Olivia
Post-Delivery FeedbackMar 24, 2026
As if I were telling a good friend? Okay!
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So!! I just spent WAYYY too much on the boys again… but I LOVE the halter I got from Dover! I even broke down and got an engraved nameplate because it was only $13 for the whole thing AND for them to attach it! Little bro is going to be so fancy! My new durasoft grip reins came, thank God, these were so worn out it was getting dangerous! I love this kind. On all of my bridles, they seem to be lasting about four years with nothing but some wear, five with rubber disappearing at the main points of contact but still safely usable! (Oh, except that time I did a “bring it back to life” oil bag soak on that one jump bridle and forgot you can’t put rubber in that stuff- my bad.) On this particular bridle I just tried to push this pair for six-plus years. Really, for reins this soft plus the grip side, I don’t expect more with the amount of use we give them. But I also now hate riding with anything else! Spoiled much? So, the bell boots came, the PC ballistic ones, and once again they’re too small. I need an XXL, which I shouldn’t, going by their size chart. I’ve maybe never gotten the same size twice in these since I started using them consistently on two horses in 2023. This is the company, not Dover, and I’ll return them and get the XXL. The good thing is that Dover customer service is the nicest I’ve ever experienced, and Dover ALWAYS has the bigger sizes online and in the Cville store (the best one, we’re not biased). Our local TSC and SS only ever seem to have mediums, which you’d think would hit right for the average customer, but are just tiny in this brand. My favorite thing about this whole order is the $100 gift card promotion, which has honestly been a lifesaver at times, when a lot was needed for the barn, or a new horse was coming in and inheritable items were the wrong sizes. This time, I admit to one frivolous purchase- I could’ve gotten a cheaper halter and forgone the nameplate, but I wanted leather, ergonomically shaped, and padded, and this really was well priced comparatively for that.