KM Elite Headcollar Pastle Blue Medium

KM Elite Padded Headcollar – Pastel Blue, Medium (Cob)

Medium is KM Elite's Cob fitting and the middle rung of their seven-size ladder, sitting between Small (Large Pony) and Large (Full). What separates this headcollar from a basic yard one is the webbing: double and triple weave lined nylon, with padding sewn into both the headpiece and the nosepiece.

Pastel Blue is a soft, chalky blue rather than a bright one — it reads as smart rather than sporty and works well on greys and palominos. Being a pale colour it does show mud sooner than navy or black, but it hand washes back easily in warm water.

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.
• Medium is KM Elite's Cob fitting, one rung of a seven-size ladder.
• A soft, pale blue that flatters greys and palominos where a strong colour can look heavy.
• 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.
• Not the fitting for a Shetland or a miniature — the KM Elite Padded Headcollar in XXXS (Shetland) is made for those heads.

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 Medium, KM Elite's Cob fitting. Colour Pastel 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 1002052. Barcode 5060171230076.
• 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.