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of pain, the twitch may be removed, and the word alone 

 used, in order to keep him in subjection. In this experi- 

 ment, it is evident that the horse fears the word, and not the 

 twitch ; for, no matter how often the rope is put on, he will 

 not resent its application more than he did on the first occa- 



Fig. 38. Halter-twitch applied. 



sion. The oftener, on the contrary, the ordinary twitch 

 is employed, the shyer will the animal become of having his 

 muzzle touched. The chief advantages of the halter- twitch, 

 or of the rope-twitch (which is the more effective appliance 

 of the two), over the ordinary twitch are : that it can be 

 easier procured and applied ; it does not inflict so much 



