Yes, this trick works great for rope halters as well.

Karinda is amazing. Check out her website at equine.karindak.com/ to see her work.

Hi Anne. I love your thought process. If it were mine, yes, I would probably leave it off for a bit while they run around and get to know one another and then put it on once they settle down. She likely won't be eating a whole lot in that time period either. Note that my horses do not wear theirs 24/7, so I would also watch for rubbing. I know Thinline makes some padding, but I am not sure if that gets too hot though. Also, make sure you clean your halter from time to time so that the dirt underneath doesn't cause skin irritations. Best of luck on your new facility...keep us posted!

His is a mini. So, I ordered the "Medium Mini" size. There is also a Pony size, but that would have been huge for him.

Absolutely...I am glad it helps. 6 months later, I am still very pleased with these muzzles and halters. I did find a little rubbing on the mini's halter nose-band and moved his muzzle back to his leather halter...which stopped the issue. I had problems with the previous muzzle rubbing on his nose as well. Note that I didn't buy the optional padding, so that is an option for me to go back and add it to the halter. For the two horses, neither one have had any rub marks and they are working great.

Hi Holly. I didn’t order a cob halter, so I can’t tell you the specific comparison between cob and horse. That said, let me give you a gauge. Both of my horses are warmbloods with decently refined heads...but they are still warmbloods. The horse size halter was the perfect size for them. Each side of the leather crown piece has 5 holes. My horses wear them on the 3rd hole. And, the rest of the halter isn’t adjustable, Also, I was worried the warmblood size would be huge around the muzzle. Thus, you can see my horses in the video and gauge if that size works or you should drop down a size. Let me know what you end up doing, as it will help others!!