An Improved Twitch for Twitching Horses and like Animals.

摘要

25,879. Rowse, W. G. Nov. 25. Controlling restive animals.-In a twitch for horses and like animals, a circularheaded lever B is pivoted between brackets fixed to a handle A. The cord, passing through holes and grooves in the handle and lever, having been slackened by turning the lever, the upper lip or the ear of the animal is passed through the loop E, which is covered with rubber tubing, and the cord is tightened by closing the lever against the handle by means of a hook F, fixed to the handle, the twitch then being fastened to the headstall by the free end of the cord. The Provisional Specification states that the tension is controlled by a knot or an adjustable nut, clip, or the like on the cord, and that the instrument may be secured to the headstall by a strap.