Author: Dennis Moreland

Keeping leather tack in good condition is critical for safety and it also helps to keep the communication between you and your horse at top level. Dried and cracking leather […]

Incorporating these 2 simple steps into your saddling routine can help keep both you and your horse safe! Always brush your horse’s entire body before saddling. This will not only […]

All the spur straps at Dennis Moreland Tack are made with an important safety feature: the inside spur button is covered with a thin leather teardrop so you won’t catch […]

 We know proper hackamore fit is important for correct function but it can be a challenge to get the necessary information to learn how one should fit. To confuse things […]

In 1976 my friend Curly Tully and I were at Rex Caubel’s indoor arena in Denton TX for the North Texas Cutting Horse Association’s summer circuit show. As was the […]

We’ve all see those accidents when a concho comes loose and the bit is left hanging with no connection between the rider and the horse’s mouth. Slot conchos are the […]

Rein ends, also known as water loops are short pieces of leather used to attach your reins to your bit with tie strings. A rein end is attached to one […]

Mecate is a Spanish word for the hackamore rein. This rope is sometimes referred to as a McCarty. The rope is tied to the hackamore to make a looped rein […]

A mecate is a rein made of a single piece of rope, usually twisted horse hair or nylon. Mecates are used on hackamores and snaffle bits. A bosal is the […]

To understand how any given shanked or curb bit will affect your horse’s response it’s important to understand how to measure the bit http://bit.ly/1Ie0xru and what affect the measurements or, […]