I need to create a steel cable that wraps around a horse head and pulls a steel rod up and down. The project involves a water pumper and eventually I will create an animation so we can see the water pumping working. I have some Ideas on how to create the steel cable but I'm not sure how to go about wrapping it around the horse head and making it move pulling up and down the steel rod.

I tried using the examples they show in the rubber band video using the straight slot tool, but I could not get it to work for what I need. I have attached an assy. can anyone give me some ideas on how I can make the cable go around the top and bottom cable anchor, thank you.