and I think there are a few others out there that think the same way I do. It's ridiculous! Like from the last thread "Judging someone by their tack" it's stated from many people that if you have nice things, people will stare and look politely at your tack instead of judging you.
Now, personally I haven't bought a nice tack set because of my latest horse we were having a lot of problems and I see the girls who are winning (or at least consistent and having fun ) with tack ranging from plain to glitz galore. To me, it makes me afraid that I don't "deserve" a nice tack set until I'm up to the level I want to be.
Are there any other people out there that think like this? If so, why do we think that way? We certainly wouldn't tell a friend the same thing! Like I said before, it's ridiculous, even if it's hard to make ourselves believe we are "good enough".
I feel the same way but mine is more about my horse. I have let him stand and waste because I am afraid of what people will say when I run him......not as good as the girls that had him before me and because of who his sire is. And this has really bothered me and kept me at home.....still is. I know people expect a smoking run if they know him and know his breeding but I just cannot make him run like they did....he is push style. I love him and he is easy to ride.....he was a gift to me from a friend....she bought him and a very nice trailer for me....and their are people that know this and have said some pretty mean things about it.....and it has almost killed my love for the sport....so I feel your pain.....I don't feel like I am "good enough" to jockey this horse and evidently others feel the same way.
Mmfarms....I can't imagine how hard that is for you, dealing with those comments. Jealousy sure is an ugly green monster. :( All I wanted to say is...what an awesome gift from your friend. You said you love the horse, so I hope you start feeling like getting out, competing him, and enjoying him soon. |
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Location: North Dakota | Worry about yourself, and your horse. Put whatever tack on them you see fit. Run them how you see fit.
And don't worry about what anyone else thinks.
Haters gonna hate no matter what you do. Surround yourself with supportive people.
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| MOGirl07 - 2016-06-04 8:31 PM
mmfarms - 2016-06-04 8:26 PM
cecollins0811 - 2016-06-04 6:58 AM
For a while now I wanted to buy a NICE tack set; something from Heritage Brand, Running Roan Tack, or another nice quality place. But I've always held myself back because I didn't think I was "good enough" and I think there are a few others out there that think the same way I do. It's ridiculous! Like from the last thread "Judging someone by their tack" it's stated from many people that if you have nice things, people will stare and look politely at your tack instead of judging you.
Now, personally I haven't bought a nice tack set because of my latest horse we were having a lot of problems and I see the girls who are winning (or at least consistent and having fun ) with tack ranging from plain to glitz galore. To me, it makes me afraid that I don't "deserve" a nice tack set until I'm up to the level I want to be.
Are there any other people out there that think like this? If so, why do we think that way? We certainly wouldn't tell a friend the same thing! Like I said before, it's ridiculous, even if it's hard to make ourselves believe we are "good enough".
I feel the same way but mine is more about my horse. I have let him stand and waste because I am afraid of what people will say when I run him......not as good as the girls that had him before me and because of who his sire is. And this has really bothered me and kept me at home.....still is. I know people expect a smoking run if they know him and know his breeding but I just cannot make him run like they did....he is push style. I love him and he is easy to ride.....he was a gift to me from a friend....she bought him and a very nice trailer for me....and there are people that know this and have said some pretty mean things about it.....and it has almost killed my love for the sport....so I feel your pain.....I don't feel like I am "good enough" to jockey this horse and evidently others feel the same way.
Mmfarms....I can't imagine how hard that is for you, dealing with those comments. Jealousy sure is an ugly green monster. : ( All I wanted to say is...what an awesome gift from your friend. You said you love the horse, so I hope you start feeling like getting out, competing him, and enjoying him soon.
MOGirl thank you! I am trying....wish I could buy some confidence....or maybe an"I don't care attitude"!
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| Use what you want. I stress QUALITY over bling. Bling is popuLat so everyone and their brother thinks they can make quality tack. Stick with the known makers like you listed, heritage, running roan, etc. don't cheap out.
My stuff is pretty plain for now, I've just got other things to spend money on and I have good quality working equipment. I do have a wicked beaded design in mind when my little horse earns it though. |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | magic gunsmoke - 2016-06-05 3:39 PM You are good enough for whatever standard you set. No one decides that but you.
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Location: Wherever They Send Me | cranky B4 10am - 2016-06-04 6:56 PM
Nope, don't care what others think..... I don't do bling, so my stuff looks plain Jane, but is good quality. I started doing what a friend (thanks for teh tip Mandabear) has been doing years ago. She saved up everything they won and at the end of the season she had enough to buy a new saddle.
So, last year we won enough to get a new Bob Marshall that I had made exactly like I wanted too. Now we won most everything in the 4 and 5D, some in the 3D and once we got a 2D check. But guess what... the money spends the same.....
So, if you can afford it, and want it.... buy it and use it. And best of all, enjoy it!
D, You are welcome!!
To the OP, I have blingy tack sets (my husband is good to me). Am I fast? Nope, but she isn't a 1D horse and I am ok with that. We continue to have fun, get better and I write down my times and aim to beat my last time. Who cares what others think? "Haters gonna, hate, hate, hate..." |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I buy what I want and I dont ever think I'm not good enough for anything I just dont think this way, no body should. I have blingy tack, plain tack and nylon tack. What ever I want and need that is what I'm getting. |
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Location: 31 lengths farms | I had that block..I bought good clean tack but nothing flashy...until my little mare with the Bladder and Kidney stones kinda proved the vets wrong. Even if I didn't "deserve" flashy tack she did, LOL!!! Had the coolest little headstall made for her with feathers and arrows cause "she is a warrior" and Kayla from RockStar Custom leather actually added those words as a surprise for me on the throatlatch. It is my pride and joy. |
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Location: The edge of no where | What other people might think is the last thing I consider when choosing tack. If I like it and can afford it - I buy it! I'm a stickler for quality leather and will opt for that over bling...but I LOVE custom stuff.
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Location: The edge of no where | Southtxponygirl - 2016-06-06 11:41 AM I buy what I want and I dont ever think I'm not good enough for anything I just dont think this way, no body should. I have blingy tack, plain tack and nylon tack. What ever I want and need that is what I'm getting.
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| MS2011 - 2016-06-06 11:51 AM Southtxponygirl - 2016-06-06 11:41 AM I buy what I want and I dont ever think I'm not good enough for anything I just dont think this way, no body should. I have blingy tack, plain tack and nylon tack. What ever I want and need that is what I'm getting. ^Exactly my philosophy on it!
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Location: Missouri | NJJ - 2016-06-05 5:39 PM
magic gunsmoke - 2016-06-05 3:39 PM You are good enough for whatever standard you set. No one decides that but you.
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Thinking your not "good enough" for expensive tack