A quirt is a type of whip which usually has two thongs at the end. 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.
The old style horse quirt is still carried by some Western horsemen, and this is the style of quirt seen in the early Western cowboy films.
The Irving Klaw photographs of the model Bettie Page often showed her in a dominant pose holding a whip, usually a quirt. Quirts, like other types of whip, are used in BDSM activities.
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