Mane Hair Mecates
As of January 2008, because of a very significant increases in the price of horse hair the prices of mane hair mecates have
increased significantly, please check with me directly for current pricing.
3/4” Mecates

- 8 strand
- 6 strand
- 4 strand

5/8” Mecates

- 8 strand
- 6 strand
- 4 strand
For those who follow the weight transition of mecates as presented by Mike Bridges, it is recommended that you
order Mecates by weight rather than by strand count as the weight may vary depending upon the person twisting
the mecate.

For your convenience the following links provide a chart of the trasnsitions as one progresses in the Hackamore
and an Equipment Checklist
1/2” Mecates

- 8 strand
- 6 strand
- 4 strand




Options available ...
Horse hair hitch or braided rawhide knot cover and shoo-fly ..... add $25.00 per shoo-fly

- they can be added to heel knot end and over the get-down tail end (leather strap is inside shoo-fly on tail
end)

½" - 6 strand

(1 lb - 2 oz )

with shoo-fly on
heel knot end




5/8" - 8 strand

(1 lb - 12 oz)

with shoo-flies
on both head
and tail ends

Special Orders:

mecates with colors transitioning to provide one color for the right rein, another color for the left rein and a
possible third color for the get down rope ... can be ordered to your color specifications ... add + $25.00

--- order time may depend on the availability of the colors you desire —




½” - 8 strand (1 lb - 4 oz) with shoo-flies on
both ends - buckskin right rein, medium
brown left rein and gray get down rope



5/8" - 8 strand (1 lb - 10 oz) with shoo-flies on
both ends - cream right rein, sorrel left rein and
gray get down rope

5/8" - 8 strand (1 lb - 10 oz) with shoo-flies on both
ends - sorrel right rein, dark brown left rein and gray
get down rope

to order or for more information contact:
Terry Borton
10720 E. Sunnyside Drive
Scottsdale, AZ 85259

cell (602) 750-4514
fax: 480-661-0099

Some Samples
Samples of some special order mecates