How to Tie Rope Horse Halters

Trina got it right on!

as the fellow above said the knot is tied wrong and the tail end of the halter should be facing back to the horse not towards his eye so it can poke it. It's also not the best way to put on a rope halter holding it by the nose band. if you had a young horse your hand near it's nose like that or flipping the halter over it's ears could be enough to scare it. A rope halter and lead are generally used as they have no metal to break or poke the horse. Also, because a rope halter(good one) is made out of high quality climbing rope and the lead is usually some type of boat rope (not like the one pictured that will collect dirt, hay and sticky things!) the concept is the horse can't break it and it's very safe if tied properly. There is nothing wrong with doing ground work in a web halter as long as it is safe and in good shape. It is the knots on the side of the rope halter that can help you in your ground work if your horse is very pushy. But whether it's a rope halter, web halter or peice of string, you want your horse to respect it and give to that pressure. I think the videographers of this website could probably find someone more experienced in horses to give a simple demonstration like this. Also, in the age of rope halters being so popular, you must look at the way the knots are tied in the halter. If not tied properly soon the halter will be come lumpy and can twist out of shape. Cheaper or budget is not always the best idea. Get one good quality peice of equipment at a time instead of spending 4 times on a junky peice. Just my two cents, but i hope it helps keep folks a bit more safe and start using their minds to think!

I disagree with this video, the knot was tied over the loop and not below the loop. The tie and knot demonstrated will not hold under pressure and will come untied as the horses pulls. I have several pictures of the proper knot to use on rope halters, on my web site, www.thinklikeahorse.org (on my rope halter page).