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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Tack and Horse Equipment - Get Down Rope": “How would you use a get down rope if you use a bridle and a bit? Should I keep the halter on and have the headstall go over it when I’m riding? Thanks- Sydney”
Sydney, yes you can keep the halter on when your bridle up your horse. You can coil the lead line and tie off to your forward saddle strings,…the ones on either side of your saddle swell,..or you can figure “S” the lead rope and tuck into your belt so if you dismounted, the lead rope feeds out of your belt. Be careful as it would be easy to get the lead line caught up around you and if your horse spooked, you could get dragged.
I use nothing but rope halters. They are a bit easier to put under bridles. I also found a very small diameter halter that I routinely used underneath a bridle, but I reckon someone liked it more than I did and now can't find it. I have also used much thinner rope than a traditional lead line.
You can always un-snap or un-tie the lead rope, then coil it up and tie to your saddle strings on the rear portion of your saddle skirt – I normally do this. While I am in the saddle and have a need to lead my horse on the ground, I can un-tie the lead rope, then dismounted then tie to the halter eye ring to lead with.
I think as I got older I wanted more simplicity and I took to riding my horses in hackamores which give me a place to easily hook a lead rope to. I very seldom ride with a get down rope attached to the hack or a halter as sometimes it gets caught up in the brush I ride through.
Hope this and the video helps you. Safe Journey.
