Jackie's Picks
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HEC x JACKIE GANTER
Rooted in Legacy
From a family of tough Texan horsewomen,
Jackie Ganter is a young and explosive talent on the barrel racing circuit. Raised in Abilene, Texas – where rodeo runs in theblood - Jackie’s riding is inspired by generations of love for horses, handed down from her mother and grandmother.
With a gruelling schedule of over 100 rodeos a year, Jackie only uses high-performance tack. Whether she’s tearing through a barrel race or hauling cross-country with her horses, Jackie knows how to keep her team performing at their bestand feeling good on the road. That means speed, stamina, and serious care.
Off the road, Jackie runs a boarding and swimming facility, providing therapeutichorse care that reflects her deep commitment to horse well-being. This balance of relentless competition and restorative care is exactly why she’s the perfect partner for the Horse Education Company. The horse-first philosophy that informs HEC’s innovative design supports the performance, longevity, and comfort of horses like Jackie’s who live a physically and mentally demanding life performing in partnership.
Rooted in legacy, driven by excellence, and supported by high-quality halters and leads that keeps pace, Jackie Ganter is a great addition to the Horse Education Company team.
Leading - Lungeing - Travel - Cross Tying - Batheing
HEC's patented Hybrid Halter® is a full time replacement halter that your horse can wear for every life task. It makes prep and training easy without having to switch in and out of various leather halters, rope halters or harsh chains. It is breakaway safe, repairable and designed to make a horse's life more comfortable. It is an undeniably smart solution for the modern barrel horse with a demanding schedule.
GOES THE DISTANCE
Impeccably crafted, HEC halters remain in use for years. Easily given a freshen up with leather conditioner, a replacement poll strap and a new brass nameplate when needed. They are designed as a sustainable piece of tack that will accompany your horse through all his greatest moments with you.
TIME EFFICIENT
Less time on the ground means more time focusing on training excellence. The Hybrid Halter is ideal for all types of exercise and management. Just snap and go and you've got unbeatable control, lungeing convenience and function! Safe to tie in on the side of trailer or while traveling. Repairable in case of breakage and features multiple safety breakaways to hold fast as long as possible but prevent potentially injuring wrecks.
READY TO WORK
Getting on and off the trailer, in the wash bay or in the cross ties - the Hybrid offers comfort and security for your horse. It is breakaway safe with hundreds of hours of development gone into things like stretch, stitching patterns and breaking strength that allow the design to function elegantly without your notice.
The String
Meet Jackie's current string of horses and listen to what she has to say about the Hybrid Halter®
The String
Meet Jackie's current string of horses and listen to what she has to say about the Hybrid Halter®
The Full Range
Horsemanship
More than going fast
It goes across all sports and the horse knows if you've got it
GIVe the horse a chance to be right
A rope or flat halter starts correcting the horse as soon as you pick up on it and unconfortably asking him to twist his head while moving and doing what's requested.
That's not very nice.
Our exclusive design gives the horse a chance to be right before any correction. The sliding ring works as a pre-signal. Your horse should respond to that alone. If he doesn't, only then do the pressure knots engage to give a very gentle reminder and enforcement. This reinforcement feels similar to pressing your first two fingers on one hand into the soft space between your fingers on the other hand.
There is no movement on the Hybrid Halter besides the sliding ring - the entire top part of the halter rests quietly on their face - giving them only one sensory cue to pay attention to. The flat poll helps protect from injury if he should get scared and pull back and our products are carefully designed to breakaway and be replaceable should that happen.
The Hybrid Halter offers more control than a control headcollar when your horse does have an emotional moment and needs support - but it is not a control halter. It is a full time replacement halter that is beautifully made and more comfortable than your horse's current halter. Good horses deserve to be rewarded with less annoying humans. Horses that are struggling to learn deserve to be treated with dignity and respect while they figure out how to be good citizens in our human world.
A Message from the owner
It has been so much fun to dress Jackie's horses over the years and cheer for her, I am so proud to be able to say she is on the HEC professionals team after all these years as a customer.
I absolutely love horses and would love to help dress yours. You can configure your own headcollars and nameplates here on the website, but should you require assistance I am happy to tailor your order for you personally and offer bespoke guidance on matters such as sizing and or what might look best on your nameplates. I ship worldwide to your home location, gift receiver or away race or sale.
Gear is ordered through this site and your nameplates can then be designed at www.halternameplates.com
If you have any questions or I can assist further, please email me.
Warm regards,
Sara
Sara Johnson, Owner
The Horse Education Company