KM Elite Padded Headcollar – Navy Blue, XXXS

KM Elite Padded Headcollar – Navy Blue, XXXS (Shetland)

XXXS is the smallest fitting KM Elite make and they name it Shetland, which is exactly what it is for — Shetlands, miniatures and small foals, not simply a pony that happens to be young. It is the same double and triple weave lined nylon and the same padded headpiece and nosepiece as the full-size headcollars, scaled down.

Small heads are the ones most easily rubbed, because there is less surface area to spread the load and a small pony is often the one wearing a headcollar longest during handling and training. Navy Blue is the plainest colour in the eighteen-colour range and the easiest to keep looking tidy.

Performance & Benefits

• Double and triple weave lined nylon webbing, heavier and better finished than the single-layer nylon used on most yard headcollars.
• Padded headpiece and padded nosepiece — the two places a headcollar most often rubs.
• Brass-colour clips and fittings throughout, including the throat clip.
• XXXS is KM Elite's Shetland fitting, one rung of a seven-size ladder.
• The smallest of seven fittings, made to the same specification as the full-size headcollars.
• Hand washable in warm water, so it can go back on the horse the same day.

Suitable For

• Everyday catching, leading, tying up, grooming and the vet or farrier visit.
• Horses that rub or lose hair under thin, unpadded nylon headcollars.
• Yards colour-coding headcollars so each horse has its own.
• Pairing with a KM Elite 6ft Poly Lead Rope in a matching or contrasting colour.
• Far too small for a pony or a cob — the Medium (Cob) fitting is the usual next step up.

How to Use

• Buckle on the near side, with the noseband sitting roughly two fingers below the cheekbone.
• Adjust so two fingers lie flat between the noseband and the nose — tighter than that and the padding cannot do its job.
• Clip the lead rope to the ring under the jaw rather than to a side ring.
• Hand wash in warm water and air dry naturally. Do not tumble dry.

Specification

• Size XXXS, KM Elite's Shetland fitting. Colour Navy Blue.
• Double and triple weave lined nylon with brass-colour clips and fittings.
• Sizes in the range: XXXS (Shetland), XXS (Colt), XS (Small Pony), Small (Large Pony), Medium (Cob), Large (Full), XL (XFull).
• SKU 1002032. Barcode 5060171231059.
• KM Elite name their sizes 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 can catch on a fence, a gatepost or a hind shoe.
• Tie to a loop of breakable baler twine rather than directly to a solid ring or post.
• Check the stitching, buckle tongues and clip springs before each use, and retire the headcollar once the webbing frays.