An Antique Rutter's Horse Twitch june26 The necks are stamped "Maxwell"The

The necks are stamped "Maxwell"The spurs have steel inserts that fit into the heels of the bootsThese inserts are stamped "Left" and "Right" and "Piccadilly

2cm) Length (not including keeper) 20" (51cm)

"Stainless Steel" and "L

who were bootmakers in Davies Street

An Antique Rutter's Horse Twitch june26 The necks are stamped "Maxwell"TheThis tool was used to quieten horses when they didn't want to cooperate with a procedure. One of the wooden bars would be placed on each side of the animal's upper lip muzzle & the bars would be strapped together at their free ends, squeezing the lip. Theoretically the use of a twitch promotes the production of endorphins in the horse's body, making it calmer . Personally I am rather doubtful about this theory and suspect that twitches worked more by