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tail (see page 197), and it can then be put on 

 without trouble ; the animal being, of course, 

 released, immediately after this is done. 



Head-stall twitch. — Fig. 22 will explain this 

 ready and effective method of applying the 

 twitch. The rope is passed through the upper 

 ring of the cheek-piece of the head-stall, and is 

 tied on to the lower ring. The turn over the 

 ears and under the upper lip is, then, taken, with 

 the portion of rope which, after being drawn out, 

 is included between the two rings. 



The bridle-twitch. — This is a useful and ready 

 means for making the horse stand quiet after he 

 is bridled, and is applied by passing one of the 

 snaffle-reins under the upper lip, and drawing it 

 tight to the opposite side (see Figs. 23 and 24). 

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

 Shaikh Ibrahim & Co., Poona. 



TJie strait-jacket. — For English readers, I 



