Every year NCEFT would haul piles of tack and barn supplies from Woodside to Portola Valley for Webb Ranch’s Annual Tack Sale. It was no easy task moving mountains of saddles, and an idea began to travel through the office and barn: Our very own tack store. A small shed near the parking lot, holding little more than abandoned gardening tools and cobwebs, was picked to be the future location of “Bits and Pieces”, a tiny store selling gently used tack donations. Ownership of the project was handed over to the barn staff, and these industrious ladies quickly set to work evicting the spiders and replacing rotted floorboards. Paint was applied, homemade saddle-racks went up, and a transformation took place.
Weeks later Bits and Pieces held its first sale, a smashing success. Tack sale veterans, used to dusty leather and stained breeches, were surprised to find Ariat tall boots in pristine condition and racks of Wool hunt coats with dry-cleaning tags still attached. Priding itself on selling clean, like-new merchandise, the little store continues to provide some serious bargains.
Open this Saturday, October 29th, from 10am-2pm, Bits and Pieces will once again open its doors to the public. With a wonderful selection of Winter blankets, and the usual array of riding apparel, tack, and barn supplies, everyone is sure to find something they’ve been needing!
