Yikes - what a scarey way to start the day! We've had some escapees but fortunately they like to flaunt their escapes and come up around the house to let us know they have gotten out. The few who escaped from their stalls or paddocks, went back to the pastures where everyone else was instead of running off. The closest we've had to a problem child was my father-in-laws mare who invariably headed toward the road when she tore down the fence - which she enjoyed doing WAY too much!!!! I put my foot down on keeping her though and no longer have to worry with that.

I agree on the halters though, we only keep halters on ours if they have just been turned out and there's a higher risk of me needing to be able to grab hold of something! After a couple of days they are taken off. When you do need to leave a halter on, even a breakaway, make sure it fits well. Where you run into the most problems - and this includes foals - is when the halter is loose on their head and is more prone to hanging on things or getting a foot caught in them. A snug fitting halter isn't as likely to get hung.
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