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Fi r s t , o p e nt h ef r o n to ft h ec o r s e tb yu n c l a s p i n gt h eb u s k a n dl a y i n gi tf l a to nat a b l e .Lo o s e nt h es t r i n g sa tt h eb a c k t o wa r d st h emi d d l e .Ge n e r a l l yt h e ywi l ln e e dt ob e c o mp l e t e l yl o o s e n e di no r d e rt op u tt h ec o r s e to n . ( Don o tu n t i et h eb o t t o mb o w/ k n o t ! )

Pu tt h ec o r s e ta r o u n dy o u rb o d ya n dc l a s pi ta tt h ec e n t e r f r o n t .I ti su s u a l l ye a s i e s tt oc l a s pt h emi d d l eb u s kh o o kf i r s t , a n dt h e nwo r ky o u rwa yu pa n dd o wnf r o mt h e r e .Th ec o r s e t wi l ls t i l lb el o o s ea r o u n dy o u rb o d y .( Don o ta t t e mp tt oc l a s p t h ec o r s e ta r o u n dy o uwi t h o u tf i r s tl o o s e n i n gt h el a c e s , o ry o u wi l lr i s kwa r p i n go rd a ma g i n gt h eb u s ks t u d s . )

Ne x t , t i g h t e nt h ec o r s e tb yp u l l i n gt h e“ b u n n y e a r �t a i l sa tt h e mi d d l e / wa i s ta r e a .Th ef i r s tt i mey o ut r yo nt h ec o r s e t , g oe a s y o ny o u r s e l f , a n do n l yt i ei tt ob ef i t t e d , b u tn o tt o ot i g h t . Yo u wi l ln e e dt i met og e tu s e dt owe a r i n gi t , a n do v e rt i mei twi l l mo u l dt oy o u rs h a p ewi t hh e a t .Af t e ra nh o u ro rs o , y o uc a n t i g h t e ni tmo r e . ( An de v e nf u r t h e r a f t e rwe a r i n gi taf e wt i me s . )

Ge n t l ywo r kt h ee x c e s ss t r i n gt o wa r dt h ewa i s ta n dt i eab o w a tt h emi d d l e .Th ec o r s e twi l ls t i l lh a v eag a pa tt h eb a c k . Ex p e c tawi d eg a pu p o nf i r s twe a r i n g , wh i c hwi l ll e s s e ni nt h e f u t u r ea sy o ug e tmo r ec o mf o r t a b l ewe a r i n gi t .Re me mb e rt o o n l yt i g h t e nt h es t r i n g sf r o mt h emi d d l e .Th i sa l l o wsf o rt h e mo s tc o mp r e s s i o na tt h ewa i s t-r i g h twh e r ewewa n ti t ! Tor e mo v et hec o r s e t , s i mpl yr e v e r s et hi se nt i r epr o c e s s ! Pl e a s epa ya t t e nt i ont ot hec a r el a be l si ns i deyourc or s e t !I fyourc or s e ti sdr yc l e a nonl y,pl e a s edonota t t e mptt owa s hi t . I fi ti swa s ha bl e ,youma yha ndwa s hi ti nwa r mwa t e rwi t hmi l dde t e r ge nt ,r ol li nat owe lt opr e s soutmos toft hemoi s t ur e , a ndt he nl a yf l a tt odr y.Donotma c hi newa s h,bl e a c h,orl e a vec or s e t ss ubme r ge di nwa t e rf ormor et ha nac oupl eofmi nut e s .


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