Please, never leave your horse unattended with a halter on. They can get caught (even ones that are supposed to break-away) and choke your horse. They are not meant to be left on when a horse is turned out to pasture or in their stall. If you "need" it to catch your horse, you're not asking yourself why it's so hard to catch a horse, and are leaving a halter on as a crutch instead.
Leaving a halter on a horse in a pasture or in a stall can kill your horse.
There are many different kinds of horse halters, however, they all should perform one general function: to act as an aid to guide a horse from the ground. Non-riders and beginners often get halters and bridles confused for the other. A bridles function is to give a horse direction while mounted on his back or when driving a carriage (although carriage gear has extra features). Halters can also be used as a form of bitless bridle when riding.
This is a diagram of the basic parts of the average halter. Show halters typically lack the connecting strap and throatlatch, and the crownpiece and cheeckpieces are usually one solid strap, although extra bling on a regular halter can qualify as a show halter too.
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Examples of show halters:
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Halters are made of many materials, but the one that most are familiar with (other than leather) is nylon webbing. Leather is a bit softer and more flexible (if cared for properly), however, the bright colourations and designs that are possible when using nylon allow for more variation and personal touches when selecting a halter for your horse. Both leather and nylon halters are structured the same as the first picture.
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Rope halters remove the need for metal fasteners that can irritate or even damage a horses sensitive face. They are made up of a single length of rope that ends up being doubled over in the halter to give the halter added strength. No metal attachments anywhere in sight to potentially dig in, pinch, or scratch the horses face. Many people tend to avoid rope halters as you need to tie the throatlatch rather than just fasten it with a buckle.
Now the following picture shows the horse being lead with a lead rope that has a clip, but more commonly only another length of rope is tied to the halter, and you can loop the other end over the horses neck and tie it to the halter again to change the lead into reins!
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This picture below shows the difference between a properly tied throatlatch knot and an example of improper tying. Note: the end of the rope should always be facing AWAY from your horse's face so it doesn't bounce into their eye when they move.
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