Hungarian halter

[Cloball]

I would like to learn to make one of these halters. I used them on holiday many years ago and have been trying to source one but failed so far. I know we have some members from the continent so just curious to see if anyone has any suggestions.

 

[Keith_Beef]

Here's a drawing of one.


Found here:

https://www.arcanum.com/hu/online-kiadvanyok/Lexikonok-magyar-neprajzi-lexikon-71DCC/k-72CDA/kotofek-73099/

Try searching for "kötőfék".

 

[Cloball]

I tried kötöfek but maybe didn't dive deep enough as I just got a lot of standard halters.

 

[Capalldonn]

I've never seen such halters before - they're pretty. On a German website they said they couldn't find these halters anywhere else but in Hungary and recommended this shop: https://www.equifarm.hu/products/csomozott-kotofek?variant=40010465902775

 

[Keith_Beef]

I've never seen such halters before - they're pretty. On a German website they said they couldn't find these halters anywhere else but in Hungary and recommended this shop: https://www.equifarm.hu/products/csomozott-kotofek?variant=40010465902775

Wow, 3.600 Ft is about €9.40!

 

[feesh]

I tried kötöfek but maybe didn't dive deep enough as I just got a lot of standard halters.

Based on the one Capalldonn posted, I figured out that they are called "peasant halters," and seem to only be made by a company called Equi-Time - or at least those are the only ones listed online. If you search "Hagyományos "paraszti" kötőfék", then it brings up quite a few places that sell it. Sadly none of them seem to ship to me, but I found at least a few that will ship to the UK.

 

[Cloball]

These are fab tan you guys, tha forum is so cool.

Now I need to work out shipping and sizes. I wonder what 40 refers to?

 

[rextherobber]

I reckon if you can find someone who does macrame, they could probably make you one?

 

[Northern Hare]

According to Google Lens, the halter is similar to a "Mule Tape Rope Halter".

If you search on YouTube, there's quite a few videos showing you how to make a Mule Tape Rope Halters, which look similar, but not exactly the same as the one in your photo.

 

[Cloball]

I can already make rope and mule type halters it's the specific fancy flat knots that I like.

My sister in law does macrame

 

[rara007]

I think there’d be import tax too?

 

[Keith_Beef]

I think there’d be import tax too?

In my experience of importing things into the EU (from Japan, China, the US and the UK) being hit for VAT is a bit random... A few months ago I ordered something from the UK and I wasn't charged VAT. I ordered the same article from the same vendor two months later and was charged VAT.

There may well be a threshold, too, below which VAT in not charged.

 

[Cloball]

I'm in Montenegro in April so I might just have a nosey there. The problem I've found is the ones that say they ship to the UK actually don't have a shipping option other than collect in store. The other option would be propositioning a Hungarian etsy shop that already ships to the UK 1