South Texas Tack

article Teu0442u043eu0447u043du043e o faith n Thank you so much for coming to me t I'm actually busy and I used to put the 4-H in our community. You're welcome. You're welcome to South Texas. Thank you for the opportunity. Hey, you've told us about your family, your activities. You bet. That's a great question, Talence. So, South Texas TAC is really Steve and Nancy Martin. So, there's two stories, similar stories, different states that came together and started South Texas TAC nearly 21 years ago. I grew up in early, early age, around horses. Everybody in my family had horses, but no contest horses, but I was just horse crazy. Nancy'story is very similar. I grew up on ranks, there's horses everywhere, and no contest horses really on. T And horse crazy turns into a n So, as I got a little older, introduced to show horses, and got out of school, got out of college, but making a little of the horse business. And it's just kind of a dream come true for me. Nancy'similar background for showing cutting horses, contest horses. When we met 25 years ago, we talked about South Texas needed a place to buy quality TAC, quality store. This felt South Texas TAC was born in September of 2003. And we just put a lot of work, a lot of fun. But here we are. What inspired you to open up the FAC and West Village Space? It was how I probably had that question asked, or in any other questions, since we've gone from the store. And really when I moved down here from Kansas, I realized there were so many horses down here specifically in South Central, South Texas. And in my opinion, there's just no quality post-buy quality TAC. And I traveled all over the country showing horses and messing great craftsmen. And just kind of incorporated all of them, I just didn't feel So I felt That's really how we started. We had a good run with our product and the product. We do, and that's also a really good question. So the challenge is when you're in retail, try to keep it fresh and always have a new offer. What's unique about South Texas TAC is we have a lot of private labor products that has South Texas TAC on them. The reason we build it is we fill So we build it because we want to control the quality and the price, the value. So what we have in the works for t It's going to be a premiere boot line, then it's Cabo Dudes, Fas So I'm glad you asked. I'm sure we'll have your side. What drives your cash is you're giving that story as you're looking at people of t For Nancy and I both, talent horses specifically, the livestock has changed my life. I know that I'll be falling in my life and setting down a different path along the day and that is the same for Nancy. Horses specifically, the livestock has changed their lives. So when we get an opportunity to support organizations with t Do you have any advice to share with me? Talent is probably the one t So I t Just being open minded enough to know, learning what not to do is just valuable as what to do. I was lucky enough with Nancy and I, lucky enough both, to have people that are formidable in our lives. In 4A's, the guidance both plays, really. That's very interesting, learning what we ended up with, so being open minded. Thank you, Nancy and I, we appreciate you making a side Texas tag. We appreciate your opportunity. That's again, the behalf of the Texas 4A's. Thank you, good opportunity. Thank you.