Several years ago, seven-time world champion all-around cowboy Ty Murray showed my husband Curt and I how to make a simple breakaway knot in a ranch rope. It’s a useful knot to know for practicing in the pasture or corral.
First, holding the end of the rope in your right hand and your coils in your left, tie an overhand knot in the end of the rope. Don’t tighten the knot all the way, leaving at least 10 inches of length on the end.
Next, hold the loop of the knot in your left hand, and the rope end in your right. Run the free end over and back under itself. Pull the knot taut.
Here’s a close up of the knot. The rope running through the center of the knot should be your slack. Pull the slack through the knot to form your loop.
Now you’re ready to go practice.
