Halter and Twitch Combined 



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convenient and efficient appliance for leading and 

 handling a refractory horse. 



Headstall-twitch. — This twitch is made from a 

 common leather halter by passing the lead rope 

 through the lower ring of the halter on the left side 

 of the head, then over 

 the top of the head 

 just back of the ears, 

 down the right side 

 and through the 

 mouth under the 

 upper lip and then 

 up through the upper 

 ring on the left side. 

 This makes a very 

 powerful twitch. In 

 case the lead rope is 

 not sufficiently long 

 to go over the head, 

 a fair twitch can be 

 made by placing the 

 lead rope through the 

 lower ring on the 



right side of the head, then down and through the 

 mouth, under the upper lip, then up through the lower 

 ring on the left side of the head, and the twitch is 

 completed, though this is not so efficient as where the 

 rope passes over the head, and the rope extends to 

 the upper ring of the halter (Fig. 54). 



Fig. 54, — Headstall-twitch. 



