Tying
the Knot:
- Stand next to horse's left shoulder
facing the same direction as the horse
- Holding
halter by the tie loop and poll tie in the left
hand, place right arm over horse's neck
- With
halter in left hand pass halter poll tie under horse's
neck to right hand (hug the horse)
- Place
the horse's nose in the nose band and rub the horse
with the halter as you pull it on (after you do
this enough times the horse begins to hug you back)
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- Insert end of poll tie through
tie loop from back to front
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- Wrap end of poll tie in the
shape of a D to the right and around behind tie
loop
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- Place end of poll tie through
center of D shape from left to right and from front
to back
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- If tied properly, the end of the
poll tie will hang down away from the horse's eye
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