Photos
of the tying sequence using
both colored ropes and a horse's
tail.
Separate the
horse's tail into two
sections
tie an overhand knot: left
strand over right strand then
the right over the left,
through, and pull tight
take the strand on the left (white) up and
around the front of the horses
tail and bring it around to the
back, counterclockwise.
Bring the right (green)
strand up and around the back
clockwise and put the end of the
right strand strand through the
loop formed by the left strand
in step two.
the finished tail knot
Pull it down tight
A
version of the article on
"War Knots" appears
in
August, 2000 Western
Horseman Magazine.
