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Hello Trish!
As I own a horse (stallion) which sheds halters lightning-fast, never mind
how it is put on or how tight or long he's tethered, and as this has proven
to be *quite* (what an understatement!....;)) embarrassing in the past, I tie
this horse via a throat-collar. This is a 2-3 inch wide strap with a buckle
and D-rings, leather or artificial material, long enough to buckle around and
up close to the horse's throat and you can get it with one or two D-rings
(two to crosstie). Correctly put on they can't slip out and tying them up in
a trailer is no problem. They have slightly more room to move the head about
(but sure cannot turn around) when tied only to one side, in cross-ties this
is quite as secure as a halter. You can pad the strap with fleece under the
throat for comfort. Tied up this way such a head injury wouldn't have been
torn and you still could have trailered the horse. Out on trail rides I
usually take the collar along anyway, it appears to be more practical than
the halter to me, in my trailer I stock halters and 1-2 collars to be
prepared for all eventualities. Just MHO.
AT
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