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'''Quirts''' are the American equivalent of the riding whip/[[crop]] and there are many regional variations.  It is sometimes called a riding quirt, horse quirt, or a dog quirt.
 
'''Quirts''' are the American equivalent of the riding whip/[[crop]] and there are many regional variations.  It is sometimes called a riding quirt, horse quirt, or a dog quirt.
  
The thongs on a quirt are made of [[leather]], buffalo, 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 leather or kangaroo hide.
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The thongs on a quirt are made of [[leather (material)|leather]], buffalo, 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 leather or kangaroo hide.
  
 
Quirts are suitable for [[BDSM]] play and could be used in place of a crop in a [[scene]].
 
Quirts are suitable for [[BDSM]] play and could be used in place of a crop in a [[scene]].

Latest revision as of 09:23, 6 February 2009

Quirts are the American equivalent of the riding whip/crop and there are many regional variations. It is sometimes called a riding quirt, horse quirt, or a dog quirt.

The thongs on a quirt are made of leather, buffalo, 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 leather or kangaroo hide.

Quirts are suitable for BDSM play and could be used in place of a crop in a scene.

The Irving Klaw photographs of the model Bettie Page often showed her in a dominant pose holding a whip, usually a quirt.


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