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slipping, especially if the rope is thin. The top of the " sheep shank is the 

 same as the "Hay" knot, and is therefore liable to the same danger of 

 becoming undone. There arc several ways of making it more permanent, 

 one of the handiest being the same as is adopted in the "Hay" knot, hut 

 in this ease taking a half-hitch with the loops both top and bottom, 



The -.Military Tie" 

 (Figs. 33 and 34) is a 

 handy and neat way of 

 doing up a leading rope. 

 The rope is placed around 

 the horse's neck, with 

 the loose end on the near 

 side where the operator is 

 standing. This loose end 

 is doubled up, and the 

 three ropes held in the 

 left hand. The right hand 

 then winds the loose end 

 around the three held in 

 the left hand, working 

 downwards, till, when it 

 is all used up, the end is 

 passed through the small 

 loop remaining, which is 

 drawn tight to hold it in 

 position. To facilitate undoing the knot, the end is best lashed, as its great 

 disadvantage is the difficulty of drawing out the end, especially after it 

 has become wet. 



Fig. 34.— The Military Tie finished. 



