What to Know Before Buying from Hitching Post Supply

Updated

Hitching Post Supply (hitchingpostsupply.com) is a Western gear and lifestyle shop now based in Burns, Oregon, selling horsehair and mohair goods, tack, apparel, cowboy music and media, and books. Before you order, the main things to check are size selection on braided items, live stock status, and shipping calculated at checkout. Prices shown are in USD.

What the shop sells

The catalog runs across a few categories rather than one narrow product line:

  • Tack and horsehair/mohair goods — braided items such as rawhide bosals
  • Apparel — hats including corduroy ball caps and embroidered foam trucker patch hats
  • Media and books — cookbooks and cowboy music
  • Gear and general cowboy stuff

The site describes itself as favoring handmade over factory-produced goods, which is the framing behind much of the tack and braided inventory.

Sizes vary by product

Not every item is one-size. Braided tack in particular comes in multiple measurements, so the size you pick is part of the order, not an afterthought.

For example, the Rawhide Bosal with Gap is offered in five sizes: 1/4", 3/8", 1/2", 5/8", and 3/4". It's built with an 8-ply braid over a rawhide core.

If you're unsure which width suits your horse or your intended use, decide the size before adding to cart — the size selector is where the choice gets locked in.

Stock status is shown per item and per size

Availability is not uniform across the store:

  • Some listings state they are in stock and ready to ship now (the rawhide bosal is one example).
  • Individual sizes within a product can sell out even when the product page is live.
  • Other items display as sold out at the product level.

Practical approach: check the specific size or variant you want, not just the product. A page that loads fine can still have your size unavailable.

Pricing and shipping

  • Prices are listed in USD.
  • Shipping is calculated at checkout — it is not folded into the displayed price.
  • Some listings show a regular price and a sale price at the same figure (for instance, the Bring 'Em On Home cookbook at $45.00 and the rawhide bosal at $185.00), so a "sale" label doesn't automatically mean a discount off the number shown.

Where the shop is

Hitching Post Supply is now in Burns, Oregon, on the main drag at The Palace: 260 N Broadway Ave Suite C, Burns, Oregon. The brand moved to Harney County, OR under new owners/operators Sam and Jess Hedges.

If you're local or passing through, that address is the physical location; online orders ship from the same operation.

A quick pre-purchase checklist

  1. Confirm the size on braided or fitted items before adding to cart.
  2. Check the stock status of that exact variant, not just the product.
  3. Expect shipping to be added at checkout rather than included.
  4. Read prices as USD.
  5. For books and media, note the format and edition details in the listing (the Bring 'Em On Home cookbook, for example, is a hardcover, copyright 2010, with over 200 recipes).