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drawing it tightly to the opposite side (see Figs. 46 and 47). 

 I was shown this twitch by Mr. Esa, of the firm of Shaikh 

 Ibrahim and Co., Poona, India. , 



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is a kind of twitch which appears to have been invented by 

 the North American Indians many years ago. To apply 

 it, make a loop which will not run (see Fig. 40) at the end 



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Fig. 45. Headstall-twitch on horse. 



of a rope ; place this loop in the horse's mouth ; pass the 

 other end of the rope over the animal's neck from the of! 

 side (supposing that the operator is on the near side) and 

 through the loop ; tighten the rope, so as to make the horse 

 draw his head in, and fix it by a running knot. It will then 

 form a very severe means of restriction (see Figs. 48 and 

 49), by reason of the painful pressure which the rope will 

 exert on the bars of the mouth. It can be loosened in 

 a moment by pulling on the free end of the rope. I have 



