Callie's Custom Halters

"My reins are broken, and I got them from you..."
This is a message I'll get once or twice a year, and it's always the Lace for the Water Loops that got busted. Water Loops are about as standard as it gets for Reins for western riding. Every maker, feedstore, and leather company makes or sells Reins with Water Loops. Yet, people still don't necessarily understand how they are supposed to work.
So my next question is...what happened exactly?
Oftentimes, the reins get stepped on and break, which is a good thing! The Laces are supposed to break to protect the horse's mouth, I personally know horses that have cut tongues from stepping on reins, even with Laces. If this happens (and you are polite), I'm usually happy to send a few replacement Laces, or you can get them online or at the feedstore.
The rest of the time, however, Laces get broke from using Reins incorrectly, such as tying a horse by the bridle. You should NEVER tie a horse by the bridle! I feel this should be common sense, but I see people doing this all the time. But again, if you are nice to me, I'll send a few replacement Laces.
Finally, the real reason I ask is from one incident from 3 or 4 years ago.... I had a customer message me in outrage, telling me that my products are dangerous and caused her to get seriously injured in a horse wreck.
So I asked what happened.
She preceded to tell me that she got a new rescue horse...
With a known bolting problem...
And decided to take a trail ride...
In an S-hack...
And just happened to use Reins that I made...
So when the horse bolted (🤦‍♀️), she pulled on him so hard that she actually broke those Laces.
This is where I'd like to point out that in 15+ years of showing and training in Split Reins, I have broken one (1) Lace. And that was a horse getting away and stepping on the Rein.
Needless to say, I'm still shook. 🤯🤯🤯
And while I do stand by my products, I am not responsible for incorrectly using gear or a series of really questionable decisions.
If you are not sure about a product, please ask me!

✨️New Color✨️
This is Deep Freeze...isn't it lovely?
Available in the 9/16", while I'm working on adding it to the Etsy, you are welcome to order and make a note if you want this color.

I haven't made any sheep halters in years, but it was nice to get back to it! I did some experimenting with the nosebands. This was for a 4-H related fundraiser.

Best photos ever! 🙌 🙌
This is Penny. She has been featured before, but this was her first time modeling. I had lots of help getting these, which is I've decided needs to happen more! Molly waved a towel around to get her ears up, and Dawn hid in the doorway of the barn to keep her standing. Worked great!
Usually, I am by myself, trying to get them to ground-tie, hold their head still, perk their ears, and not eat grass while I get photos. 😩

Also, this barn is about 110 years old, built by Penny's family, to house 50+ draft horses for the combines. Pretty neat!