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5 Turning our attention now to the other end 7 Lastly, turn the end of the second line over and

of the line, pass it over then under the second
under both parts of the second loop. Pull gently
loop, anti-clockwise, passing under three parts
and up out of the third loop we made with the but firmly upward on those two exiting lines
to form the knot, shown below, and adjust the
first end of the line. size of the loops and the headstall by tracing the
lines around the knot.

The finished Fiador
Knot as part of the
headstall. For the
remainder, please see
6 Pass from right to left down into the first loop, your local horse tackle
shop.
then under, under, over, under, under to the left
side. The first and second loops you made are
the double loop hanging below the Fiador Knot.

Fiador Knot (Another Way)

1 Form two clockwise loops and arrange as shown, 2 Make a double bight, first down and then up,

noting that one loop is superimposed over the
other and that there is a crossing of
the lines. leaving the ends of the line both hanging down.