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Location: Midwest | I probably would not buy one, but no skin off my nose if someone else does. ETA: If I had the money, I totally would BTW lol
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 No Name Nancy
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Location: never in the right place | The one I want is $675 but I can't bring myself to actually buy it. lol. Crown Leather Tack has beautiful stuff. |
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| i personally wouldn't spend more than $300 for a tack set.
although i have drooled over the $700 ones before... and could see why they cost so much.
my biggest fear is i would splurge on a $700 set... and then get hit with an emergency vet bill that i couldn't pay...... My vet ( man do i love him! ) would sure give me crap about that! |
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Location: Foot of the Smoky Mtns, East Tennessee | We have spent anywhere from $350 - $650 and they have all held up really well. The only reason we have sold them is because we found something else we like. We sell them to buy something else. We only buy from reputable companies though. The more expensive ones we've bought have been custom made from cutting the leather for it to the very last detail. My daughter tends to spend more on hers. She used Birthday money, Christmas money and some winnings to buy her first one. She sold that one a year or sold later and ordered another one, etc. I tend to keep mine a little longer than her but do the same thing. I will try to post a pic of her newest one from KB Custom Kreations. It wasn't the most expensive one she's bought but it is GREAT quality!
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | I have...couple times actually....and im eyeing another one.....but this is how I see it..its my money I work for it...I don't smoke..seldon drink..don't get fancy hair dos or fancy nails...so if I want to buy fancy tack sets thats my choiceM |
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| NeedMoreSpeed - 2014-02-12 8:41 AM
We have spent anywhere from $350 - $650 and they have all held up really well. The only reason we have sold them is because we found something else we like. We sell them to buy something else. We only buy from reputable companies though. The more expensive ones we've bought have been custom made from cutting the leather for it to the very last detail. My daughter tends to spend more on hers. She used Birthday money, Christmas money and some winnings to buy her first one. She sold that one a year or sold later and ordered another one, etc. I tend to keep mine a little longer than her but do the same thing. I will try to post a pic of her newest one from KB Custom Kreations. It wasn't the most expensive one she's bought but it is GREAT quality!
thats a beautiful set!
I see nice ones like that at bigger barrel races, and i tell myself "if i pull a nice check here i'll buy that tack set that i've walked past drooling 10x already."
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I Really Love Jeans
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Location: North Dakota | I have spent $500 on a set but I find that all the crystals and bling on the bridle make it stiff on the horses face. I have a cheap $20 bridle that I use mainly LOL! I can see paying that for a hand painted set but I will not invest in another set that has sooo many crystals!!! I have a bridle thats just plain leather that i have had my entire life, I think it takes more money now to get good tack because EVERYTHING is made in India or Pakistan now and does not last!!!! I want Made in America PLEASE! |
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 Underestimated Underdog
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Location: Minnesota | The set I want is $700. Its from Double J. I've been looking at it for over a year and still can't bring myself to buy it. It matches my saddle perfectly! My husband would have divorce papers drawn up so fast if I bought the set so I weighed my options and I like my husband more. Hoping one day I will find it for sale used.  |
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Location: South Dakota | I prefer plain high quality tack...emphasis on the quality...preferring my horse to provide the sparkle..at least that is the goal!
To each his/her own though...
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Location: The Oklahoma plains. | I would if I could! But like some ladies carry $750 purses or wear $1000 shoes- I would never- but I can see how they compare. We all have our things we splurge on.  |
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Location: southeast Texas | Runninformoney - 2014-02-11 11:18 PM My husband who is a tight-wad actually bought me one that was a little over 700.00 I couldn't believe it I almost fainted it was about 7 years ago. I have used it once to afraid to mess it up.
Use that tack set! Say a rat got into it and destroyed it.... |
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| I have a few Luann headstalls that I bought for my girls and I l only use one because the others are so heavy. I won a beautiful Double J belt headstall, single ear, lot of bling and big buckles. I used it at home a couple of times, adjusted the fit. It is very stiff and hard to adjust and does not really conform to the horses head. Went to a race this last weekend and 4 runs before I was up my horse shook his head and the headstall flew off :0. I got it back on and rigged it with some rubber bands to keep it on. My bit went back on my old headstall after that. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | I just bought a used Luann's piece and it looks brand new. There's something to be said for quality. I don't buy sets because I don't like to be too matchy, but I have drooled over some $500 headstalls. Champagne taste on a beer budget...used works well for me. |
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 Serious Snap Trapper
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | Hubby bought me a $500 set from Heritage. It is beautiful. When I'm just trail riding, I try to use my cheap set though. I don't want to wreck the nice one. But it seems to be holding up beautifully. If I ever get the noseband to match, it will be a $650 set. It honestly is a ridiculous cost to me, but if it will last and be warrantied, it makes it more worth while. |
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 BHW Resident Surgeon
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | I'll admit I'm a sucker for nice tack and I have tack like that coming out my ears. Some of my tack would make Liberace green with envy! I've lost count!
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Location: When you hit the middle of nowhere .. Keep driving | TurnLane - 2014-02-12 8:25 AM
I would if I could! But like some ladies carry $750 purses or wear $1000 shoes- I would never- but I can see how they compare. We all have our things we splurge on.
I would and am likely going to in the next year. I can't decide on what colours to get. I have a lot of bay and sorrel horses and am thinking of turquoise with black and silver. But I also love royal blue and silver. So I may have to buy 2!
I do have a few $750 purses (regular price) ... I buy at outlets and on sale. I have never spent that much on a purse. I think the max I have spent is $200 on one. But my horses are different to me. I don't hesitate to spend on them.
There is a nasty little website called myhabit.com (runs through Amazon) and you can get some good deals on nice stuff. Eta: non horse stuff
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Location: MT | After getting $2700 of headstalls, bits and a brand new pulling collar stolen out of my horsetrailer when I lived in Utah..................I've decided that plain headstalls fixed with twine and baling wire might just be the way to go!  |
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  Independent Cuss
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Location: Dearing, GA | If I had the extra money laying around, I absolutely would jump on a nice tack set. But my horse isn't even running right now so I'm happy with my $130 matching set. That price includes custom conchos. |
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Location: Desert Land | I'm not saying this to brag or make anyone jealous, but to answer the OP. I have bought several tack sets from Clover D (Danyelle Campbell Bassett) and spent more than $700, but they are well worth it. And I USE them...they aren't just for running barrels. And they have held up very well because the quality of materials she uses and her craftsmanship. I have helped make tack and I know why its expensive...it's A LOT of work. I think at what I paid for them vs. material cost (silver is really expensive too) vs. profit...she is NOT making a killing on selling them.
I have bought several lower end tack sets and while they are nice enough and I am not knocking them...they are not near the same quality as Clover D. I even have a Heritage Brand that I like but don't think the quality is astounding and I paid a lot for it - but if they had put good quality silver hardware, not the cheapies they use, their tack sets would be at least $300+ more just because of that. I paid almost $300 (wholesale price) just for the Hansens Silver I had put on my last tack set. |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | HotbearLVR - 2014-02-12 9:17 AM I'll admit I'm a sucker for nice tack and I have tack like that coming out my ears. Some of my tack would make Liberace green with envy! I've lost count!
You work hard for your money and your horses deserved the pretty bling |
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