Rated 2 out of
5
by
SailorFaith from
Quality has gone down, halter is decent
I have bought 3 of these halters in the past and have not had a single complaint, in fact I recommended them to everyone and used them as show halters. Soft, durable, strong, thick leather that felt heavy (Havana color) and had a slightly lighter brown color stitching and solid brass hardware. I ordered another just recently, and am very disappointed in the reduction in quality. The leather is a totally different type of leather, that feels much lighter (the halter weighs like half as much), is thinner, and the Havana halter has like black or maybe just darker brown stitching that is darker than the leather and looks cheap. It is not very flexible leather, and feels sort of painted on almost? Not what I would expect from Smartpak, but unfortunately I have observed the exact same leather, stitching and hardware quality reduction in their double switch halter after order some of those too, the one I ordered for my mare is the nice leather, stitching and solid brass. It’s soft without ever conditioning it. The other I got for my gelding is the same cheap leather as this and despite conditioning, the leather wants to wrinkle when you bend it and the throat snap is cheap, and the loop comes off of the throat latch because it is stretched out from just being cheap leather. Even the hardware doesn’t all feel solid brass, perhaps the crown buckle is, but the rest of it definitely isn’t solid brass. It’s much lighter and less sturdy feeling. Sigh, I may be returning it. Smartpak always sold the best halters, and I’m not sure this one is worth keeping, maybe if it was about $50 or less.
Date published: 2022-02-14
Rated 5 out of
5
by
maddie16 from
Great Leather!
This is a really nice looking halter! I got a horse sized for my 16.1 ottb which usually wears a cob in bridles. The stitching and color is very pretty and the nameplates go very nice with it.
Date published: 2022-01-03
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Chloe from
Very impressed
Gorgeous halter! So happy with and outstanding quality for the price
Date published: 2021-12-03
Rated 5 out of
5
by
SmartPaker Tanner from
What a steal!
The SmartPak Triple Stitch Halter is a great value! This halter arrived and the leather was soft and supple. The hardware is heavy-duty and feels very durable. This halter is stunning and cheaper than many high-end leather halters I have used in the past. The horse size fits my 17 hand warmblood perfectly. I will definitely be buying a few more!
Date published: 2021-11-09
Rated 4 out of
5
by
silver from
handsome and weighty
this halter has a good weight to it and the leather feels soft and pliable. I had the nameplate engraved and fastened onto the halter and was very impressed with the beautiful engraving job. Easy to adjust to fit my horse and a good value
Date published: 2021-10-07
Rated 1 out of
5
by
Jules from
Great halter, terrible experience with smartpak
Wanted to replace the crown piece and SmartPak does not carry a replacement that would match. Will be taking my business elsewhere
Date published: 2021-08-16
Rated 1 out of
5
by
ambent from
Disappointing Product
I bought this earlier in the summer and had the nameplate added as well. It is on the surface pretty but I was so surprised at how dry the leather was on arrival. I have been conditioning it thinking it would soften but have not had any luck. I should have sent t back immediately but I am regular leather cleaner/conditioner and thought I could turn it around, but that is not the case.
Date published: 2021-07-29
Rated 5 out of
5
by
LF89 from
Beautiful!
Beautiful halter! I got lots of compliments! I had Walsh halter for years and I decided to go a horse show last minute and this halter was the only one that would come in time so I went for it. It definitely compares to a Walsh halter. Highly recommend!
Date published: 2021-04-13
Rated 5 out of
5
by
BBekah from
Love this halter!
I bought this halter a few months ago and love it! It looks so good on, and the quality is worth the price. My only advice is to size down as the halter runs big compared to your average sizing.
Date published: 2021-04-08
Rated 4 out of
5
by
meb0713 from
Loving it so far
I just received my new halter a few days ago and really like it so far! I worked with friends who had SmartPak halters for their horses and thought I'd check them out. These halters checked off so many boxes for me, plus some that are just icing on the cake, like fitting extra letters on the name plate. It was nice and soft on arrival, not greasy, still like I've seen on other new leather halters. Would definitely recommend and order again.
Date published: 2021-03-02
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Putteroak from
I just received this halter, so I can’t tell you how it will hold up but so far I like it. The first one I ordered was too small for my horse and I was easily able to return it and exchange it for a larger one even though I had ordered a name plate on it too! Customer service was extremely helpful!
Date published: 2021-02-28
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Sandy50 from
Nice looking
I bought this to replace my old halter. It looks very nice on my bay mare. I love the brass fittings. Halter is a little stiff and needs some conditioning.
