After Margaret and I had such a fun time at the fall hunter pace, we opted to go again this spring! This time, while I rode Rejoice again, Margaret rode her horse Jester and had a friend ride Ladyhawke. All Kennebec Morgans!! Jester and Rejoice have the same dam and Jester and Lady share the same sire. Unfortunately instead of a lovely late spring day, we had one of the first intensely hot and humid days of the year. It was definitely a bummer, but the ride was mostly in the shade of the woods and we had a great time! most of the fences were 3' coops but we found a small log and this hay to jump haha Until we didn't. 😑 We brought along a third friend who rode Margaret's older mare, Ladyhawke. She's a good rider but hasn't known Ladyhawke for very long and didn't realize how much of a cranky boss mare she could be at times. She kicked Jester right in the front leg just about halfway through the ride, and while the cut itself ended up not being a big deal in the
I purchased my dressage coat last year through VTO Saddlery. They are not a company I usually used, but they had the Romfh coat I wanted. Yes, I admit I wanted a Pikeur, but my budget would not allow for it. LOL!
Anyway, at my last dressage show, I noticed the last button on the front of my coat was missing! Horrors! Of course, all my safety pins are in my hunt seat garment bag, so I just had to ride the way it was. I figured most people would not even notice, but it bothered me!
So I emailed VTO Saddlery to see if they might be able to sell me a spare button or two. Within 10 days of my original email, I had two new buttons from them.....FOR FREE! I offered to pay, but they just sent them to me! How awesome is that? Not only did they get the buttons quickly from their supplier, they did not even charge me.
THANK YOU VTO SADDLERY! You now have a VERY happy customer. I was happy with my purchase before, but now I will be sure to always check their website when I need to order something.
I love my coat, BTW. It fits great and it has a neat Teflon shell that does not pick up dirt and wipes off easily. It is pretty lightweight and breathable, as much as a black coat in the summer can be! I just took a moment this afternoon to replace the missing button and it looks as good as new. Oh, and I saw my bronze medal pin on my office shelf and decided it was time to attach it to the lapel. I can't believe I forgot to do that before today! LOL!
Here I am with my coat at Standardbred Nationals in 2009. The pin on the lapel in the pic is a NEDA pin.....now it has my bronze pin!!! :)
Please use VTO Saddlery! They have great customer service! :)
Anyway, at my last dressage show, I noticed the last button on the front of my coat was missing! Horrors! Of course, all my safety pins are in my hunt seat garment bag, so I just had to ride the way it was. I figured most people would not even notice, but it bothered me!
So I emailed VTO Saddlery to see if they might be able to sell me a spare button or two. Within 10 days of my original email, I had two new buttons from them.....FOR FREE! I offered to pay, but they just sent them to me! How awesome is that? Not only did they get the buttons quickly from their supplier, they did not even charge me.
THANK YOU VTO SADDLERY! You now have a VERY happy customer. I was happy with my purchase before, but now I will be sure to always check their website when I need to order something.
I love my coat, BTW. It fits great and it has a neat Teflon shell that does not pick up dirt and wipes off easily. It is pretty lightweight and breathable, as much as a black coat in the summer can be! I just took a moment this afternoon to replace the missing button and it looks as good as new. Oh, and I saw my bronze medal pin on my office shelf and decided it was time to attach it to the lapel. I can't believe I forgot to do that before today! LOL!
Here I am with my coat at Standardbred Nationals in 2009. The pin on the lapel in the pic is a NEDA pin.....now it has my bronze pin!!! :)
Please use VTO Saddlery! They have great customer service! :)
I love VTO saddlery. They had the SoftTouch dressage girth I was looking for and it was $30 cheaper than everywhere else I had looked at, so I only got it for $20. And it came in less than a week. And I had a problem with ordering breeches once and their customer service was prompt and helpful. I love them.
ReplyDeleteLOVE IT when that happens! Its the little things that make a day brighter :)
ReplyDeleteI'm sitting at Bangor Raceway watching 3 riders on Standardbreds riding in the center of the track and I swear you and Dreamy are here today. She looks great!
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ReplyDeleteThanks Melissa! It was great to meet you today! I will post about our day at the track soon! :)
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