Abington Hills Farm
Waverly PA
2012

A halter is a piece of tack used by nearly all horse owners, riders, and handlers at all levels. The halter is used for leading a horse, tying a horse, or catching a horse. This piece of equipment can be found in all shapes, sizes, colors, materials, and styles.

A halter is a piece of tack that fastens onto the horse’s head to make leading and handling horses easier. Halters can be made of a variety of materials including nylon, paracord, leather, faux leather, or a combination of these materials. To put a halter on, put the noseband over and around the horse’s muzzle, and pull it up before putting the crown piece behind the ears and buckling it on the left side of the horse’s head.



LEATHER HALTERS ARE THE SAFEST
This is the most important reason. Because it is a natural material, unlike nylon, leather will snap under pressure. This is especially important if you turn your horses out with their halters kept on. Leather will snap where there is the most pressure. So if a horse gets stuck or caught by the halter, the halter will break before the horse gets severely injured. On the opposite hand, a nylon halter is extremely strong, and will not break. The hardware snaps before the actual nylon piece. There have been some horrible injuries seen in horses, due to nylon halters. At the very least, you need a leather crown piece on your nylon halter so that in the case that a horse does get stuck, that leather piece will snap before a more severe issue occurs. LEATHER HALTERS DON'T RUB THE WAY NYLON HALTERS DO
Again, due to the natural material of leather, often times leather halters don't leave rub marks on a horses face. If you've seen a horse turned out in a field that wears a nylon halter, day in and out, a lot of times they will develop rubs on the nose, poll or cheek pieces due to the way the nylon halter sits. Leather will stretch and bend around a horses face better, which prevents those unsightly rubs. Not to mention your horse is more comfortable and happy. As horse owners we want to do everything we can to keep our horses most comfortable.