Some props to Greenhawk

[SarahandSam]

Thanks to the Canadian posters who turned me on to Greenhawk when I was going up to Toronto a few months ago. I got a helmet there that I couldn't get locally, and the store help was really nice and helpful.

Found the Beamsville Greenhawk by accident a few weeks ago when up in Jordan doing wine tasting--one of those "honey, there's a tack shop! Brake!" moments. Got a saddle pad for $11 Canadian and was stoked. Then I bought a used saddle. Very, very helpful customer service there as well, and she told me about their saddle fitting service.

Went home, was having trouble fitting the saddle, e-mailed their saddle fitting service. Lise there was super helpful--spent a week trying to figure out how to get a saddle fitter to me, but wasn't able to find one with the requisite cross-border papers. But she then went out of her way to find and recommend other saddle fitters around here.

So yay for Greenhawk and those stereotypically nice, helpful Canadians. (: Just wanted to have a little PSA for them; I'm always so happy to find companies with good customer service and love to recommend them to others.

[DeeThbd]

Glad youfound a saddle you like! And yes, the Beamsville location is VERY friendly and helpful too....great folks!
Next time you are coming up, if you are interested there are two other tack shops in the general area - Tack Connection (a stone's throw from Greenhawk) and Rein in Fonthill (minimal tack, but LOFFLY horse and human clothing! Get my Fuller Fillies from them). You should come up soon.....it IS peach season, and if not, GORGEOUS fall scenery....:D
Dee

[SarahandSam]

Glad youfound a saddle you like! And yes, the Beamsville location is VERY friendly and helpful too....great folks!
Next time you are coming up, if you are interested there are two other tack shops in the general area - Tack Connection (a stone's throw from Greenhawk) and Rein in Fonthill (minimal tack, but LOFFLY horse and human clothing! Get my Fuller Fillies from them). You should come up soon.....it IS peach season, and if not, GORGEOUS fall scenery....:D
Dee

Thanks for the enabling, Dee! d; I tried to go to Tack Connection ("Another tack shop! Brake!") but they were closed for a couple days, apparently. ): Will definitely have to check them out next time I go. I forgot about Rein, I remember hearing good things about them--hmm. The ladies of my lesson and I are actually going riding at Henry of Pelham on Monday, maybe we should take a detour afterward if they're open...

[egontoast]

yes, I've done a lot of mail order all over NA and have found that Greenhawk generally has great customer service.

[DeeThbd]

Thanks for the enabling, Dee! d; I tried to go to Tack Connection ("Another tack shop! Brake!") but they were closed for a couple days, apparently. ): Will definitely have to check them out next time I go. I forgot about Rein, I remember hearing good things about them--hmm. The ladies of my lesson and I are actually going riding at Henry of Pelham on Monday, maybe we should take a detour afterward if they're open...

Ah, yes....when you go to Tack Connection, try to park in a way so that you are parked nose-out....they are right at the crest of a hill, so backing out can be :eek: (at least in a pickup!) They sell mainly used tack, so it can be luck of the draw to find stuff there. Reign, as I said, is a boutique store, but FUN to shop at and AWESOME staff.
Tell me how the winery ride goes....I want to take my OTTB when he has a few more miles on him! :D
Dee