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  • Horse handler twists the twitch handle
  • Above, neck-handled black-figured Greek amphora (Corinthian, ca. 550 B.C.); centre, detail of decorative frieze showing two men on horseback and a bird holding a snake in its beak; below, detail of decorative frieze showing a man on a chariot drawn by horses, with two attendants. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Backing a horse correctly
  • Foal with each and base of tail held
  • Holding a horse's leg up correctly - just above
  • Correct way to handle foal's tail
  • Badly-made twitch on a horse, badly applied.
  • Vet approaching horse correctly from left
  • Correct handling of a foal
  • Vet correctly entering horse's mouth - side
  • Standing on wrong side of horse
  • Incorrect way to lift a horse's leg.
  • A bridle and horse's tongue being held.
  • Putting a loop of rope on a foal
  • Vet with left hand on bridge of horse's nose
  • Vet putting his hand on horse's head collar
  • Vet holds horse's tongue in the correct way
  • Correct position of horse handler
  • Foal's tail incorrectly handled
  • Vet unsuitably clothed for examining horse
  • Correct way to lift a horse's leg.
  • Horse handler holding both twitch & lead
  • Horse's foot being picked up incorrectly.
  • Holding a horse's leg up correctly - grasping the
  • Vet examining horse's foreleg correctly
  • A horse's foot being held up inadequately.
  • Vet examining horse's hind-end correctly
  • Twich applied correctly, but bad handling
  • Good contact of vet's hands with horse
  • Turning a horse in a tight circle poorly