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	Topics Quirt Topic Home A quirt is a forked type of stock whip which usually has two falls at the end (like the tails on some tawseTawse A tawse ' is a typically Scottish implement for physical punishment, called tawsing after it, that was often used for ... s). Sometimes called a riding quirt, horse quirt, or a dog quirt. The falls on a quirt are made of leatherLeather Leather is a material created through the tanning of hides, pelts and skins of animals, primarily cows.... , buffaloAmerican Bison The American Bison is a bovine mammal that is the largest terrestrial mammal in North America, and one of the largest wild ... , or cow hide. The core of the quirt is usually a leather bag filled with lead shot, the main part including the handle is often made from braided rawhideRawhide Rawhide is a hide or animal skin that has not been exposed to tanning and thus is much lighter in color than treated animal ... , leather or kangarooKangaroo A kangaroo is any of several large macropods .... hide and is usually somewhat stiff but flexible. The old style horse quirt is still carried by some Western horsemen, and this is the style of quirt seen in the early Western cowboy films. The quirt, due to its slow action, is not particularly effective as a riding aid for horses, though at times it has been used as a tool of punishment. Rather, it is an effective tool to slap or goad cattleCattle Cattle are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae.... from horseback. In the vaqueroVaquero Vaquero may refer to:the word in Spanish for "cowboy".... tradition, a quirt with a long handle, known as a romalRomal A Romal* , is a type of long quirt attached to the end of a set of closed reins that are connected to the bridle of a horse.... , was attached to the end of a closed set of reinRein Reins are a type of horse tack. A bridle is an arrangement of straps around the horse's head used for riding and driving th... s. The romal was primarily used as a noisemaker to slap or goad cattle. (The handle made it too slow and of the wrong length for use on the horse.) This combination of romal and closed reins, today referred to as romal reins, or romal-style reins, is seen primarily in the horse showHorse show A horse show is a judged exhibition of horses and ponies.... ring in certain types of western pleasureWestern Pleasure Western Pleasure is an equestrian show event that tests a the suitability of the horse for appropriate gait cadence and spee... classes. The Irving KlawIrving Klaw Irving Klaw was an American photographer and filmmaker.... photographs of the model Bettie PageBettie Page Summary Bettie Mae Page, more commonly known as Bettie Page, was an American model and pin-up girl, active mostly in the 1950s... often showed her in a dominant pose holding a whip, usually a quirt. Novel "The Quirt" is the title of a 1920 novel by B. M. BowerB. M. Bower Bertha Muzzy Sinclair or Sinclair-Cowan, n?e Muzzy, best known by her pseudonym B.... See also Whip CropCrop (implement) A crop, sometimes called a riding crop or hunting crop, is a rather short type of whip without a crack, used in hors...