Date published: 2021-02-02
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Sienna from
good value for price
I bought this to replace a very nice Walsh halter I bought for this horse 15 years ago. Due to COVID, I couldn't afford a new Walsh. This was a great alternative at a price I could afford
Date published: 2020-11-24
Rated 4 out of
5
by
SanctuaryMorgans from
It’s okay
I was awarded a gift certificate at the Morgan Horse World Championships that should have covered the amount that was a triple stitch halter with a plate. At a grand total of nearly $100(halter and plate plus tax) the halter did not quite meet my expectations. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a nice halter, but it’s stiff, the buckles are too small for the width of the leather making the crown piece very difficult to buckle/unbuckle. At this price, I expect soft, supple, oiled leather with hardware that isn’t going to scrape the edges of leather.
I will add that the plate was done beautifully. They were able to use the normal engraving from the championships, so I was appreciative of that.
So, all-in-all, it’s a okay halter that I’m glad I had a gift certificate for and it will look good on a wall. But, I will continue to purchase halters for daily, or show use elsewhere.
Date published: 2020-11-19
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Lexi from
Great quality halter!
This halter is very nice! Love the stitching and quality of leather.
Date published: 2020-11-02
Rated 2 out of
5
by
Faith from
Inconsistent
I bought the chestnut halter several months ago and LOVE it. Just purchased the Havana one for my other horse, and it’s quite the opposite. The leather is dry and cracking, the name plate has a scratch on it, and the leather itself feels cheap...
Date published: 2020-10-11
Rated 3 out of
5
by
Jlk22 from
This halter was too large. I returned it. Have not seen a credit or a new halter that fits.
Date published: 2020-10-03
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Rider55 from
Very nice quality halter
I bought this halter on the recommendation of my trainer. It’s a very well made adjustable substantial halter. The leather is soft and beautiful and it fits my horse nicely. I’m totally satisfied with this purchase.
Date published: 2020-10-01
Rated 5 out of
5
by
nhrider from
Great halter!
I bought this halter last month and love it!
It's great that it's adjustable.
The quality is great.
Best of all, it was made in the USA.
Date published: 2020-08-26
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Emma Sue from
Return
I had to return it for a smaller size. Nothing else was wrong.
Date published: 2020-08-25
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Mel802 from
Looks great!
Just bought this so I don’t know how durable it is yet but looks awesome so far!
Date published: 2020-07-28
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Mike C from
Mare Approved!
I just got this for my mare and she’s very happy to have a nice pretty halter again after breaking her Walsh.
Leather is soft and supple and seems like it will last awhile.
Date published: 2020-07-01
Rated 2 out of
5
by
Rochelle212 from
Quality has gone down
I had purchased a smartpak triple stitch halter two years ago. I was very happy with the quality, so happy that I was going to replace my other horses cheaper leather halter with this so they both could have buttery soft halters. Unfortunately the quality is no where near the same as the previously purchased halter. The second I pulled it out of the box I was disappointed. It is stiff and creaky when you bend it, and the edges are dyed, unlike the previously purchased halter that was made with a higher quality leather which was really well oiled, so the color was consistent all the way through and they didn’t need to dye the edges. This halter is the same quality as the halter I was replacing, which there was absolutely nothing wrong with, I just wanted to have two nice halters.
Date published: 2020-05-18
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Jana from
Love this halter!
Excellent quality and perfect fit! Highly recommend.
Date published: 2020-05-15
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Sthurso from
Nice quality
The quality and price of this halter were fantastic! I will say they run a little small- my horse wears a cob sized bridle but the cob halter was too small. The horse size fits perfectly and is lovely!
Date published: 2020-05-04
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Sherry from
Beautiful Halter
Very nice halter and super fit. Ordered an oversized halter for the first time and was worried that it wouldn't fit properly but it fit our large gelding great.
Date published: 2020-03-23
Rated 3 out of
5
by
deemariestratt from
Poor Hardware
Unfortunately after 1 year of light use (NEVER has been used for turnout) the hardware has broken on the chin strap.
Leather however is nice quality.
Date published: 2020-02-25
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Julia from
Great quality
I bought this during the holiday special and had the name plate added. Item received and it's beautiful!
Date published: 2019-12-25
Rated 3 out of
5
by
RVVT from
Great for price, skip the name tag
The halter quality is lovely for this price. Very disappointed in the quality of the nameplate. The ink from the engraving has bled and smudged after only a few months of use (about an hour a day and always stored inside). Next time I’ll get a nameplate elsewhere!
Date published: 2019-11-24
Rated 3 out of
5
by
BedrockEquine from
Decent for the price
The halter feels quality, but the hardware is a fake-gold color. It will work just great for what I ordered it for (only halter for a sale horse), but if I had it to do again, I would probably pay just a bit more and get more quality hardware.
Date published: 2019-11-06