How to Safely and Properly Tie a Horse

In this video we give you some tips on how to properly and safely tie your horse, including showing you the specific knot we use and how to tie it. There is a little bonus at the end also.

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[DanielDauphin]

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[prestonmaldonado]

End is adorable! So glad you didn't cut it out. And thanks for showing how to do this quick release knot. Very helpful.

[privacymatters]

Awwww loved the end better than the tying. So cute!

[sheilasmith]

SO GOOD!  The ending was such good humor!  Love your son!  What a cutie!  So many people fail to learn how to properly tie a horse up and it leads to regret!  I won't let anyone tie any horse without knowing they tie correctly!  It's a foundation of horsemanship.  Thanks for teaching this so well!

[peterzmom]

I love your knot tie videos. But really I learned a lot about parenting too. What a special relationship you are building with your son. So darling. He already has your sense of humor...lol

[mikedymkoski]

You’re my new favorite sir, good horsemanship, and great dadsmanship!

[debbiestillman]

Thanks for such a clear explanation AND for the laugh at the end! Your son definitely has his dad's personality.

[DavidREllisAZ]

Thanks Daniel for showing this, see so many so called slip knots, but this seems to make the most sense to me mate

[laurieconstantine]

EXCELLENT! Very informative. I am a knot newbie. Watching your son in the video was a little comic relief for me to laugh rather than getting frustrated at myself while doing the knots as the video was moving along.
Not (knot) sure if you meant to do that but that was great human psychology on your part...or your sons! Love it!

[MegaMindyLou]

Cute AND educational! Everyone loves bloopers.

[KingsMom]

Bloopers are great and your red heads a cutie! Love your (assumed wife) behind the camera laughing 😂

[richardsams]

That was funny, took me back to when my boys were young. Thanks.

[wilfdarr]

Proper terminology, well delivered, awesome video.

[dianereiser]

Thank you, I've been doing a hard tie because I'm new to this horsey thing.

[nohillforahighstepper]

A sharp knife is always handy to have in your pocket.

[ronbonroo]

Hi there! Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed this video. I came up colt starting and rehabbing neglected horses in Central Texas and just loved it, went up to Washington DC to graduate school for speech language pathology so I could do hippotherapy.

Some of the therapy barns I've visited scare me, how poorly those horses were managed and handled around the riders with disabilities. Accidents just waiting to happen. I'm back in Central Texas now working with a very young therapy program and figuring out how I want to work as a clinician-- so I've been watching a LOT of YouTube trainers. : )

I think your videos are accessible, kind, and most importantly, informed by your experience. Thanks for what you do!

[victoriaslife]

So happy I came across this video! Thank you this helped.
And omg the ending is so cute! I love it :)

[yahslionessarisingwatchman]

Excellant explainations, good information for newbie!Thank you so very much for information.

[S.Johnson]

Thank you I've been doing it only partway but thank you for clarifying it

[horsedude]

just saw this, , , , thanks!!!Jjust getting into equine massage, needed good way to secure painful