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his favourite side for refusing in the large majority of 

 cases. A short crop is useless for this purpose, as the 

 right hand will be fully occupied on such trying 

 occasions in keeping the animal's head toward the 



Fig. 86. Thong properly put on. Fig. 87. Thong properly put on. 



obstacle, and the crop should be able to perform its 

 share of the work by a turn of the wrist, care being 

 taken that no jerk is communicated to the rein. 



The thong is about three feet ten inches long, is 

 furnished with a lash, which is about a foot long, and 



