Using An Indian Halter

Sometimes you need to catch and lead a horse but have no halter with you, only a rope.  And we all have had that horse that will let you walk up to it and pet it. but put a halter and lead rope in your hands and it was off to the high hills.

 The throwing rope is for the one that want let you walk up on it, the smaller
 rope is for the one who will let you pet it without a lead rope and halter.

 First step is to get the rope over the horses head.

Because a horse can put a lot of weight on its 
neck to pull away, more than he can with his his head,

 to lead him you need to twist the rope into
another loop which will fit over his nose.

 The rope should be situated such as it will

 trap itself under the horse's jaw.

 Now you have what I call an Indian halter,

 And can lead the horse with it in the same manner
as with a strap halter.  I call it an Indian halter because the 
rope halter is also known as a cowboy halter.  
This is just a make shift halter that will stand you in good stead 
when you find yourself in need.

 Now to the small rope which you hid in your pocket
until you could put your arms around you hard to catch
 horse, but not so hard that you need to throw a rope on it.

 Make the loop over the horse's neck first, just as I did with 
the larger rope, and twist it in the same manner.

 Then slip the additional loop over horse's nose,

and now you can lead him to where you left the lead 

rope and halter.