KM Elite Headcollar Purple Small

KM Elite Padded Headcollar – Purple, Small

Small is the fitting KM Elite name Large Pony, which puts it on a well-grown pony or a small, fine-headed cob rather than on a horse. It is the same headcollar as the full-size version in every other respect: double- and triple-weave lined nylon webbing, a padded headpiece, a padded nosepiece and brass-colour clips right through to the throat clip.

Purple is one of the strongest colours in the range and holds its depth better than most brights do after a winter of rain and mud. On a yard where every horse has its own headcollar on its own hook, a colour nobody else has chosen is worth more than it sounds.

Performance & Benefits

• Double- and triple-weave lined nylon webbing, noticeably heavier than the single-layer nylon used on most yard headcollars.
• Padded headpiece and padded nosepiece — the two places a headcollar rubs first.
• Brass-colour clips and hardware, including the throat clip, so nothing has to be threaded through a buckle in the dark.
• Small is one rung of a seven-size ladder, so a growing pony can move up within the same design.
• Purple is a deep, saturated colour that stays recognisable across a field.
• Hand washable in warm water, so it can go back on the same day.

Suitable For

• Well-grown ponies and small, fine-headed cobs.
• Catching, leading, tying up for grooming and holding for the farrier or vet.
• Yards colour-coding headcollars so each pony has its own.
• Ponies that rub or lose hair under thin, unpadded nylon.
• Too small for most horses — the Medium (Cob) or Large (Full) fittings are the usual step up.

How to Use

• Buckle on the near side, with the noseband sitting about two fingers below the cheekbone.
• Adjust so two flat fingers fit between the noseband and the nose — any tighter and the padding cannot spread the pressure.
• Clip the lead rope to the ring under the jaw, not to a side ring.
• Hand wash in warm water and air dry naturally. KM Elite say not to tumble dry.

Specification

• Size Small, KM Elite's Large Pony fitting. Colour Purple.
• Double- and triple-weave lined nylon webbing with a padded headpiece and padded nosepiece.
• Brass-colour clips and hardware throughout, including the throat clip.
• KM Elite's size ladder: XXXS (Shetland), XXS (Colt), XS (Small Pony), Small (Large Pony), Medium (Cob), Large (Full), XL (XFull).
• SKU 1002058. Barcode 5060171230038.
• KM Elite name their fittings by pony and horse type and publish no neck or nose measurements in centimetres, so none are given here.

Care & Caution

• This is a standard nylon headcollar, not a breakaway one. The webbing and fittings will not part under load, so do not leave it on a horse turned out unsupervised — a fixed headcollar catches on fences, gateposts and hind shoes.
• Tie to a loop of breakable baler twine with a quick-release knot, never directly to a ring, gate or post.
• Check the stitching, buckle tongues and clip springs before each use and retire the headcollar once the webbing frays.