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Zephyr Alpaca Halters

Designed by Marty McGee Bennett and handmade to her exact specifications by Mennonite harness makers. A well-designed halter should be SAFE, COMFORTABLE as well as EFFECTIVE as a tool to communicate with your camelid or you shouldn’t use it.  Camelids are semi-obligate nasal breathers-meaning they breathe through their nose. A halter that slips forward on the nose bone will compress the nasal cartilage and compromise the airway and your animal will likely panic. For a halter to be comfortable it must offer enough room in the nose band for an animal to eat and ruminate.  A well-fitting halter fits the head NOT the nose.

Here is a short video on the importance of good halter fit.

https://vimeo.com/787077911