Glory Days Equestrian

01/26/2025

Congrats to our friend Stacy von Marenholtz on her acquisition of Gallops Saddlery! Time for a GDE field trip!

"Owning a tack store has been a dream of mine for many years.”

As one chapter closes another opens, but the story continues. We are excited to announce that Gallops Saddlery, a mainstay in the equestrian community for over 30 years, has changed hands and is now owned by Stacy von Marenholtz! Diane and Patty could not be happier with this new ownership, and feel strongly that Stacy will continue the legacy built by Gallops Saddlery.

From Diane:
“It’s hard to believe it has been 32 years since we opened Gallops. A small, 1500 square foot space has evolved over the years to more than 6,000 sq ft full of the best products equestrians can buy. It has been a journey to say the least. A good one. I never thought of it as work more so a celebration of our common interest... the horse. While I will miss it and all of the people it is time to turn over the reins to a younger, more energetic steward to take Gallops into the next exciting phase. Thanks everyone for the memories. I am off to North Carolina. To do what you may ask? To ride, ride, ride.”

From Patty:
"Who knew I could make a lifelong career out of loving horses! Thank you to all who have supported me and shared the love of a horse. I will continue working during the transition, and look forward to seeing all of you."

In this new era, Gallops Saddlery will continue to offer you the personalized shopping experience you’ve come to know and love, with a few more exciting additions and even more in store down the road. On top of continuing our custom services, Stacy will also be providing on-site saddle fittings through Arion Sellier. Over the next few months, we’ll continue to roll out exciting changes, elevating your shopping experience at Gallops Saddlery. “I am so excited and thankful to Diane and Patty for trusting me to take the reins and carry on the legacy that Gallops has become under their decades of hard work and devotion to the store and to our equine community.”

01/19/2025

Happy besties enjoying this sunny winter day!

01/18/2025

Congratulations .barnes on your purchase of “Dream”! So excited to help bring this one along! RayAnn has been such a delightful addition to our GDE crew. Looking forward to seeing her and Dream shine!

01/16/2025

Thank you .equine for the beautiful photos!

01/13/2025

Another fun night getting dressed up and celebrating a great year with these hard working riders! Thank you for a great season!

10/28/2024

Calling all horse girls! 📣 We have a handful of pink (and gold and brown) ponies and horses looking for their new best friend! Leases and half leases available, in-barn only at Hothi Family Ranch! Contact for trials and more info!

🔆Adonis: 16.3 TB hunter
💎Treasure: 14.2 pony hunter
👑Goldie: 15.1 QH 3-ring horse
🚀Danny: 14.1 jumper/eq type
🧙Merlin: 13.1 short stirrup pony

10/26/2024

Can’t wait for our annual banquet! Please consider donating to the silent auction, which helps raise funds to keep Bridle Trails State Park alive!

10/22/2024

We had a great time at our first show of the season at !! Our friends at Sharkey farm always put on a fun and competitive show with amazing horses to draw! So grateful for this team and the friendships within our team and across the region!

10/10/2024

Congratulations to Nicole on her half lease of Dublin! She has waited so long for this!! 🥰

09/18/2024

We are excited to announce our move to Hothi Family Ranch in Renton, WA on October 5! Hothi is a 20 acre facility with a fully enclosed indoor laser-leveled arena, spacious outdoor arena and round pen, 52 stalls, individual tack lockers, and a heated community room. Horses are turned out in fields 7 days per week, individually or with one other horse. We are excited to partner with Hothi Family Ranch and help with more improvements to come. We will have a few openings for training, lessons and lease horses beginning October 7, check out our website for more information! 🔗in bio!

09/17/2024

Last week I had the privilege of learning from some of our top industry professionals. It was encouraging and inspiring to hear their stories of building from the ground up, and making it to the top of our sport through hard work and resilience. There was so much packed into a short week of learning, I’m so excited to bring these new skills back to lessons this week as we prep for our last show of the season. Continuing education is so important, and I feel more inspired than ever to continue learning and improving. Thank you , Linda Allen, , and Jenny Schwartz for everything!

08/11/2024

Another week-late post! I was so proud of this crew last week at Evergreen Classic! Many stepping up into rated divisions for the first time with great ribbons all around! They honed in their braiding skills and horse management, and learned more about showing at a rated show vs an outreach show. Some highlights of the week:
Rachel Franz and Mr Perfectly Fine Reserve Champion Outreach 2’3 hunters
Nicole Aldea and Capitol City Reserve champion Short Stirrup Pony Eq
Nicole Rotkina and Capitol City many 1sts in the Walk/Trot
Elise Aldea and Molly K 3rd across the board in the Low Children’s hunters
Anna and Full Moon Fever Champion Outreach .90s

Congrats to all on a great week our first time at Evergreen!

08/08/2024

Finally getting caught up! We had such a great show to close out the month of June! It’s been so fun having .eq home for the summer, we will miss her when she leaves to go back to college this month! Lots of great ribbons and learning all around! I was especially proud of Layla and Bella for overcoming some stopping in the warmup and ending up champion with lovely rounds! Charlotte and Danny for finding a lovely, quieter pace on Eq day after some exciting jumper rounds! Kaiya and Minnie for more improvements since the last show and some great rounds in the hunters! Annalise for catch riding Chopper and laying down some lovely, controlled rounds! Rachel and Bart finally got to show together at LWSC after a year of setbacks, Nicole and Dublin did some awesome ground poles rounds and are soooo close to being able to canter their courses, and Chloe and Landon were champion and reserve in the .60s and 18” hunters, Rosa and Eclipse got some great feedback from the judge and are so close to being an unstoppable team!
Great work everyone!!