The rumors are true: Horse Education is now the Official Halter of the Women's Professional Rodeo Association.
This is such an incredible milestone, and we're honestly still pinching ourselves a bit over here...
The WPRA represents some of the best horsewomen in the world, hands down.
We've poured our hearts into every halter, every design decision, every innovation - so for our small and passionate team, this partnership is one of the honors of a lifetime.
But this moment doesn't just belong to us. It belongs to you.
You, our Horse Education family, believed in us from the very beginning. You trusted us with your horses. You shared our story with other riders.
Without you, there would be no "us" to partner with the WPRA.
These incredible horsewomen compete where safety and control matter most - where the outcome is more than about going fast but the bond that can be forged together and the heights a true partnership can take you to.
And now they'll trust our halters in those crucial moments when everything has to go right before a run.
Thank you for making this dream possible and we can't wait to see our halters at even more WPRA events.
With gratitude,
The Horse Education Team
Our patented design supports tying, leading, lungeing and hauling down the road. Our system makes personalization a breeze. Safety features are in-built thanks to precision engineering. Paired with our durable and colorful lead ropes, we are there to support your horse in his most worn piece of tack - his halter
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 headcollars, halters or harsh chains. It is an undeniably smart solution for the modern barrel horse with a demanding schedule.
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.
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.
Horsemanship
It goes across all sports and the horse knows if you've got it
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.
