I meant to add above -- I was disappointed in my BKM halter. I got the Galaxy, with the patent nose and the beaded sides. The noseband is very soft, which isn't a bad thing except that it doesn't hold its shape well. I can live with that. I don't like the cheeks. The biothane tube that covers the cable is cut, with the beads put on the cable in between the two pieces of biothane tubing. I put conchos on, and the tubing turns, making the conchos turn with it. I just don't care for that. The other thing is the sizing. The size chart provided by BKM is not accurate. I ordered an XL, which is supposed to have a 9.5" noseband. In reality the noseband is 10.5" ! I do have a couple of bigger geldings that have rather big heads & the halter works on them, but it's much too big for my other B's--I have some tall B's but they have very refined heads that get lost in that halter! As far as I'm concerned that halter was badly overpriced for the quality and fit. I wouldn't buy another BKM.