KM Elite Padded Headcollar – Black, Cob

KM Elite Padded Headcollar – Black, Cob

Cob is KM Elite's Medium fitting and the one most yards get through fastest, because it covers everything from a chunky pony to a lightweight horse. The construction is the same throughout the range — double- and triple-weave lined nylon webbing, padded headpiece, padded nosepiece and brass-colour hardware.

A cob's head is usually broader in the jaw than a horse's without being any longer, so a headcollar that fits the nose often gapes at the throat. The padded noseband here is wide enough to sit flat on a broad nose instead of sitting on its edge, which is where a thin strap starts to rub.

Performance & Benefits

• Double- and triple-weave lined nylon webbing, noticeably heavier than the single-layer nylon used on most yard headcollars.
• Padded nosepiece wide enough to lie flat on a broad cob nose.
• Padded headpiece behind the ears, the second place a working headcollar rubs.
• Brass-colour clips and hardware, including the throat clip.
• Medium (Cob) sits in the middle of a seven-size ladder, with Small and Large either side.
• Hand washable in warm water and air dried.

Suitable For

• Cobs, chunky ponies and lightweight horses.
• Daily catching, leading, tying up and travelling.
• Horses with broad jaws that gape at the throat in a horse-cut headcollar.
• Pairing with a matching KM Elite lead rope.
• Not the right fitting for a Shetland or a foal — XXXS (Shetland) and XXS (Colt) 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 Medium, KM Elite's Cob 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 1001990. Barcode 5060171230083.

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.