Part 1 - Getting Started
Unit 1 - Introduction
Unit 2 - Items Needed to Tie a Halter
Unit 3 - A Quick Look at Rope
Unit 4 - Parts of the Hand-Tied Rope Halter
Unit 5 - Identifying the Knots Used
Unit 6 - Practicing the Double-Overhand Knot
Part 2 - A Halter That Fits
Unit 7 - How a Halter Should Fit
Unit 8 - Measuring to Determine Halter Size
Unit 9 - Setting Up to Tie a Custom-Fit Halter
Part 3 - Tying a Halter
Unit 10 - Preparing the Rope
Unit 11 - Starting the Noseband
Unit 12 - Tying the Fiador Knot
Unit 13 - Tying the Throat Knot
Unit 14 - Creating the Crown Tie Loop
Unit 15 - Creating the Left Cheek Piece
Unit 16 - Finishing the Noseband
Unit 17 - Creating the Right Cheek Piece
Unit 18 - Checking for Correct Fit
Unit 19 - Finishing the Crown Tip
Unit 20 - Tying the Halter’s Tie Knot
Part 4 - Making a Lead Rope
Unit 21 - Items Needed to Make a Lead Rope
Unit 22 - Sealing the Ends
Unit 23 - Adding the Popper
Unit 24 - Tying the Lead Rope onto the Halter
Unit 25 - A Horse Safely Tied
Part 5 - Helpful Information
Appendix A - Halter Measurement Chart/Illustrations
Appendix B - Adding Extra Knots to the Noseband
Appendix C - Answers to “Fitting Fred” Exercise
Appendix D - Where to Purchase Rope
More About this Book
Making a halter for a horse—by tying a few well-placed knots in a single length of rope—is an age-old skill historically passed directly from one horseman to the next. This traditional word-of-mouth knowledge has been carefully captured and presented in Halter-Tying Success, Second Edition.
The step-by-step instructions in this update-edition have been expanded and revised, new illustrations have been added, and a hitch for safely tying a horse has been included.
The unit on tying the challenging Fiador (FEE-ah-dohr) knot offers an easy approach to mastering this attractive, yet often frustrating, horsemen’s knot.
Measurements for six "standard" halter sizes, from foal to large horse are offered. Guidelines for tying a custom-fit halter are also provided. A unit on measuring a horse allows readers to decide which approach, standard-size or custom-fit, will result in the best-fitting halters for their horses. (It's perfect for ponies and mules, too.)