How to make a Lunge Line or Driving Lines

I have never been a fan of conventional lungelines or driving lines, so I decided to make my own. I personally like the feel of rope in my hands, something I can grip and control.

I make lines that I use universally for either lunging or ground driving. I make them 25 feet because anything longer for ground driving just ends up a tangled mess and anything shorter for lunging is too short because of stress on the horse's joints.

Materials Needed - per a lunge line (need two of each to make driving lines)

Rope Clamp
Snap, I use a 1/2" one with a 5/8"-1" openining
25' of 5/8" rope (same size as for leadropes)

To make it, cut your rope to length and melt the ends.  Then slide your snap on the end and clamp the rope clamp on.  You will need a pliers or something to tighten the rope clap, but it should go on pretty easy.  Just make sure it is really tight so that if the horse was to put tension on the rop it is sturdy and will not come undone.

As you can see in the photo, I put one knot on the end of the rope, the reason I do this is so that when I am ground driving or lunging, I can change the placement of my hands on the rope without accidentially slipping right through, the knot is a warning that I am at the end of the rope. 

A note about the materials:
I buy my rope at Fleet Farm in the 100' bundles which is quite inexpensive.  Last I checked that was less than $30, and if you are like me, that is all you will ever need.  That makes 4 lunge lines! 
You can buy the rope clamp and snap at any hardware store or probably at fleetfarm too, I bought mine at TSC.  They are fairly inexpensive, the clamp should be less than $1 and the snap less than $2.