Nice leather headcollars with engraved nameplate

[Allykat]

Any ideas where I can get a nice not too expensive leather headcollar with an engraved nameplate in time for christmas??? Or am I totally too late

Just had the idea of getting one for my mum....Its her first christmas of horseownership and the headcollar he came with has gone all manky where its not been looked after.

Any ideas??

Many thanks

 

[filly190]

There was a stall at burley horse trails doing them. Maybe someone of this forum picked up their card.

 

[Law]

Shires (?) or hydrapane (?) do one with a plate on it for engraving. I saw it in my local tack shop today.

Can't remember which it was but one of the two for definite. Might have been shires.

 

[Allykat]

Oooh shires.....didn't think of them

I'll have a look

Thank you

 

[Stella]

You should be able to get different ones at different prices by searching online. You could then go to a engraving type place (the type who do keys and have a nameplate engraved). www.derbyhouse.co.uk sell leather headcollers and separately the nameplates. I had a stubben headcoller which I sold as it doesn't fit my mare. She has a Rhinegold one and I must say, Its very good leather and looks very good at a fraction of the price

 

[Allykat]

I have discovered that the nameplates are "apparently" easy to fit yourself with a leather punch and a hammer..... Has anyone tried this??

 

[carmenlucy123]

pretty sure robbies have put one in their sale items, £13 i think they where.
oh how i miss kent where abouts you from?

 

[Tia]

You're too late now to get this one in time, but perhaps it might be interesting for others who are looking to get a top quality halter at a very cheap price. These halters are absolutely beautiful. The craftsmanship is excellent and they all come pre-oiled so are so supple. I love the rolled noseband ones and these are on my next year's list of things I must have. A couple of boarding horses here have these halters and that is what made my mind up.

www.quillin.com

 

[Thistle]

Are you going to Olympia? There is usually a stall there. Think it's called Brass Tacks.

 

[vicijp]

Tia, those headcollars are ace!
What are the sizes like - would regular be ok for the average tb?
BTW OP, I usually get my brass nameplate headcollars from Gibsons in Newmarket. Pretty much the same as those on Tia's link but about £60 (made to measure). They will usually be delivered within a few days.

 

[Tia]

Vici, the sizes on these halters are not like your sizes. The horses here who have them are in yearling/cob....now I would personally never class a yearling halter as being the same size as a cob.

I will be going for regular for most of my guys so I think for your TB's you will need the larger of the regular sizes (I think they do it in numbers #). I'm not ordering mine until after the Christmas rush so if you haven't ordered any by then I'll get back to you to let you know what size they are comparable to.

Honestly, I have never seen such beautiful halters - well worth waiting for if you ask me.

 

[bellaboo]

Brought my horse a lovely headcollar, wanted his name on the side so brought a plate with his name engraved and fitted it myself! is actually easier then you think!