How to Tie the Walker Hitch

When heading into the back country, you may load your pack mule or horse using panyards. Panyards, or panniers, are containers attached to a pack saddle to secure the animal's load during travel. Panyards come in hard and soft materials and when using cloth panyards, you may want to use the Walker hitch to keep the panyards from rubbing against the pack animals ribs.

Things You'll Need

  • Rope attached to a lash cinch
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Instructions

    • 1

      Throw the lash cinch and rope over the animal's back and bring the lash cinch under its belly back to the side you began with.

    • 2

      Pass the loose end through the lash cinch and toss back over the top of the animal.

    • 3

      Make a large loop with the loose end of the rope wrapping it around the back end of the panyard. The free end crosses over top the standing end.

    • 4

      Hold the free end behind the loop and pull some slack into the rope extending the loop around the front side of the panyard. The loops go behind the panyard on both sides but not underneath the bottom.

    • 5

      Tighten up the hitch you have just created and pull the free end straight out and up towards your chest to cinch it down.

    • 6

      Pass the free end of the rope back over the top of the animal and repeat the process on the other side.