Headcollars/muzzles with clip on throatlash. A warning!

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Just a word of warning to those of you who turnout in headcollars with the clip on the throatlash or the bucket type muzzles with the same. When i went to check my shetland this morning he wasn't wearing his muzzle. Assuming he'd slipped it off during the night started wondering round the field to find it, and caught sight of it hanging on the fence
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Got to it and found that it was clipped onto a strand of wire (plane wire electric fence, thankfully currently turned off!) and the velcro over the head was undone. He had obviusly rubbed/lent through fence and clipped himself to it somehow. As i said thankfully the velcro came undone and there was no signs of struggle by the fence and he was uninjured. Had the velcro not been there, it could of been a very different story when i got there this morning. Im sure it was a very fluke accident but just thought id warn others to be careful what they turnout in.
 
i just dont like to leave a headcollar on a horse clip or not, i have trees so they could get caught up, or get a hoof thrught when scratching, or be easily caught by theives or yobs etc

i only have one that doesnt always want to be caught so im ok, if you just touch her on the leg as shes wandering off she considers herself 'got' lol
 
Same when travelling in trailers with haynets.

My mare has broken numerous headcollars getting the clip or headpiece buckle caught in her haynet and panicking.

Now, her travelling leather headcollar has the clip taped over, and I wrap a piece of vetrap over the buckle which has worked so far.
 
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abracadabra my mare is the same!

I just touch her anyway in front of her should and say "gotcha" and she gives up!!

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i know why it is with her, she was feral when i got her and i was tired of chasing her round so grabbed on to her leg as she passed (dont try this at home kids!) and held on tight
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now i just have to touch her and she knows its a fair cop
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More on the rug point. I always have the clips facing inwards so they won't hook on to fences etc. I am sure that i actually read that point on a rug's labelling when I bought it. makes sense!!

Only use field safe headcollars if necessary, and again have clip turned in towards horse, doesn't cause any hooking on probs that way.
 
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