Luckily our local Icelandic group had quite a few activities this late summer and fall so I did get my horse fix, exercise and recreation taken care of rather nicely - a great big thanks, girls! We rode with mostly the same riders, Cordy from Penn Yann and Stephanie & Deb from Naples and explored the Seneca Lake Outlet Trail, Stephanie's extensive woods & fields, Cordy's nice woods & vineyards (the houses! wow!) and last but definitely my favorite, the Backbone Trail of the Fingerlakes National Forest.
To get back to the point, I found a few good places to buy Icelandic tack and other horse related things and thought it would be nice to share them. Not everything is as easy to find as a simple google search - word of mouth still seems to be the best way :)
The Tack Shop at Tolt Away - www.ToltAway.com
Tolt Tack, the US Supplier of Icelandic Tack at www.ToltTack.com
One company I was referred to several times, with high accolades from all, Dunne & Krum Icelandic Tack Store, seems to have gone out of business unfortunately.
Quite a few of Icelandic Horse breeders also sell tack, but most seem variations of the tack shown above, for higher prices. My absolute favorite is the Tolt-Line Set 400 with rounded leather, a bridle set I'd seen and admired at Heleen Heijning's West Wind Farm, and when I have the opportunity (or they have a sale) it will be the first thing on my shopping list!
A couple Horse equipment, tack and whatever you ever might need catalogs are (also good for leaving thru on a cold dark stormy night, with a cup of hot tea and a roaring wood stove...):
State Line Tack at www.StateLineTack.com
Large equine selection, seems to have similar prices as Jeffers.
State Line Tack sells Kiwi gate latches - the Deluxe Gate Latch - which I'll be getting for the new gates of the back woods pasture (you can open & close one handed).
Jeffers Pet Supplies, Equine Supplies & Livestock Supplies at www.JeffersPet.com
Large horse and livestock selection, seem to have the best prices around.
Dover Saddlery at www.DoverSaddlery.com
A favorite of all, gorgeous catalogs, but pricey looks like (but could be better quality?).
Schneider Saddlery at www.sstack.com
They have an especially large selection of horse blankets and lots of western riding equipment.
