New Youngster and head collars ?

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I am getting my new youngster this week and i am going to put a field safe HC on him untill he gets used to coming in ! but not having used these before are they safe to lead in ?

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No sure on this as I never turn out in headcollars, but if you were worried about it breaking if he had a spook or something then when you have caught him you could just slip a halter over the top for leading?
 
glosgirl said:
No sure on this as I never turn out in headcollars, but if you were worried about it breaking if he had a spook or something then when you have caught him you could just slip a halter over the top for leading?
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No i don't usually turn out in a headcollar but beens as he is young he may not want to come in again once turned out in all the grass :)
 
Depending on the type, they can swap the clip at the throat over from velcro ( the 'field safe' part) to a proper clip so it can be lead in.

To be honest though I'd want a youngster to have the practise of putting a headcollar on and off daily, so would be using a larger one over the top - I have a lovely young cob who lived in a hedcollar so he could have a sunflap put on his nose (to protect his very pink nose) so never had a headcollar put on and off. It took ages before he got used to it and initially hated having a the headcollar put on.
 
Kallibear said:
Depending on the type, they can swap the clip at the throat over from velcro ( the 'field safe' part) to a proper clip so it can be lead in.

To be honest though I'd want a youngster to have the practise of putting a headcollar on and off daily, so would be using a larger one over the top - I have a lovely young cob who lived in a hedcollar so he could have a sunflap put on his nose (to protect his very pink nose) so never had a headcollar put on and off. It took ages before he got used to it and initially hated having a the headcollar put on.
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Thats a good point so get a field safe one and put a normal one over when we bring him in?
 
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