KM Elite Headcollar Grey - Cob

KM Elite Padded Headcollar – Grey, Cob

Cob is KM Elite's Medium fitting, sitting between the Large Pony and Full sizes, and it is the one that fits the broad-jawed, short-nosed heads that give standard headcollars trouble. Grey keeps it looking tidy through a winter without showing every mark the way a pale colour does.

The noseband is padded and wide enough to lie flat rather than roll onto its edge, which is what makes the difference on a cob that leans into a headcollar when it is tied. The headpiece is padded too, and the clips and throat clip are brass-coloured throughout.

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 sit flat on a broad nose rather than rolling onto its edge.
• Padded headpiece behind the ears.
• Cob is KM Elite's Medium fitting, between Large Pony and Full.
• Brass-colour clips and hardware, including the throat clip.
• Grey does not show marks the way a pale colour does.

Suitable For

• Cobs, natives and lightweight horses with broad jaws.
• Daily handling, leading, tying up and travelling.
• Horses that lean on a headcollar when tied and mark under a thin noseband.
• Yards keeping one neutral colour across every horse.
• Not a pony fitting — Small (Large Pony) and XS (Small Pony) cover those heads.

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 Grey.
• 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 1002008. Barcode 5060171232384.
• 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.