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Official Home of the Hybrid Halter® - Handmade Excellence + Training Innovation

Jackie Ganter

BARREL RACING

Two Time NFR Qualifier

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.

Blue Lariat Hybrid Headcollar photo by Taylor Ledgerwood

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.

USE CODE "GANTER"

For $25 off the price of the styles shown below

Jackie's Picks

Fashion forward? Yes please! Don't forget to use the code GANTER at checkout for your special savings on these three styles!

Blue Lariat Stainless Hybrid Halter

Blue Lariat Stainless Hybrid Halter

$165.00
Unit price
per 
Synthetic Lariat Hybrid Halter

Synthetic Lariat Hybrid Halter

$130.00
Unit price
per 
Nylon Lariat Hybrid Halter

Nylon Lariat Hybrid Halter

$100.00
Unit price
per 

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®

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.

FOR even MORE CONTROL

LARIAT HALTER

Provides maximum guidance for horses who get strong away from home

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

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