HALTER- TWITCH. 



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never be omitted ; for after the animal has learned, as he 

 will do in a minute or two, to connect it with the idea 

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

 used, in order to keep him in subjection. In this experiment, 

 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 

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

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



Fig' 39. — Halter-twitch applied. 



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 

 pain, which, with it, is momentary, and not continuous, as 

 with the other ; it is not so liable to slip off ; it can be 

 retained in position for any reasonable length of time, to 

 be used as required ; it has a good effect on the horse's 



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