Rope coiling

Here is a sequence of photos showing how I coil a lead rope to carry it clipped to a saddle - as promised to Laura at Equestrian Ink. This type of coiled rope won't come undone unless botched very badly. It's also quick and easy to undo.

First start by turning over a short length of rope near to the hook. The length of overlap depends upon the overall length and thickness of the rope, and is best determined by a bit of trial and error.

Then coil the tail of the rope around the loop, tightly enough that it won't slip loose, starting by the hook.

Here is the rope completely coiled with just a short tail left over showing that the loop is the right length.

Now pass the tail through the small loop remaining at the end, and pull tight. If necessary pull the coils together down towards the tail.

Now it's ready to go. (Not necessarily with those particular horses which are not mine.) I used ropes coiled like that guiding groups along something like fifteen thousand trail miles without one coming loose. My staff and I coiled all those ropes. We were very good at it after all those years and miles!

Comments

[Laura Crum]

That does look very neat and handy. I'll have to try it.

[funder]

Very cool, I'll have to try it out. I've got my spare lead looped up, but that looks more compact.