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Quirts- flexible rawhide crops or whips used to motivate movement in the horse. Can be held, wrapped around the wrist or, as is the case in Chile, it can also be incorporated into the ends of the reins. The Spanish term “cuarta de cordón” probably gave rise to the English term, but in Chile it is identified as “chicotera".

 
 
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