How to Tie a Quick Release

Before tying a quick release, it's important to make sure that you've allowed enough length in the rope for the horse to comfortably move their head around, but not enough for them to get their legs caught. Remember horses are prey animals, and they need to be aware of everything around them. If you tie a horse up too tight, and they're unable to look around to check out possible dangers, this can make them feel anxious or jumpy

First of all some safety tips... Always make sure that the horse is tied up to a loop of twine, rather than straight onto a fence, gate or other object. This is really important, because if the horse gets a fright, or pulls back, you want the twine to break. Although this means that the horse might run off... it is preferable to a head or neck injury which may occur if a horse pulls back when tied to something fixed

Make a loop in the lead rope

Pass this loop through a loop of twine

Place tail end of lead rope underneath the rope loop

Take a portion of the tail end of the lead rope, pass it over the lead and bring a loop of it up and through your first loop.

Now pull it tight This ensures that the horse is tied securely, but if you need to release your horse quickly - a simple tug is all that's needed. People tie knots in various ways. The only problem with most methods is that they are too time consuming threading the end all the way through and then of course unthreading it to release the horse. Especially in situations when a really quick release is needed