Baling Twine is surely the "duct tape" of the horse world, it can be used in so many different ways, and not just around the horses, but in many different situations... as the following images show of a tepee made out of used baling twine in Montana:

Like most horse owners I use a lot of hay and end up with HEAPS of twine... heres a few suggestions for potential uses.

1. My all time favourite use is :
   to open other bales of hay - thread it under the twine that is around the bale of hay and saw it back and forth, pulling upwards at the same time, the friction quickly cuts through the stationary piece and voila, your hay bale is open.
   
2. A clothes line for wet boots:
   thread the twine thru the heel tabs of the boots and hang them to dry in the tack shed.
   
3. If you have the talent, weave them into pretty cool headstalls.
   
4. gate latches, to hold a gate closed OR open.
   
5. Emergency fence repairs.
   
6. safety loops for tying horses up.
   
7. mending tack in an emergency.
   
8. dog leads.
   
9. carrying jump cups (tie them into bundles) 
   
10. Makeshift leadropes, or with a little effort and a clip - weave them into a proper lead rope.
    
11. Homemade fly veils.
    
12. Use a thick handful to scrub out those dirty water buckets.
    
13. To tie water hoses to the fence and stop them getting stepped on and dragged about.
    
14. Use it to hang your horses stable toys
    
15. Tie up your fly traps
    
16. To repair broken haynet cords
    
17. attach electric fence tape to the fence posts at the end when its not in a circuit. It doesn't carry current so it helps the battery last longer and the zap is stronger at the far end of the fence.
    
18. For a VERY stylish belt :)  Or perhaps an emergency shoe lace???  Maybe an emergency hair scrunchy??
    
19. To fasten the shed room door shut.
    
20. Temporary bucket handles if they break
    
21. Threaded thru a plastic tube and tied to the walls of your tack room could be used as a rug holder.
    
22. Hanging keys or hoofpick around your neck to keep from losing them in bedding.
    
23. Tying plants to stakes in the veggie garden
    
24. Making a Haynet:
    To make haynets from baler twine. Get 24 lengths of twine & tie all of them together in a large knot. Hang this from something so that you can work on it easily. Starting from the knot, tie every two strings together. Go round again about 2/3 inches lower, & tie one string from a pair, to one string from the next pair together, thus forming a diamond shape. Go all the way round, and keep going, forming diamonds until you have a complete net.  You can make the nets with as large, or small holes as you like

Know more uses??? I'm sure there are heaps out there - send them in...