Collars on horses

[MBlanchrd@aol.com]

Hi, Campers,

Forgive me for a stupid question, but regarding collars for horses...I like 
the idea, and I have a grooming collar for Jordan that I use when I'm 
grooming him in cross ties (which is never, these days..he just stands and 
lets me do whatever I want with him.). When he wears it, if he puts his head 
down, the collar slides up his neck and stops at the throat. Is this okay? I 
never leave it on him, because I'm afraid that if, while he's grazing, he 
could, conceivably, put a hoof through the loose collar as it's dangling 
around his throat. I also think that, again, conceivably, he could step on 
the collar and pull his head out of it. 
Am I missing the point, then? Are the collars supposed to be tight, or go 
around the throat? Someone please tell me the proper use of a collar.
Plus I find that they don't give me the control of his head that I want on 
the few occasions when I do halter him.
I said they were dumb questions,..

Michelle 


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