Equestrian Supply Places – Lakeside and Guadalajara
Pastureria Las Redes, Chapala
Pastureria Las Redes Sr. Juan de la Torre, proprietor
A feed store in Chapala, just off Pepe Guizar (the road out of town towards the rancho), on Juarez
They have some tack and supplies as well as feed – halters, girths, big salt blocks, oats, wheat, grain ("grano").
Sample prices (July 2008):
·85 pesos for a bale of alfalfa hay, 60 pesos for regular hay (note that March and April are good months for buying and stock-piling hay)
·180 – 205 pesos for a 40 kilogram bag of grain (Pellets?)
·60 pesos for a 40 kilogram bag of oats
Purina distributor – highway to Guadalajara
Purina distributor – Multiforrajes La Vaquita
Sr. Hector Hernandez Negrete, proprietor
Phone 36-95-07-78
A red building with the Purina checkerboard painted on the front of it, on the east side of the highway from Chapala to Guadalajara.
As you are proceding north on this highway, from Chapala – count the overhead bridges along the highway.
Immediately after you pass under the 4th bridge, turn right into the parking lot for this store.
The picture below shows some of the bulk feeds available and their prices, in pesos, in the summer of 2008.
Bulk Feeds and Prices summer 2008
Union Ganadera - also called the Cooperativa de Cons. Ins.
Phone 38-37-07-70Ext 124
Located in the base of the Charro stadium in Guadalajara.
As you are proceeding north on the Guadalajara highway, entering Guadalajara – get into the right hand lane after you cross Lazaro Cardenas (you'll see a road sign for Tlaquepaque).
You will need to get directions from there, to the Charro Stadium.This web page has a map:
The pictures below show the Charro stadium, and the front entry to the store.
Guadalajara Charro Stadium
Entrance to the Union Ganadera
Vicente Fernandez' store
His ranch outside Guadalajara, Los Tres Potrillos (The Three Colts, named for his three sons), is home to a large equestrian center, the Centro de Espectáculos Vicente Fernández Gomez.Sells equestrian clothing, at a store in his big entertainment complex, on the west side of the Chapala-Guadalajara highway
Link to an article about the singer, his music, and his ranch:
Talabarteria Hipodromo Donceles No. 2013 Col. Jardines del Country Guadalajara, Jal.44210 Tel: 3824-2712 Tel / Fax: 3854*0974 http://www.talabarteriahipodromo.com.mx/ All sorts of equine supplies, tack, clothing – horse boots, bits, spurs, farrier supplies, crops, buckets, jolly balls, manure forks, tack hooks, helmets, fly masks, liniment, supplements, ointments, medicines, etc etc Ask for Liviette, she is a charming lady who speaks English. Sample prices(July 2008): ŘLarge jar of shampoo127 pesos ŘMurphy's oil soap105 pesos Ř1 gallon fly repellant1,193 pesos(roughly $117, or triple what it costs in the U.S.)
Entering the store
Talabateria Hipodromo's truck - usually parked nearby
Directions, from the center of Guadalajara: Go towards the town center on Gonzales Gallo, past the cathedral. 1 block past the traffic light for Calzado Independencia, jog left on to 16 de Septiembre. Go past Walmart on the right (street name changes to Alcalde). Get into the left lane when you see signs for Zapopan. Go straight at the glorieta (glorieta has checkmarks and a statue; Burger King on your right, Grand Fonda store on the right across an intersection). Go right on the second street after the 7-11, then take your first right. Go to the end of the street, the store is there, you will usually see their truck parked nearby.Find parking on the street.
Talabateria Hipodromo's front window
Chivali
Horse supply store in Tlaquepaque.English spoken here.
Information provided with the kind assistance of Joanne and Shannon Hunter, long time Lakeside residents and horse people. Joanne is president of Mexico's Rocky Mountain Horse Association; Shannon contributes articles to Chapala newspapers.
