Halter-Tying Success
Subtitle: A step-by-step guide to making hand-tied rope halters for horses
Edition: Second
Publisher: Horse Owner Success Books
Published: February 2009
Place of publication: Dayton, Washington U.S.A.
Language: eng
Format: spiral bound, double plastic laminated cover
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780963532077
Subjects: Horses—Training—Equipment and suppplies.; Rope halters for horses.; How to make rope halters.; Ropework.; Knots and splices.; Head halters.
First sentence: Welcome to the practical tradition of halter tying.
Description: Making a rope 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, halter-tying knowledge has been carefully captured and presented in Halter-Tying Success.

In this second edition of the book, the step-by-step directions 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, horseman's knot.

A chart lists measurements for six "standard" halter sizes, from foal to large horse. Guidelines for tying a custom-fit halter are also provided.

Unsure of your horse's halter size? A unit on measuring a horse for a halter allows you to decide which approach—standard-size or custom-fit—will result in the best-fitting halter for your horse.

Either way, Halter-Tying Success ensures you'll enjoy the halter-tying journey—and your horse will benefit from a halter that fits!
Notes: This book is available directly from the publisher, Horse Owner Success Books, on the web at http://HosBooks.net
Second Edition
Table of contents: pagenum: 7
title: Getting Started
label: Part 1; pagenum: 8
title: Introduction
label: Unit 1; pagenum: 12
title: Items Needed to Tie a Halter
label: Unit 2; pagenum: 14
title: A Quick Look at Rope
label: Unit 3; pagenum: 18
title: Parts of the Hand-Tied Rope Halter
label: Unit 4; pagenum: 20
title: Identifying the Knots Used
label: Unit 5; pagenum: 22
title: Practicing the Double-Overhand Knot
label: Unit 6; pagenum: 27
title: A Halter That Fits
label: Part 2; pagenum: 28
title: How a Halter Should Fit
label: Unit 7; pagenum: 34
title: Measureing to Determine Halter Size
label: Unit 8; pagenum: 42
title: Setting Up to Tie a Custom-Fit Halter
label: Unit 9; pagenum: 47
title: Tying a Halter
label: Part 3; pagenum: 48
title: Preparing the Rope
label: Unit 10; pagenum: 52
title: Starting the Noseband
label: Unit 11; pagenum: 60
title: Tying the Fiador Knot
label: Unit 12; pagenum: 76
title: Tying the Throat Knot
label: Unit 13; pagenum: 82
title: Creating the Crown Tie Loop
label: Unit 14; pagenum: 88
title: Creating the Left Cheek Piece
label: Unit 15; pagenum: 92
title: Finishing the Noseband
label: Unit 16; pagenum: 96
title: Creating the Right Cheek Piece
label: Unit 17; pagenum: 102
title: Checking for Correct Fit
label: Unit 18; pagenum: 104
title: Finishing the Crown Tip
label: Unit 19; pagenum: 114
title: Tying the Halter's Tie Knot
label: Unit 20; pagenum: 117
title: Making a Lead Rope
label: Part 4; pagenum: 118
title: Items Needed to Make a Lead Rope
label: Unit 21; pagenum: 120
title: Sealing the Ends
label: Unit 22; pagenum: 122
title: Adding the Popper
label: Unit 23; pagenum: 126
title: Tying the Lead Rope onto the Halter
label: Unit 24; pagenum: 130
title: A Horse Safely Tied
label: Unit 25; pagenum: 135
title: Helpful Information
label: Part 5; pagenum: 136
title: Halter Measurement Chart/Illustrations
label: Appendix A; pagenum: 140
title: Adding Extra Knots to the Noseband
label: Appendix B; pagenum: 141
title: Answers to "Fitting Fred" Exercise
label: Appendix C; pagenum: 142
title: Where to Purchase Rope
label: Appendix D