It is safe to leave the halter on the horse when its in the paddock?

Leaving a halter on a horse that is unattended in a stall, pasture or paddock is a REALLY bad and dangerous idea that can have disasterous consequences. Too many horses are injured or die from strangulation because they get the halter caught on a fence post, tree limb, etc. The most common is getting a leg caught in the halter when they use a hoof to scratch an itch. If you feel you must leave a halter on a horse, by all means, make sure you buy the "breakaway" type. If a horse gets the halter snagged on anything, it is designed to break under heavy pressure. Ask your local tack shop. If they don't have it, check around at other tack shops or have them order one for you. It's most ideal if a horse is left unhaltered when unattended. Even with a breakaway halter, they can still be injured. If they're not injured, they will have that emotional trauma of almost being strangled, which can result in some negative behaviors in your horse. *ADDED* Yes, I agree that you should not have a halter on a horse while unattended in a stall or a paddock. If you're going to be going riding, and you have the halter on, make sure you hook the cross ties to his/her halter..If you're outside, and maybe you forgot something, and maybe you're not really--or someone else, may not-- clue in to bring the horse with you--have a friend or family member watch over the horse. But I would recommend he/she holds his/her halter. Many dangerous things can occur all from the same problem - the halter - So, don't leave the halter on...Just bring the halter and lead rope with you. Now, as the person who originally answered this, yes, breakaway halters may be a suggestion to use, but yes, accidents can still happen. Now, I am not sure when you asked this question, but I was also looking for an answer to this, but after knowing it for awhile, I decided to add on to this...but it doesn't have to specifically have to help you, others who are looking for this answer will have something else to read, and will know....