It sounds simple enough and you sure want to do it right. AQHA Professional Horsewoman Nancy Cahill explains the basics of tying your horse – from the safest places to the best kinds of knots. (She’s part of the AQHA organization so I assume she knows what she is doing….
The alamar knot is a decorative knot, traditionally used to tie a mecate (a traditional Mexican vaquero rein) around a young horse’s neck. According to the Cowboy Showcase glossary, in old California horse training, the alamar knot was tied from two coils of mane hair and draped over the horse’s…
Ray Holes leather care products have been around forever but I wasn’t aware of them until about 10 years ago when I had a conversation with Gerald Ray Holes in Grangeville, Idaho, about carrying them on my buckle website – Beal’s Cowboy Buckles. He sent me a couple of samples…
Tie your horse about “eye high and arm’s length” of rope, using a quick-release knot. Photo by Jennifer Paulson If you have problems seeing the video below click HERE. youtube::_wDMPx15ZJw::
Written by Cary Schwarz From the wonderful Eclectic Horseman Magazine. Better horsemanship begins with paying careful attention to details. One of those details that figure into the larger picture is adequate care and maintenance of the one thing you use every time you swing a leg over your horse: your…
