Heavy horse working collar

This traditional English heavy horse working collar was made for a Suffolk Punch horse for farm work and forestry. The collar body is filled with long lengths of rye straw that moulds to the shape of the horses shoulders to ensures comfort and even pressure distribution. It is also flocked and lined with wool. The collar is made using traditional methods of hand stitching, and lacing the straw body into place while using a collar mallet to shape the straw to fit the horse.