Help Please! Who can tie a stock tie?!

[JoM]

I apparently cannot!!!

Bought a lovely tie and pin. Thought to myself, ah, cant be that hard, I wont go for a ready tied deal, I will do myself!!!

BIG MISTAKE!!

I am just calming myself down after a right little temper tantrum!!!

So - big smile ;D Deep breath!!!

Who can please give me a step by step idiots guide for absolutely useless so and so's on how to tie a stock tie?!

Please?!

I even printed off instructions from here!

www.saddleshop.com/extras/stocktie_print.htm

I have got to and completed diagram 3. Diagram 4 and after is currently a pipe dream and completely lost on me!

Help!!!

Oh - an my stock has a stitched 'hole' in the slimmer part of the neck - whats that all about?!

[lancslass]

well that makes at least 2 of us jo!! LOL

try this

members.aol.com/arfryn1/HorseTalk/stock.htm

[greydales]

I get the ready made ones with velcro LOL saves time and temper!

[jakesmum]

derrrr just saw your heading stock tie not ordinary one

[JoM]

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Son of a !!!?%^&*(())

Why oh why did I do such a stupid thing!!! It just looks like a great big ball of scruffed up material!!

[harveydales]

Lol! Difficult to describe how to do it - can't anyone at your yard demonstrate?

The big stitched hole is for you to thread one end through to make a loop. ie with the hole at the back, drape the stock round your neck and feed one end through the loop and round back to the front so you end up as in pic 1 with the hole still at the back of your neck. Awkward to do but once you understand how it fits you can do this bit before putting the whole thing round your neck. At this point, one end should be a lot longer than the other.

Number 2 and 3 are straightforward. You can pull this knot quite tight (pulling in an up/down direction) but be sure to keep it central.

At this point I do it differently to the diagrams. My B wouldbe longer than A at this point. I take B behind A over towards my left shoulder. Then I thread it back to the right, passing over A but under the first bit of B. This leaves you in the position of your diagram 5. Don't pull this knot tight. Fold A and B as shown in 6. You can paly about with the knot to make it smooth and even, then put your pin in.

I use saftey pins to keep the long bits in position, pinning them to my shirt.

I don't suppose this makes much sense!

[JoM]

Well, I sort of managed it last night - once!!!! Then I couldnt do it again!

However, I will not give up! I have put it on the ironing board to re-press and try again as it currently looks like the dog has had hold of it!

Thanks for the link Karen, and the tips harveydales!!!

The 2 combined and a tot of patience should see me right Maybe!! LOL

[sammy]

Send it back and get ready tied one!!!!!

[JoM]

LOL - I cant do that Sammy!! Its the principal of the thing now!!!! I cant, no I wont be beat!!

[lancslass]

LOL!!!! i just chucked it in the cupboard and bought a ready tied one jo!! FAILURE aren't i! if you fiddle about with a ready tied one, you can scrunch it up before putting in the pin and it looks like the "real thing"!

[sammy]

See, didnt I say just buy the other ready tied one.!!!!!!!!!!!!
If the Turner school of equitation does that,
then you should follow suit!"!!
Karen, get yourself back on here on a regular basis.
Tell us all what to buy clothing and ponies

[lancslass]

ROFL barbara!!!! im owt for an easy life!!!! if its fiddly, difficult or confusing..............i pass it on to COLIN! LOL
joking apart, i stick by one easy rule..............plain but smart! keep it simple but effective.

[shirlnjazz]

LOl im laughing like mad at you lot but somehow it wont be so funny when I have to try and tie one. BTW I have never tried, I was bad enough with my school tie

[harveydales]

Well I think a special rosette should be awarded to the best tied stock in every class - I might not ride a great dressage test but I can tie a mean stock!

[JoM]

Right - Harveydales, if I send you my shirt, stock and pin, will you tie it and post it back! ROFL Just leave me enough room to squish my head through! I can always do my hair and face after I have put the shirt on!!

You could be right Barbara - if the Turners dont tie, maybe I have taken the wrong road!!! ;D

Oh - can we have a special rosette for the person that is still smiling after 'trying' to tie the blasted thing! I have a great 'fake smile'!!! ROFL Just dont look at my eyes! They always give me away!!!

I rolled my eyes (secretly behind my sunglasses the other day) as OH was been a rodney! Unfortunately I had the ones with see through lenses on and was spotted!!