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If using ropes to tie a load down on a trailer, secure Suggested Reading
one end of the rope to the trailer with a bowline knot.
Pass the rope over the load to the opposite side of the Animated Knots by Grog. https://www.animatedknots.
trailer. Apply a half hitch around a beam or ring, pull the com/horse‐farm‐knots (accessed July 2, 2019).
rope tight. Cross over the load again, and use another
half hitch. Continue this pattern until you get the load
sufficiently secured, then finish off with a clove hitch to
secure the rope to the trailer. The clove hitch will not
come undone even if tension is applied to one strand or
the other.

Chapter Reflection

Now that you have learned how to tie knots and
how to use them on patients, think of times when
a good knot would have come in handy, and
share those experiences. How you will make sure
that you have tied a knot properly.