WHIP. 



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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 



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Fig. 86. — Thong properly put on. 



B'ig. 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 



