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9 Start fairing up the MW

Knot, by passing each
part over to the right like
this, tightening a little at a
time until…

7 – where you again cross to the right, around

behind and up through those first three and its
own bight to make the fourth part of the
Matthew Walker (MW).

8 Here is how it looks now,

with two loops below the
knot and the top and end
lines coming out of the top 10 – it looks like this. Now adjust the
of the MW Knot. lengths so that you have the right size
for your horse.

The finished knot in place and adjusted for size,
awaiting the remainder of the knotting for your
mount’s head.