Horse training with Lunge head collar

 

 During 30 years of riding there have been things about certain horse products that have hurt us, so we have now designed our own product range and have it manufactured for us.

 

The Lunge head collar for horses is a horse training collar that is designed similar to a halter for a dog. It is a good alternative to using some of the older, training  tools that may deliver some pain as an aid in training such as pinch collar, Woodhouse collar or an electronic collar. I have been using one both young horses and I can honestly say it works.

 

The Lunge headcollar  is made by some different makers and all have their difference on the design but all work in a similar way. The collar goes over the horse's nose with a loop and hooks behind the horse's head on the top of the neck behind the ears. The loop hangs loose, threads through an o-ring and the lead hooks into the end of the loop.

 

The gadget  works like this; the horse starts to lunge forward, as they do the loop tightens around the nose and pulls the horse's head to the side. This accomplishes two things; it breaks the horse's attention to lunging and it makes the horse look around at the handler.

 

Your horse will likely not like having the bend around their nose. Using some treats and short periods of loose wearing that are gradually increased in time will ease the transition and make things a little easier for both of you. I have seen older horses walking fine with these as if it is second nature. Be accordant and persistent and you will be rewarded by control over your horse.

 

The head collar like any other training device is exactly that; a "training" collar. Your ultimate goal is still to get your horse to where they are walking properly on a leash without a head collar. Trade sessions with the head collar with sessions without the head collar assures that you are not getting a certain behavior just because the training device is being used.