I was just wondering if anyone had so solutions to help with my 14 yo mare who constantly rubs her halter off? I have tried several types now and unless it is a halter that fits mores snug than I like for them to fit, I have to search my field to find the halter.

I can't say that I have any ideas, but can't you just leave the halter off of her while in the pasture?

I can leave the halter off of her but she is one of those that's a little hard to catch. She is much better behaved when she's haltered.

Be careful leaving halters on! A lot of horses that have halters on end up getting strangled. They get them hung up on the fence trying to rube them off and end up choking to death.
If she is hard to catch try treats or putting in a smaller pen until she is easier to catch. You could always do round penning for respect.

I to would not recommend leaving halters on, I would rather see you not turn her out until she is more managable. But, you could try getting a neck band. The broodmares on the breeding farms wear these as identification markers, They normally have numbers on them making it easy to tell one from the other in a large group. But they break easy if need be. Most are made of a plastic you can catch the mare the same as if she had a halter on. I use to catch mares out in the pastures and lead them in by their neck bands. I don't like coaxing horses with treats, but you could use bucket of grain when it is time to pull them in. I would also not feed them any grain in the pasture that way if you do use this method they will come. Personally, I had a mare that just didn't want to come in, in the evenings when it was feeding time, especially if there were horses still out in the pasture (at the time I was boarding, you did full care on your horse no one did it for you) So (try it when you have time on a weekend) I chose to wait till all the other horses were in and she was looking for them, I waited about a half hour after the last horse was taken in before I went to get her. By this time she was pacing the fence near the barns wanting to go in. Then during the week I just went to feed later in the evening when I knew all the other horses were put up before I went out and got her. It took about a week and finally she was waiting or would come up to the gate when I got there. If your horse is turned out with others make her the first out and let her be by herself for a little bit and let her be the last in. Since they are herd animals they don't like to be left behind. Also doing round pen work and developing a better relationship will help. I also worked on this with my mare during the same time. Hope this helps.

Thank you for some great info P8ntCrazy. I have never liked leaving a halter on my horses and don't in all cases. I will give some of these tips a try and see what happens.

For such a young lady you have some great experience already..

Those are great and sound ideas. I am a fan of No Halters in the pasture. Sure it takes awhile to train but they will get the idea..

Idaho Spud,

Thanks, I have had more than my fair share of things. In my line of work I have seen the good the bad and the ugly so to speak. Some with clients horses and animals and some unfortunatley of my own.