Country Western Dancing in North Carolina

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This information is provided to help you find your dance duds, dudes. It is not an endorsement of a particular business or brand.

Stores

Apex

Longwood Tack Shop - 4263 Highway 751, Apex, NC 27502; 919-387-9400.

Arden

Balsam Quarter Tac, Inc. - 521 Long Shoals Road, Arden, NC 28704; 704-684-8445.

Benson

Streets of Laredo English and Western Superstore - 217 E. Main Street. Telephone: 919-919-207-1995. This replaces the store on Route 42, near Garner, which opened in 7/96, closed 7/98 and survives the Garner store, which closed in 1999.  The ad promotes the store name, but don't expect a super store in the Wal-Mart and K-Mart class. I've seen a lone moose (children's stuffed animal) guarding the store from a high shelf. This company stocked factory seconds in boots to keep the prices lower. Most look to the inexperienced eye like first quality. There is a small collection of children's country western clothing, some adult dress clothing. There are a few saddles, tack, and grooming supplies. The clothing labels are from Bangladesh to the USA. The store opened about July 1998.

Boone

Watsonatta Western World - Route 421. Promotes clothing.

Burlington

Diamond P Western Store - 2466 A Corporation Parkway.  Telephone:  336-229-2343. Wrangler PRCA dealer.

Los Dos Potrillos - 827 E. Webb Ave.  Telephone:  336-221-0900. Hablamos Espanol. Attracts US and Mexican business with Levis, boots, CDs, and cassettes. Has a layaway plan.

Dunn

The Cowboy Way - Harnett Crossing Shopping Center on U.S. 421 in Dunn. Telephone: 910-892-0118. Carries well-established brand names for clothing, boots, tack, and jewelry, in all price ranges.

Durham

Hakky Instant Shoe Repair - 1058 W. Club Boulevard, Durham, NC. In Northgate Mall. Telephone: 919-286-4172. Tony Lama Boot Dealer.

Fair Bluff

D & S Western Store - Rt. 1 Box 30A, Fair Bluff, NC 28439; 910-649-6200

Fayetteville

Alamo Western Wear, Inc. - 1956 Skibo Road. Telephone: 910-868-8580. Clearance prices are delightful. Mon-Sat 10-7. Sun 1-5.

Culbreth's Clothing - 300 Roxie Avenue.  Telephone:  910-485-3039.  Wranglers, including the Checotah Indian print shirts.

Family Farm Store - 528 Person Street.  Telephone:  910-483-6309.  Wranglers and dance outfits.

Horse World - Westwood Shopping Center.  Telephone:  910-864-0120.  Stocks about 3,000 pairs of boots in ten brands.  

Magic Hollow - 1866 Paisley Avenue, Fayetteville, NC 28304; 919-423-5506

Garner

Calamity Jane's Western Store - 5533 NC 42W D-80 (just off the I-40 exit), Garner, NC 27529. Telephone: 919-661-1440. The only local store that has an Internet site started. Watch out for the owner, we hear she does barrels.

Country Connection - 1975 Highway 70 East, Garner, NC 27529. Telephone: 919-779-0000. Good selection of boots, with a wide range of sizes.  Clothing selection is better for the women and tends to be middle price range. Offers clothing for very small children. Wide range of horse trailers and equipment. Tell the staff kids to keep country shows on the big screen televisions. Tuesday-Saturday 10-6.

Lee's Shoes & Repairs - 1300 Farm Road in Garner. About 1/4 mile west of the 3-way intersection of U.S. 401, Farm Road, and Old Stage Road. Offers Acme and Dan Post lines as well as work boots. Good reputation with heel and sole repairs. Be very specific about your preference in leather or rubber for your boot/shoe soles and heels, so you won't get a surprise when you pick up your repairs. The orders to "Fix 'em" doesn't always get the right results for dancers at any repair shop! Offers a discount for SEANC members. Watch for the 20-70% off sale after Christmas.

Pat's Discount Saddle Shop - Rock Quarry Road, Raleigh, NC 27610. Take Rock Quarry south of the belt line, I-440, and enjoy the 5-10 minute drive. You will eventually find Pat's on the left. It has a Raleigh address and a Garner telephone number and is definitely rural. Telephone: 919-772-1615. Pat's has sold everything from the country western costumes for dancing to work clothes to English riding outfits - tack, lotions, and potions. Take a deep breath before you come in off the porch. There won't be enough room to turn around and change your jeans once you get inside. Jeans and hats are stacked to a point of falling. This location needs twice the floor space, but is great for browsers. You never know what you might be able to dig out. Prices vary. Bought a jacket at a very good price and passed on some horse items that were 50% over competitors prices in this area. Fall 2001 rodeos stopped and sales winding down.

