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Fiador knot | |
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Names | Fiador knot, Theodore knot |
Category | loop |
Related | Bottle sling |
Typical use | Makeshift halters, hackamores, and hobbles |
ABoK | #1110 |
The Fiador knot (also Theodore knot) is a knot used in equine applications for creating such useful items as rope halters, hackamores and hobbles. This knot permits double loops to come out the center of one side and a single loop and two loose ends to come out the center of the other side of this attractive symmetrical knot. For a rope halter, the two loose ends are continued into a series of double overhand knots at appropriate intervals for the particular size of the horse's head.
For the set of hobbles, a brass ring is attached to the double loops on one side of the knot to join the hobble for the horse's other front foot. On the other side, a diamond knot terminates the two loose ends and the single loop is placed over this to encircle the horse's fetlock. A small rope slide (melted with a solder iron) on this single loop is pushed against the diamond knot to prevent the loop from slipping off the foot.