Halter For A Mini Horse

[dawn]

Hi everyone.

My sister has recently purchased a miniture horse and she was wondering if I could make her a halter for him. I have never done this before but would love to give it a try. Could anyone point me in the right direction on some good resources on Halter making . if i can tackle that the next project is making him a harness. I have been very interested in making horse tack just haven't had the incentive till now. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

[roo4u]

what kind of halter are you looking to make....i have made the arab style halters that are so popular with the mini folks...braided quite a few out of paracord. i have tied several rope halters for my minis just like what the big guys wear only with much smaller rope...look so cute on a stockhorse type mini....i also made a couple of leather stable halters....use foal sized hardware. mini heads vary so much i recommend you just measure the various parts and make accordingly. although i got a general idea by looking at the measurements on a site that sold the arab style they had noseband measurements just google it and youll find something.

[mulepackin]

Here are a few links for rope halters with a fiador knot. They can be scaled to fit any horse large or small:

http://www.gaitedhorses.net/Articles/RopeHalter/RopeHalter.html

http://www.naturalhorsesupply.com/tiehalter.shtml

[dawn]

thanks for your suggestions. She wants just a basic halter but would prefer a leather one of a nylon one. She doesn't show him he is strictly for company. she does want to teach him to pull a buggy. So she is also hinting for me to make him a harness too. But thanks again i will do some research.