Welcome to Trumbull Mountain Tack Shop! Please Get to Know our Staff:

If you have questions about any of the saddles you’ve seen on the site or would like to contact us for any reason, we encourage you to call our shop at (800) 442-9672. Though most of our employees specialize in different equine disciplines, they all have a broad knowledge of the products we carry and would be happy to help you. Our store hours are Monday through Saturday 11-5 EST, and Sundays by appointment .

Edie Tschorn, the original owner of Trumbull Mountain Tack shop has a vast amount of  saddle fitting expertise that comes from over 30 years of training and competition. Over the course of her career she has bred and showed Morgans, and specialized in young horses and ‘problem’ horses. She also is an airplane fancier, and holds a commercial pilots license and flight instructor ratings. Edie’s husband, Dr. Reginald Tschorn is an Equine specialist, and her work with him has brought valuable insight to her fitting knowledge.

Nancy is the distance rider in our group. She and her Arabian mare, Rianon, (affectionately called,  her “War Mare”) have completed many CTR’s and Endurance rides together, while loving every mile. She often says, “It’s more fun than any woman should be allowed to have in one day!”Sadly, Rianon was retired from competition last year, but remains Nancy’s “heart”.

Nancy has a new prospect that she is training; a young Arab gelding named Riley who just completed his first 25 mile CTR. He was really quite a star! While being a bit of a challenge…..he will certainly keep her smiling!

She was instrumental in designing the Black Country Equinox and has a ton of experience fitting Arabs, Morgans and other wide backed breeds. She’s been with Trumbull Mountain for 15 years, so, she’s seen and has helped with a wide variety of saddle fitting issues. When not on horseback, Nancy enjoys great film and great books and is a damn good cook!

She’s always happy to bring saddles for you to try when she’s competing at an east coast ride.  You may email Nancy at: nancy@trumbullmtn.com.  Or, just call if you’d like to talk “Trail”.

Kitt Hazelton is our in-house saddle fitter and dressage specialist.  A life-long horsewoman, she’s been a dressage addict since the early 1980s, having ridden, taught and trained here in VT and in Los Angeles, CA.  A self-proclaimed “dressage red neck”, she and her Hanoverian mare, Lyric, have been together since Lyric was a long yearling.  In addition to their journey through classical dressage, they enjoy long meanders on the back roads of VT, where Lyric attempts to indulge her penchant for chasing motorized vehicles.  Kitt will be happy to help you with your dressage and saddle fitting needs, and can take care of your reflocking, fit adjustment and repair needs as well.  She’s available by appointment here at the shop for fittings and consultations, and travels to barns for evaluations and fitting/flocking adjustments.

Kitt is also a prolific writer/blogger, avid gardener, enthusiastic photographer and dedicated martial artist (Koro Ken Karatedo, presently san- kyu [first degree brown belt]).  She lives in the woods of Vermont with her husband and two sons. She can be reached at kitt@trumbullmtn.com.

Jay McGarry, co-owner of Trumbull Mountain Tack shop is our Event/Jump specialist.  She began riding later in life after she retired from her twenty year career as a certified ski instructor and assistant ski school director.  She has competed in both eventing and dressage for several years, even competing at the American Eventing Championships on one of her three Thoroughbreds. She is currently eventing her OTTB Siseio.

Her other interests include skiing, golf, gardening and rug hooking. She  has a side business called Jaybird Designs, in which she designs and creates jewelry for wholesale.

She lives in Vermont with her family, husband Rich, son, Brady,  one dog, two cats, four horses and one pony. Jay can be reached at jay@trumbullmtn. com

Brady McGarry writes “Brady’s Blog” for Trumbull Mountain’s monthly newsletter.  Brady is an eventer  currently training “The Hamster”, his new Connemara and riding “Frost on the Punkin” , (Punky), his pony. Brady’s other interests include Alpine Ski racing, golf and tennis.

Rich McGarry is co-owner of Trumbull Mountain Tack Shop.  He comes to this business with over twenty years in the ski industry,  bringing a wealth of business and customer service skills.  Rich’s other hobbies include golf, skiing, surfing and mountain biking.  Although Rich doesn’t ride, he can frequently be seen helping at horse shows or mountain biking on the trails beside Brady’s pony. Rich can be reached at rich@trumbullmtn.com.