101 Uses for Baling Twine (Almost)

By Kate Light, Equisearch.com

In addition to the ubiquitous orange baling twine, you can also get hay baled with blue or black nylon, as well as natural twine, not to mention baling wire – but that’s a whole ‘nuther story!

A discussion in the EquiSearch Horses Forum quickly showed that baling twine has as many, if not more, uses than duct tape! Here’s a selection of uses for baling twine from our forum members, ranging from the utilitarian to the wildly creative!

In an emergency, baling twine can be used to: make a makeshift halter make a makeshift lead rope temporarily fix fence boards and gates replace broken blanket straps make a makeshift martingale make a grab strap for beginner lesson takers make anti-grazing reins temporarily tie a gate closed when the latch breaks temporarily fix broken halters, bridles and reins be a temporary replacement for broken boot laces create an emergency fly fringe cinch your jeans up

Around the barn and pasture, baling twine can be used to: tie the feed buckets to the stall walls tie fans up in the stall rafters tie a jolly ball to the rafters tie up stall guards use as breakaway ties on hitching posts create a pull for the loft stairs make pulls for light switches make a hay net (equisearch.com/horses_care/nutrition/hay/ eqhaynet3477/) make handles for the ends of electric fencing cordon off sections of muddy pasture in spring tie down the office pen (**good one!) tie a big orange loop on the scissors and hoof pick so they don’t get lost in the bedding tether things down in the pickup tie down tarpaulins

And, in my opinion, the most original (and possibly the most bizarre) use for baling twine:

You can braid it into a sparse tail as an emergency fly swatter (separate strands first)