Book 1. (1 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 4 | 26 | Moreover, there is danger in View more quotes about using">using the goad excessively. |
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Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 4 | 23 | The tarn-goad also is occasionally used in guiding the bird. |
| 4 | 24 | One strikes the bird in the direction opposite to which one wishes to go, and the bird, withdrawing from the goad, moves in that direction. |
| 4 | 25 | There is very little precision in this method, however, because the reactions of the bird are merely instinctive, and he may not withdraw in the exact tangent desired. |
| 4 | 26 | Moreover, there is danger in using the goad excessively. |
| 4 | 27 | It tends to become less effective if often used, and the rider is then at the mercy of the tarn. |
| 4 | 28 | I drew back on the one-strap and, filled with terror and exhilaration, felt the power of the gigantic wings beating on the invisible air. |
| 4 | 29 | My body lurched wildly, but the saddle belt held. |
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The tarn-goad also is occasionally used in guiding the bird.
One strikes the bird in the direction opposite to which one wishes to go, and the bird, withdrawing from the goad, moves in that direction.
There is very little precision in this method, however, because the reactions of the bird are merely instinctive, and he may not withdraw in the exact tangent desired.
Moreover, there is danger in using the goad excessively.
It tends to become less effective if often used, and the rider is then at the mercy of the tarn.
I drew back on the one-strap and, filled with terror and exhilaration, felt the power of the gigantic wings beating on the invisible air.
My body lurched wildly, but the saddle belt held.
- (Tarnsman of Gor)