{"product_id":"km-elite-headcollar-pastle-blue-small","title":"KM Elite Headcollar Pastle Blue - Small","description":"\u003ch5\u003eKM Elite Padded Headcollar – Pastel Blue, Small\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003ePastel blue is one of the softer shades in the KM Elite headcollar range, and this is the Small fitting. That name is worth pausing on: in KM Elite's own size run, Small is the Large Pony size, while the genuinely small pony takes the XS below it. If you are buying for a 12hh native, check which of the two you actually need.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConstruction is the same throughout the range — double and triple weave lined nylon with a padded headpiece and nosepiece, brass-colour clips and a throat lash clip. The padding is the part that earns its money on a pony that lives in its headcollar between lessons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003ePerformance \u0026amp; Benefits\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePadded at the poll and nose, which matters most on ponies handled by children who pull the headcollar on quickly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDouble and triple weave lined nylon webbing, which is what gives the headcollar its stiffness and its life on a busy yard.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoft padded headpiece and nosepiece, placed where a plain nylon headcollar normally marks a horse.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrass-colour clips and fittings throughout, including a throat lash clip.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe throat lash clip lets you fasten the headcollar round the neck first, which helps with a horse that lifts its head away from you.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in the same colour across KM Elite's matching lead ropes, so a set can be kept together per horse.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eSuitable For\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEveryday handling — catching, leading, tying up, grooming and travelling.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge ponies, roughly 13hh to 14.2hh, on KM Elite's Small fitting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePonies handled several times a day by more than one person.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYards that colour-code headcollars so the right one goes on the right horse.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eToo big for a Shetland or a first pony — the XS (Small Pony), XXS (Colt) and XXXS (Shetland) fittings cover those.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eHow to Use\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFit the noseband about two fingers below the cheekbone, well clear of the soft part of the nose.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou should be able to slide a flat hand under the noseband and two fingers under the cheekpiece.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdjust at the headpiece buckle, and use the throat lash clip rather than threading the whole headcollar over the ears.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand wash in warm water and air dry naturally. Do not tumble dry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRinse mud and sweat off before it dries into the weave, which is what stiffens nylon webbing over time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDouble and triple weave lined nylon, with a padded headpiece and nosepiece.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrass-colour clips and fittings, including a throat lash clip.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColour 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).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKM Elite product code 1011109.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKM Elite's current published colour list for this headcollar runs to thirteen shades and does not include a Pastel Blue; the photograph is the better guide to the exact shade supplied.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKM Elite publish no neck, nose or headpiece measurements for these fittings, so none are stated here.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKM 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eCare \u0026amp; Caution\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTie to a loop of baler twine rather than straight to a fixed ring, so something breaks before the horse does.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecheck 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"KM Elite","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41372181659712,"sku":"fay1789533908507","price":20.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/4091\/9616\/files\/km-elite-headcollar-pastle-blue---small_1.jpg?v=1789533916","url":"https:\/\/heritagefashionclad.shop\/products\/km-elite-headcollar-pastle-blue-small","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}