This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > "Sue Harrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > since I am new to harnessing, which is better... collar or breast > plate? I would think that the collar would make a mess of his mane? > My husband has driven ponies before and he wants to use a collar > but I want a breastplate.
For heavy work, the neck-collar is preferred, since it spreads the load better. However, a neck collar is more difficult to fit properly, and as the animal grows (or changes shape, winter to summer), you would end up buying multiple collars (and maybe multiple matching hames) to maintain the proper fit. IMHO, for a beginner, and for a growing equine, the breastcollar is a better training device. Marsha Jo Hannah Murphy must have been a horseman-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] anything that can go wrong, will! 15 mi SW of Roseburg, Oregon
