quirt

Braided leather lash

A quirt is a short riding whip with a braided leather lash, used primarily by Western horsemen.

The handle is typically stiff, with the flexible lash extending from it: He tapped the horse's flank with his quirt.

The word comes from Mexican Spanish and remains associated with cowboy culture and ranching.

whiptype

crop

Cultivated agricultural plants

lashStrike or bind
braidedInterlaced into rope-like form
rawhideUntanned animal skin

thong · leather · handle · loop · popper · keeper · stock · bullwhip · switch · plaited

equestrian

riding

Controlling while mounted

horsebackAtop a steed
saddleMounted rider's seat
reinsBit-attached steering straps

stirrups · gallop · trot · canter · rodeo · chaps · spurs · bridle · pommel · girth

cattle

herding

Managing animal groups

drivingControlling a vehicle
proddingPersistent urging forward
urgingStrongly encouraging action

livestock · ranching · roundup · stockman · drover · gaucho · cowherd · wrangling · musterer

Categories

ranchingcattle, ranch, rancher, ranchers, ranching
cowboy gearbandana, boots, cowboy boots, cowboy hat, chaps
whipsbullwhip, horsewhip, riding crop, crop, lash
horse tackbridle, reins, saddle, saddle horn, bit

Opposites

function/effect on horse

quirtreins

Bit-attached steering straps

bit · voice commands · halter · bridle · spurs

method of horse control

quirtreins

Bit-attached steering straps

bit · hackamore · lead rope · hobbles · tether

horse motivation approach

quirtsugar cube

Pressed crystalline sweetener block

carrot · treat · pat · praise · positive reinforcement

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