flippin headcollars

[Tamba]

Seriously fed up, with my headcollar situation.
I keep buying them, had all types and makes and they ALL BREAK !!!!!!

Can anyone tell me if they have any better success with them, or have I just got the most destructive horses ever?? 2 months is the longest I have managed to keep one !!!!!!

 

[quirky]

Do you leave them on in the field?
How do they break them?

Mine chews through her lead rope everytime she's shod .... I'm not there, farrier just comes and does her. Not really sure how I can cure her of the habit.

 

[Honey08]

Do you leave them on in the field?
How do they break them?

Mine chews through her lead rope everytime she's shod .... I'm not there, farrier just comes and does her. Not really sure how I can cure her of the habit.

Could you coat one in cribbox and leave it permanantly tied on the ring so they can just clip her to it without having to really touch it? Could you leave a haynet?

Mine break headcollars that have clips on - they attach themselves to fences and then pull back! I can't leave them on, despite wanting to with my mare who can be a bag to catch!

I also think headcollars are cheap and nasty nowadays too. I went to buy new ones today and they were awful. All horrible colours too. What happened to blue, red, black or green! They were all glittery or flashy.

 

[Tamba]

Do you leave them on in the field?
How do they break them?

Mine chews through her lead rope everytime she's shod .... I'm not there, farrier just comes and does her. Not really sure how I can cure her of the habit.

Yes, I always leave them on, as I always worry, if they were to escape etc, they have them on..its always the clips or buckles that break. Plus I take in three geldings at night on my own, so I need them ready to be caught, or they run wild round the yard. Agree btw Honey, they are cheaply made nowadays.

 

[rhino]

Yes, I always leave them on, as I always worry, if they were to escape etc, they have them on..its always the clips or buckles that break. Plus I take in three geldings at night on my own, so I need them ready to be caught, or they run wild round the yard

Better the headcollar breaking than your horse's neck! They are designed (well the leather ones anyway) to have a break point for this reason. I must say I don't like seeing headcollars left on anyway, in field or stable.