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See these on social media constantly since looking on the internet for new headcollars for my boys.

They actually would be perfect for what I need, but I googled and saw their trust pilot reviews!

Has anyone ordered and received their order? I don’t mind waiting, I’m in no hurry, but don’t want to be scammed out of my miney

I can pay via PayPal, but I think you only get 90 days to claim your money back and seems people are waiting up to 6 months to receive their deliveries!
 
I think they're made of biothane and there are a few other options around

I did a bit of googling a while back as I thought they looked interesting as a less manky leave-it-by-the-field-gate option, but I couldn't find one that also had a matching lead rope and I thought no point only solving part of the mankiness!
 
They’re not made of biothane - they are pvc. Like the strap of an Apple Watch

Biothane is stiff and would rub one of mine
 
I’ve got them, very impressed with them.
They have lots of breakaway points, but they haven’t needed to break yet (ie they don’t give way at nothing). Don’t absorb water. Ideal outside headcollars. I bought them for the youngstock and tieing up.

They took forever to arrive and a lot of threats from me!
 
zoon said:
They’re not made of biothane - they are pvc. Like the strap of an Apple Watch

Biothane is stiff and would rub one of mine
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It depends what type you get - you can get a shiny, stiffer type or a much softer type.

Another recommendation for Zoe at Pioneer Endurance - she works with both types & is just fabulous :)
 
I really like these too but the reviews put me off and I couldn't find any alternative that looked as nice!

ETA: Just looked at the Pioneer Endurance ones! Really nice!
 
If you get one made with Beta Biothane it's softer and more supple than the shiny biothane, Zoe at Pioneer Endurance is a great help, all my horses wear her bridleways and I've just had a reflective head collar made for when I am coralling my horses. The added bonus you can just dunk them in a bucket of water to clean!
 
poiuytrewq said:
I've never heard of them before, Assume you want to turn out in them? Is that the idea, then they can be hosed off if they get muddy?
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I don’t turn out in headcollars (mine live out), I just want a smart but durable headcollar that is easy to keep clean and won’t fade in the sun, ideally that I can keep outside and neglect as it is a day to day headcollar. I just liked the look of these and I can travel in them as they are breakaway too
 
I would be suspicious of buying anything that was priced at £120 but was offered at 70% discount!

I have an Equilibrium headcollar that looks similar £50 and arrived in 2 days!
 
BigRedDog said:
I would be suspicious of buying anything that was priced at £120 but was offered at 70% discount!

I have an Equilibrium headcollar that looks similar £50 and arrived in 2 days!
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I’d never pay £120 for one! No way are they worth it. But they’re less than £20 each at the moment so am considering it
 
I highly recommend BioThane as a material for headcollars - it's very durable, washes off perfectly, and looks like new each time.

I actually make my own headcollars from BioThane (I'm not selling commercially at this stage though!) for my two ponies, and they now have a variety in all sorts of colours, along with various matching (or sometimes clashing!) lead reins.

I would just advise two points of caution:

- beware of anything too cheap. BioThane as a material is expensive to buy - around £3.50 a metre - and decent quality, stainless steel hardware can be £2-3 just for a trigger clip. The headcollars I've made probably cost the best part of £20 in materials alone - and my girls are Welsh A's with little heads so not that much BioThane was used - the equivalent for a horse would have been £25-£30. That also doesn't include any labour costs, and it can be labour intensive, especially if they are stitched rather than fastened with rivets. Some makers use cheaper webbing material and claim it as being BioThane, but generally these are inferior quality, also cheaper hardware may be used, which could be of a cheaper material that discolours and rusts or be of poor quality and break. Good quality BioThane equipment is generally sold at good quality prices.

- make sure that anything you buy for horses is stitched around the hardware and not riveted. The ones I make are riveted, as I don't have the space/money for an industrial sewing machine (nor the time for hand-stitching!), and this is why I'm not producing them commercially. I'm happy to risk rivets for my own use - I have confidence in my ponies, in my ability to read my ponies when I'm handling them, and in my ability to correctly set rivets when I'm making them, but I wouldn't use anything riveted that someone else had made. That's not to say riveted items are no good (as I said, I use them), but stitched is the accepted 'proper' way. Stitching can be seen if it starts wearing/breaking, but with a rivet, you can't see any signs of damage from the outside until it's completely broken.

In terms of the brand you mention, I have seen a few of their ads but can't comment on the quality, as I don't know anyone that's bought from them. However a few up thread have already mentioned Pioneer Endurance, and I have only ever heard good things about them.
 
The iDoggo heacollars are on sale at the moment for £18.24 and free delivery. Discount applies once it's in the basket. I've ordered one. At that price, I'm happy to wait!
 
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