Originally Posted by Spotshooter

For horses and such what type of rope do you use and why.

Spot


Packing hitches stay put a lot better with hemp/manila rope.

Top-loads and mantied packs just seem to 'stay' better with the extra grip.

Lead rope (5/8th nylon or poly, quality rope) should be tied hard and fast into rope halters if you don't know everything about the stock, Lead ropes should be at least 11' long, and there are only a few knots that are truly quick releasing, here is one.

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And chain the rest of the free end, and tuck the pig-tail (some Houdinis will test everything) .

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