Thanks Laurie...I knew someone here would be able to help. Apart from casual riding as a teenager I've never really had much to do with horses. My brother used to help at the riding school he went to as a young adult and I tagged along occasionally but (shock, horror) I never really had a lot of time for it as I was busy with other things.
LOL what I know about traditional western clothing, gear and tack would fill a thimble at best I DO have a lot of western buddies though, here in Colorado. And hey I was a late comer to horses- I actually really disliked them when I was a kid- thought they were pretty but way too dangerous As a kid I was really into the birds of prey and the big cats. (lol yeah like they aren't dangerous Didn't start riding til I was 21. And yeah life can sure get in the way of other things!