Ok, lets see if I can get all this to work so you can understand what I'm trying to say. First off here's what I do when leading to the barn because it is quick and easy.
Start out by slipping the rope around the horses neck
Then pull the rope through the loop around the horses neck
Voila you have a halter
However I definately wouldn't reccomend this for training as the way this is pulled through this happens quite easily
Another method is to put it around their neck same way. Then turn the rope over once before pulling it through the loop.
This is how it comes out then. This is also quick and easy,but will put a kink in your rope (not cool if it's a good rope at $30 some each
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Or you can once again start out with it around their neck, then pull the tail of the rope through the honda once again.
Then slip the remaining loop over the nose, no kink and lots of nose pressure with this setup.
Or you can start with a loop around the nose
Then take the tail over the poll and through the honda
Pull tight and you once again have a halter, but this time with more poll pressure.
Now my only suggestions if you are going to use this as a training method is to be very careful and please never tie one up with it. It's like a choke chain and you can get ALOT of pressure on a horses whole head and around his neck like this. I've seen it used with success, but I've never been a real fan. So best of luck, but please be careful.
Now on another note, the last way I described is what Triggy called a war bridle. I have always been under the assumption that this was a war bridle. Just around the bottom jaw and no headstall.
Maybe they used both kinds
: ? Any way hope this helps you out some at least.