Super K-Mart - 4300 Fayetteville Rd., a.k.a. U.S. 401, in Garner. It is about 1/4 mile south of the Business 70 and U.S. 401 split. Telephone: 919-772-3305. The selection in basic jeans is good (almost all are traditional color, just light and dark shades) from small kids to large men sizes 52. Don't trust the sales staff to get the Big Men's jeans in the Big Men's Department.  Look on the rack in the little guys place and vice versa.  This store rarely has anything but jeans and shorts that remotely look country and western.  It offers the best selection in the area of stretch jeans to size 52, which appear to be designed as high rise, for dancing. Sale prices bring men's stretch fabric jeans down to $15.99 and large men's to $17.99. It is a mystery how this store gets merchandise. Occasionally weeks and months can go by without us being able to find a particular size and style in stock. E-mails and calls to corporate headquarters go unanswered.  Take a quarter, if you want to call someone who cares.

Greenville

Irish Pony, Inc. - Rt. 1 Box 65, Greenville, NC 27834; 919-753-2998

Hickory

Farm House Tack and Treasures - Rt. 12, Box 28, Hickory, NC 28682; 704-294-6604

Mexican Imports, Inc. - 31 3rd St. SW, Hickory, NC 28602. Telephone: 828-304-2421. Hats, belts, boots, etc.

Hillsborough

Rocking B Saddle Shop - 1400 Ben Johnston Road, Hillsborough, NC 27278; 919-732-7453

Jacksonville

Huntsman - 1700 Pony Farm Road, Jacksonville, NC 28540; 919-455-7793

Kernersville

Zapateria and Western Wear - 627 E N. Main St., Kernersville, NC 27284.  Telephone: 336-992-9694.  From boots to children's clothes in the Mexican/southwestern styles.

Kinston

Cabin Branch Corner - 207 Hogges Lane, Kinston, NC 28501; 919-523-4072

Linden

Cowboy Cove - 10191 Ramsey Street.  Telephone:  910-980-1744.  Do you want a horse hair belt with woven designs in it?  

Louisburg

Emerson House Equestrian - Rt. 7 Box 413, Louisburg, NC 27549; 919-497-0055

Mt. Airy

La Fortuna II - 103 E. Pine St., Mt. Airy, NC 27030.  Telephone: 336-783-0302/0904.  Boots.

Oxford

Rusty's Western Wear Plus - 216 Linden Avenue, Oxford, NC 27565.  Telephone: 919-693-6265.

Raleigh

Triangle Horse Sports, Inc. - 5910 Duraleigh Road, Raleigh, NC 27612; 919-781-8027

The Bull Chute - Located at Town Ridge Shopping Center, 6602-6 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh 27612. Telephone: 919-782-2613. Owner and operator: Wade Allen. Hours: 10-9, Mon-Fri, 10-6 Sat. Pants to a waist of 42. One of the earliest country western shops in the Raleigh area and one of the best stocked. Strong supplier to the rodeo and Hispanic markets.

Reidsville

Zapateria and Western Wear - 231 South Scales St., Reidsville, NC 27320.  Telephone: 336-361-0068.  From boots to children's clothes in the Mexican/southwestern styles.

Rougemont

Country Tack - 204 Quail Roost Farm Road, Rougemont, NC 27572; 919-471-4693

Smithfield

Boot Factory - 1500 Industrial Park, Smithfield - 919-989-8219 - Located in the Outlet Mall on the I-95 business access road between Smithfield and Selma. You can find some good prices in this operation during it's sell-out.  Do your math or you may pay more for something than you would elsewhere.  We saw some boots priced $249 that were only $179 at the competition.  New owner in September 1999. 

Southern Pines

Cabin Branch Tack Shop - 210 S.W. Broad Street, Southern Pines, NC 28387; 919-692-8241

Southern Pines Tack - PO Box 2408, Southern Pines, NC 28388; 800-557-TACK

Westbrook Brokerage Co. - PO Drawer 250, Southern Pines, NC 28388; 919-692-2385

Kilkee Farm - 2430 North May Street, Southern Pines, NC 28387; 919-692-7488

Waxhaw

Waxhaw Tack Exchange - 3617 Banyan Way, Waxhaw, NC 28173; 704-843-0474

Winston-Salem

Tack on Wheels Store - 4220 Ebert Road, Winston-Salem, NC; 910-650-0486