Tomball - Magnolia | October 2023

Business

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Laura’s Saddlery carries saddles, accessories, apparel, horse care items, treats, training supplies and gifts.

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Laura Hughes opened Laura’s Saddlery in Tomball in December 2022, featuring equestrian goods, including tack for training, showing and competition.

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18-year-old’s equestrian store Laura’s Saddlery approaches 1 year Eighteen-year-old Laura Hughes opened her equestrian business Laura’s Saddlery in December 2022 to provide horse riders with a one-stop shop for equestrian needs. How it happened Hughes said her love for horses was ignited at

business and plans to take business courses to further expand her knowledge. “I’m most denitely not on my own in this venture, and it really would not have been possible without my parents,” she said. The specics Laura’s Saddlery oers a large parking lot so horses can be transported for saddle ttings. The saddle shop has English and Western saddles, saddle accessories, apparel and boots for horse riding, horse wear, horse care items, gear, horse treats, training supplies and gift options.

age 8 with her rst horse, Grant. Through her own experience horseback riding and as a member of the Interscholastic Equestrian Association, an organization that focuses on equestrian athletics, Hughes said she learned the importance of equestrian equipment. “Over the years, I became relatively knowl- edgeable about everything with horses through problems I’ve had with my own horses to friends who have had problems with their horses, and we just kind of learn together and gure out what seemed to work,” Hughes said. Hughes said she gained her experience in business through her grandfather and parents’

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