Greetings, We had a fire and are finishing up the insurance forms. We had 2 horse collars burn up. We've looked and can not find a price. Can anyone help us? Thanks, Kathy G.

-- Kathy Giddings (ckgidd@netins.net), May 14, 2000

Answers

i have no idea but go to www.ruralheritage.com they have links to alot of collar and harness makers.

-- (wgjamesii@webtv.net), May 14, 2000.

Hi Kathy,

We just purchased two new Amish made draft horse collars - leather, well packed, well made for 135.00/ea. A good rule tho is anywhere from 85.00 - 165.00. At least in our neck of the woods (the midwest)

Mike

-- Mike (mstydale@aeroinc.net), May 14, 2000.

Reading the responses to your question I was stunned at the prices listed. We live in Indiana. I have bought 4 or 5 collars from an Amish harness maker here. Either he is loosing a lot of money or the others listed are making a lot. I have never paid more than $55.00 for one. These are good collars with quick latch tops (but not adjustable, these would cost more).

Hope this helps and I'm sorry for your loss.

David

-- David Oelker (daoelker@ticona.com), June 25, 2000.

Cumberland General Store (1-800-334-4640) in Crossville Tennessee has them on p. 207 of their latest catalog. There are several styles ranging from $50 for a farm style collar to $227.40 for a "Farm and Logging Special". There are upcharges for additional inches in size, and tax and shipping, depending on where you live.

I have done business with this company and have found their products to be good and customer satisfaction was good also.

Good luck!

-- sheepish (rborgo@gte.net), June 25, 2000.

Cumberland General Store also has a web site:

http://www.cumberlandgeneral.com/

-- sheepish (rborgo@gte.net), June 25, 2000.

We bought brand new collars adjustable from Brodhead Collars (Amish) in southern Iowa and they ranged from $95 - $130/ea for the sizes we needed. When I had looked for new collars before, the prices were in the $200/ea range. Brodhead is one of the biggest collar makers around and I found them to be reasonable.

-- Beckie (sunshine_horses@yahoo.com), June 26, 2000.