Fluffy head collars!!

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I need to invest in a new "every day" head collar - the one that gets used to take horse to field and back and generally gets left hanging at the gate in all weathers or outside horsey's stable! So, I have started to look round to see what's out there and maybe get a different colour/style etc from the tatty old one. So, can someone tell me .... What the heck is going on with all this fluff!!!! Fluffy nose bands, fluffy sides, one that was so fluffy everywhere that it wasn't immediately obvious where the buckle was. Then there are the one's with added fleece bits with patterns (and extra fluff!). Plain, none fluffy ones are available, of course, but it seems that fluffy is the latest trend in head collars. My horse is a mare too ... but she's definitely not a pink, fluffy sort of girl :D

Is this the latest style and are our poor, delicate little ponies really so in need of all this padding? How does it stand up to being left outside in a rain, or dropped in mud? Anyone got one and wants to try to convince me to go for it .... ?
 
I have no idea.
seems crazy to me.
All those cheapy nylon ones with fleece covered nosebands that go manky.
The only reason I can see would be good quality sheepskin on a horse that has to wear a headcollar for an extended period and is prone to rubbing. Injury cross-tied, long journeys etc
 
i don't get it either. or the ones with huge wide fleece pads on them. i wanted a nice colour, nice quality headcollar recently, went looking in the usual places and they were commonly padded beyond reason... if i tug on the headcollar i want the horse to feel it :p they are a blunt enough instrument as it is and i am always leading 2 at once so need good reactions to my instructions :p
 
I have a fluffy head collar from Eskadron ? it was a gift and I use it from time to time.

Our daily head collar is a leather one. I prefer leather head collars, and you can find them without fluff. There's still plenty of plain nylon head collars hanging up in the shop nearby too.
 
I bought one in December. Purely because I needed one badly and it was the only one in full size. I can’t begin to say how awful it was ? Horses in December, obviously plastered in mud which meant the fluff became hideous it’s also seemed to literally soak up water, really nasty and heavy. Was very swiftly replaced and won’t be kept ?
 
Meredith said:
Cynical me says when the fluff gets manky another has to be bought.
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To be fair my fluff Velcro’s off to wash. I was thrilled at discovering this thinking I could just use it without, unfortunately it left the actual head collar firstly way too big and secondly the abrasive side of Velcro to rub the horses face.
 
I don't get them either I had a leather one that had sheep on it and my horses were scared of it so I took it off, they would look like crap after a few days here mine love a good chew on rope and things, I tend to just hang mine outside the stable so it gets a bit of a battering.

I just buy the cheap nylon type or leather mainly.

Shires do basic ones
 
Confession - I deliberately bought a fluffy one (sl better quality). When i got moody mare she had obvious sores and rub marks from a previous headcollar and was sensitive. It's the only one i have of this type though.
 
I think being able to apply a bit of pressure through the head collar is useful for all sorts of reasons. Plain nylon ones here used until they wear out.
I do like a nice leather head collar but none of mine would have an appropriate level of respect for the investment!
 
saddlesore said:
I have always loved the cottage craft fully adjustable ones, but they don’t seem to exist any more. I’m currently using one that’s about 15 yrs old… maybe that’s why they don’t make them any more ?
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I like those too. I have the synthetic CC ones for awful weather and then leather ones (various makes) for better weather/less mud. When the CC ones stopped being made I managed to buy a couple before they were too impossible to get. I'm glad I did that as they are good headcollars.
 
saddlesore said:
I have always loved the cottage craft fully adjustable ones, but they don’t seem to exist any more. I’m currently using one that’s about 15 yrs old… maybe that’s why they don’t make them any more ?
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I used to love those ones too, searched high and low for one when I got my new boy. I actually struggled to find a plain nylon head collar in my local tack shop. Everything was fluffy, sparkly or excessively padded.
 
I hate the fluffy ones they are a nightmare to get on when they are all wet and muddy and just heavy and horrible and give no leverage to the pulling horses.
 
Meowy Catkin said:
I have the synthetic CC ones for awful weather and then leather ones (various makes) for better weather/less mud.
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Same here, nice leather one for travelling and decent-weather-days, and a cheap fully adjustable one for all the rest of the time because I can wash it in a bucket of hot water (about once a year, ha) or leave it out in the rain to clean! I have no idea who buys the fluff.
 
I've finally admitted defeat and replaced pony's headcollar he's had for years (and was held together by baler twine in the last few days ?) for a plain black one found in the sale for a whopping £3.50 - it was harder to find a plain one than I thought but not a hint of fluff, sparkle or anything else on it. I guess that might be why it was in the sale ? He does have a leather one for travelling but I don't like cleaning tack let alone an additional headcollar!
 
I suggest making your own rope halter, it's dead easy and if you get good quality rope should cope with being chucked on a gate in all weather.
 
Cloball said:
I suggest making your own rope halter, it's dead easy and if you get good quality rope should cope with being chucked on a gate in all weather.
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I'd like to have a go at this but have no idea what I'd need or where to start - can you point me to any good detailed instructions?
 
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