Buying a Show Halter: Matching Horse Color with Halter

fourluckyhorseshoes · Nov 9, 2012

Hi--

I am looking to get a show halter for my gelding Treasure (pictured in Avatar). I think I am going to get the black/gold/black

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I've also seen many pictures where people have a burgundy/red noseband on a chestnut/sorrel horse. Part of me thinks red on red doesn't look good but it did look good on those horses.

Another note: I will also be showing a red/strawberry roan and a pale palomino mare. Will this color look good on them as well? If not what colors would you recommend (doesn't have to be in the picture shown). Any halter to horse color maching help would be great. Thanks

shalakominiatureshowhorses · Nov 9, 2012

Devil is a light sorrel ( his eye is pictured in my avatar ) and he has a burgandy noseband, i think it matches well. I also have a buckskin ( more silver in color though ) that has a purple noseband.

Is that the horse shaved? cant really tell as i am on a school computer at the moment in Spanish and I cant see anything on the screen in detail!

I think gold would look good on him. As for the strawberry roan, i think a more colorful halter would work well, like purple. I dont know any other colors the nosebands come in though, sorry

but i like the colored halters, just my opinion.

mydaddysjag · Nov 9, 2012

Best bet if you are showing multiple colors of horses is a black noseband. I think burgundy would clash pretty bad with a strawberry roan

chandab · Nov 9, 2012

The black will be your best bet for showing different colored horses.

Here's Hobby Horse's color wheel for determining colors (mostly for clothing color to work with what color, but I imagine it'll work with tack too):

http://www.hobbyhorseinc.com/dress-for-success/winning_colors/index.shtml