KM Elite Headcollar Pastel Blue Small

KM Elite Padded Headcollar – Pastel Blue, Small

The feature that makes this headcollar quicker to use than a plain one is the throat lash clip. Rather than posting the whole thing over the ears of a horse that has decided it would rather not, you pass the noseband on and clip the strap under the throat, which takes seconds and keeps your hands low. Pastel blue in the Small fitting.

The rest is KM Elite's usual specification — double and triple weave lined nylon with a padded crownpiece and noseband, and brass-colour fittings. Small is their Large Pony size rather than a small-pony size, which is a common source of ordering mistakes.

Performance & Benefits

• A throat lash clip, which is the practical difference between this and a one-piece nylon headcollar.
• Double and triple weave lined nylon webbing, which is what gives the headcollar its stiffness and its life on a busy yard.
• Soft padded headpiece and nosepiece, placed where a plain nylon headcollar normally marks a horse.
• Brass-colour clips and fittings throughout, including a throat lash clip.
• The throat lash clip lets you fasten the headcollar round the neck first, which helps with a horse that lifts its head away from you.
• Made in the same colour across KM Elite's matching lead ropes, so a set can be kept together per horse.

Suitable For

• Everyday handling — catching, leading, tying up, grooming and travelling.
• Large ponies on KM Elite's Small fitting.
• Handlers who want to fasten a headcollar without lifting it over the ears.
• Yards that colour-code headcollars so the right one goes on the right horse.
• Not big enough for a cob or a horse — the Medium (Cob) and Large (Full) fittings in the same range are the ones to look at.

How to Use

• Fit the noseband about two fingers below the cheekbone, well clear of the soft part of the nose.
• You should be able to slide a flat hand under the noseband and two fingers under the cheekpiece.
• Adjust at the headpiece buckle, and use the throat lash clip rather than threading the whole headcollar over the ears.
• Hand wash in warm water and air dry naturally. Do not tumble dry.
• Rinse mud and sweat off before it dries into the weave, which is what stiffens nylon webbing over time.

Specification

• Double and triple weave lined nylon, with a padded headpiece and nosepiece.
• Brass-colour clips and fittings, including a throat lash clip.
• Colour Pastel Blue, size Small. KM Elite's size run is XXXS (Shetland), XXS (Colt), XS (Small Pony), Small (Large Pony), Medium (Cob), Large (Full) and XL (XFull).
• KM Elite product code 1002053.
• KM Elite's current published colour list for this headcollar does not include a Pastel Blue, so the photograph is the better guide to the shade supplied.
• KM Elite publish no neck, nose or headpiece measurements for these fittings, so none are stated here.
• KM Elite describe the clips and fittings as brass-colour; older retail copy calls them solid brass, and the manufacturer's wording is the one used here.

Care & Caution

• This is not a breakaway headcollar. The webbing and fittings are made not to give, so do not leave it on a horse turned out, loose in a stable or unattended in a trailer.
• Tie to a loop of baler twine rather than straight to a fixed ring, so something breaks before the horse does.
• Recheck the fit as the horse changes shape through the year — a headcollar left a hole too tight is what causes rubs on the nose and poll.