Okay so I am wanting to get some beta biothane tack. The idea of easy to clean and bright orange just seems to be a good idea to outfit all out hunting and packing horses.
I am a little lost on what is high quality beta biothane vs what is low quality? I have heard that lower quality can harm or in the horse.
But just do not know what to look for when it comes to quality online.
Any suggestions on where to buy better quality tack?
Thanks!
From what I’ve seen, some of the lower quality is riveted not stitched, or stitched poorly. Biothane is tough to work with, so quality stitching is important. The beta biothane product should be the same, I think there is only one manufacturer.
I would go with a well regarded distributor. There are many, including Distance Depot, American Trail Gear, Hought, just to name a few I have ordered from. My first bridle, ordered more than 10 years ago, is still great, though my green accent has faded from the sun a bit. I just ordered new black and orange, I expect it’ll last another 10 years!
I really like Zilco.
Good thread, I’ve been wondering about this.
I have a Hought from my previous horse, expensive, but still in excellent shape after 10 years. However, it’s red/black, and the color scheme for the new horse is navy (new horse means new tack, right? 
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Found this for only $80. Anyone familiar with the brand?
Bah, I still can’t edit my posts.
Wanted to say Hought and Zilco are two good quality brands. Hought might be overpriced, but I really like the way they look. And I always get the halter/bridle combos.
My favorites are Hought & Taylored Tack. Zilco is great as well - it’s a slightly different material.
I’ve also had tack from Running Bear & Distance Depot. Both were well made, but not as “fun” as the Hought & Taylored Tack options.
It’s worth spending a bit more for good quality - beta & biothane last forever!
I have a halter bridle and English breastcollar from Two Horse Tack and I’ve found them to be really nice quality, especially for the price. Stitching is solid and I love how personalized you can make everything.
Love Taylored Tack! She is very easy to work with as well as eager to help and educate!
I’ll put in a plug for moss rock endurance, great stuff affordably priced, many options.
My favorite reins are from Taylored tack – with the rubber grippy pimples.
I have a couple of bridles from Two Horse Tack and like them a lot. I always have one in my trailer as a spare and I use one for hacking at home.
I still have two halter bridles that I bought from Sport tack in 1994, they have brass fitting which still work fine, everything is as new. One was for a big headed horse so thats not used anymore but if washed looks new.
I wonder if this is again the case that new stuff is just very poorly made and the materials aren’t good. I find this with almost everything I try to buy. Quality of leather is certainly nothing like it used to be. I still use custom chaps from 1985, even the metal full length zippers work fine no rust.
Sorry for the rant but I find trying to buy anything a ordeal now with the poor quality of goods…I use a blender from my grandmother, works great.
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@Malda
I have a halter bridle and English breastcollar from Two Horse Tack and I’ve found them to be really nice quality, especially for the price. Stitching is solid and I love how personalized you can make everything.[/QUOTE]
These were the ones I had been looking at. Sinice they seemed a bit less on the price side.
I looked at Zilco online and I think I have seen one of theor breast plates in a tack store before. Bit it seems th3 larger or oversize size I would need has only one color.
I can’t remember what site it wqs… maybe distance depot where they had their beta biothane info it said something about how they roll the edges to the outside not inside so there wwere no rough edges on the horse.
My horse has a biothane halter-bridle from Distance Depot. I’ve had no problems with it, and I don’t need to bring a separate halter along on trail rides.
It took a while for me to get it though…apparently one of the postal trucks it was in caught on fire and the bridle burned up. They sent me a new one for no cost.
Hello Royalrain42,
I’m Scott from Biothane, the makers of genuine Biothane. I’m guessing that when people talk about low quality, they are talking about the cheap chinese knock off material. It looks like Biothane to start, but it doesn’t hold up like Biothane does. All Genuine Biothane is made right here in the USA.
We have a number of tack makers and harness makers on our website, so that’s one way to make sure they are using Biothane. You can always reach out to me if you want to be sure someone is using the real material, or contact a local distributor you can find on our website.
scott@biothane.us
440-327-0485x136
www.biothane.us
Zilco is a fine company. They don’t produce synthetic webbing. They are an Australian company that purchases synthetic material mostly from somewhere in their neck of the woods and make harness out of that.
Hope that helps.
My first set of Beta/Biothane was from Distance Depot. My second set from Taylored Tack (I love her overlays). Our newest set is from Two Horse Tack that I did some reviews for: https://motoringtrails.blogspot.com/p/two-horse-tack-set-review.html
My favorite has been from Taylored Tack… They are pricey new, but you can find some good deals on the endurance pages on Facebook when folks change colors/horses
Everything I have that I use all the time came from Taylored Tack. The other stuff bought elsewhere was too hard and harsh, and now hangs on hooks in my Tack room, gathering dust.
When you buy from Amanda Taylor you get high quality tack.
I have stuff from two horse tack. I’ve been very impressed with the quality, and when I’m next in the market they’ll be my first stop.
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