Zephyr Halters

🎬 BEFORE YOU BUY ANY HALTER, WATCH THIS:
▶ Watch: Why the Zephyr Halter is Different (3 min)

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, 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.

The Zephyr halter is proportioned very differently than other halters. Properly adjusted, a halter will stay put well up on the nose bone and still offer plenty of room for comfort. Halters that are not safe or comfortable will lead to behavioral problems that can be difficult to overcome such as: extreme halter avoidance, bucking and panic on the lead, kushing and refusing to lead.

📄 Download the Complete Fitting Guide (PDF)

🎬 QUICK ASSEMBLY GUIDE:
▶ Watch: How to Put Your Halter Together (2 min)