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jojo
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Username: jojo15
Post Number: 995
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, Dec 25, 2007 - 9:07 pm: |   |
i have a mini. and she is outgrowing her mini halters practically before i can buy new ones to fit. And i needed to give her a bath BAD!!!
So i figured something in my tack box had to work. just so i could hold her still for awhile.
i got out the lead rope. all cotton. and i got out the trailer tie. the non bungy type. put it to the smallest it would go. the kind that has a quick snap on one end and a regular snap on the other.
i placed the trailer tie over the poll. The one side with the emergency snap tie was attached around the lead rope. so it could move.
The lead rope was then hooked to the other side of the trailer tie. so it went around the nose band.
because the lead rope moved within the emergency snap tie you could loosen or tighten. Almost like a stallion chain would be.
worked like a charm. in a pinch. and i created a halter long enough to give her a bath. and it was pretty comfortable for her. only suggestion is i wouldn't tie a horse like this, but as an emergency need a halter? this worked. i bet it would work for a full size horse too. |
Dennis Taylor
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Username: dtranch
Post Number: 577
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, Dec 25, 2007 - 10:07 pm: | |
jojo ... great improvising.
Next time you can try to make a "cowboy" halter using a cotton lead. I use it all the time. Just make a loop around the neck, then twist it to make another loop around the nose. Then run the loose end under the chin and make a couple of wraps. Works great in a pinch.
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jojo
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Username: jojo15
Post Number: 996
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, Dec 26, 2007 - 7:33 am: | |
hey dennis,
i knew there is a one rope way to do it. i just couldn't wrap my brain around it that day. but as you mention it i'm starting to visualize.  cool. |
