KM Elite Double Braided Lead Rope 7Ft - Baby Blue

KM Elite Double Braided Cotton Lead Rope – 7ft, Baby Blue

KM Elite braid this lead from round cotton in a tight double braid, so the rope sits full and round in the hand instead of flattening out the way a cheap web lead does. At 7ft — 2.13m — there is enough length to lead, tie up and turn out without a coil of spare rope dragging round your boots.

Baby blue is a pale, soft shade that shows dirt more readily than the darker colours, so it suits a horse that is handled and put away rather than one that lives out in a muddy field. The clip is a brass plated swivel bolt snap, which turns as the horse moves and keeps the rope from winding up on itself.

Performance & Benefits

• 7ft (2.13m) — the standard everyday length for leading and tying up.
• Round cotton in a tight double braid, so the rope holds its shape over time.
• Brass plated swivel bolt snap that swivels to reduce twisting and tangling.
• Corrosion resistant hardware, which matters on a rope that lives by a wet stable door.
• Soft cotton hand-feel, kinder on bare hands than a synthetic braid.

Suitable For

• Daily leading, turning out and bringing in.
• Tying up for grooming, tacking up and the farrier.
• Matching a baby blue KM Elite Padded Headcollar as a set.
• Stabled and competition horses, where a pale rope stays looking clean.
• Not long enough for in-hand work at a distance — the KM Elite Double Braided Cotton Lead Rope 10ft gives 3.05m for that.

How to Use

• Clip the swivel bolt snap to the back ring of the headcollar, beneath the jaw.
• Lead from the near side with your hand roughly 30cm below the clip and the slack folded flat in the other hand.
• Wash in warm water with a mild detergent when it marks, and hang to dry fully.
• Hang by the clip so the braid dries through rather than sitting damp in a heap.

Specification

• Length 7ft (2.13m).
• Round cotton, tight double braided construction.
• Brass plated swivel bolt snap, corrosion resistant and swivelling.
• SKU 1001906. Barcode 5060171233831.
• KM Elite publish no rope diameter, weight or breaking strain for this lead, so none is stated here.

Care & Caution

• Never wrap the rope around your hand, wrist or waist — a horse pulling away against cotton will burn skin badly.
• Tie to a loop of breakable baler twine with a quick-release knot, never directly to a solid fixed object. This rope will not break, so the twine has to.
• Do not leave a horse tied unattended, and remove the rope before turning out.