KM Elite Headcollar Black - Large

KM Elite Padded Headcollar – Black, Large

Large is KM Elite's Full fitting, the size that suits most horses from around 15hh upwards. The webbing is double- and triple-weave lined nylon, which is what gives this headcollar its weight in the hand compared with a standard yard headcollar, and the headpiece and noseband are both padded.

Black is the colour that does not tell you how hard a winter it has had. Mud, hay dust and green staining all disappear into it, which is why black tends to be the colour a yard buys when the headcollar is going to live on a stable door rather than in a tack locker.

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, spreading the load across the two pressure points.
• Brass-colour clips and hardware throughout, including a throat clip.
• Large (Full) is the standard horse fitting in a seven-size ladder.
• Black hides staining better than any other colour KM Elite offer.
• Hand washable in warm water and quick to dry.

Suitable For

• Horses of roughly 15hh and above.
• Everyday catching, leading, grooming, travelling and veterinary handling.
• Yards wanting a headcollar that survives being left on a door all winter.
• Horses that rub under thin unpadded nylon.
• Too big for a cob or a pony — the Medium (Cob) and Small (Large Pony) fittings cover those.

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 Large, KM Elite's Full fitting. Colour Black.
• 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 1001989. Barcode 5060171230205.
• 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.