404 



ROPE AND HARNESS WORK 



404. An Adjustable Halter (Fig. 401). 

 Preliminary Instructions: To make a satisfactory adjust- 

 able halter, it is necessary to be familiar with the method 

 of making the eye splice, loop splice and end splice. The 



size of rope to use will depend 

 on the use of halter. Most 

 halters are made from 1/2" to 

 3/4" rope. The length of rope 

 needed is 12'. 

 Working Instructions: 



1) Make an eye splice in end of 

 rope as at a, Fig. 401 This 

 splice should be only large 

 enough to allow the standing 

 part of rope to pass thru it 

 freely. 



2) Measure from the loop of the 

 eye splice the distance (d) that will be required to reach 

 nearly around the animal's nose. At this point make a 

 loop splice (b) with loop the same size as that of the 

 eye splice. 



3) Pass the standing end of the rope thru loop a and loop 6. 



4) Complete halter by making end splice on end c. 



405. Making a Non- Adjustable Halter (Fig. 402). 

 Note: The only difference between this halter and the one 



described in Sec. 404 is that the head piece and nose piece 

 are made of definite length, depending on the head dimen- 

 sions of the particular animal for which the halter is made. 

 1) Determine the necessary length of head piece and nose 

 piece by measuring animal's head. 



FIG. 401. Adjustable halter. 



