I just posted this on "the thread" I started awhile back looking for help / advice on twitching. Pasting it here, too, in case it is of help to anyone. I'm not exactly recommending "everyone" do any of what I did, just letting folks know what worked for me and my horses
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I have used the twiches (well, tried to... couldn't get either kind ot stay on) and I used the clamps. The clamps were very effective (see picture below)
One horse I had to give dormosedan to last year got upset when I tried to do his legs. I put a clamp (see pictures) on his nose and on his chin bump and waited a few minutes to see his big eyes go all soft and sleepy and from there, I was able to do his legs and his head and ears w/o any tranquilizer.
The filly, I put clamps on her nose and chin bump before clipping her body and they calmed her down a lot. When I rough clipped her a few weeks ago, she was a little rodeo star and I didn't even attempt to touch her legs that day. When I wanted to do her legs this time, she did have a fit but nothing compared to what she'd done weeks ago for the rough clip. However, it was still too much for me to get the legs done, so I did give her dormosedan and finished the job with everyone still loving each other.
I am sure many won't approve of the dormosedan just as many don't approve of twitching. That's fine. Not looking for a debate. I did what worked for my horses and myself and my vet is totally on the same page as I am. It's just not worth getting hurt or extremely frustrated when I can just let the horse chill out a little bit with a shot. I'd used dormosedan last year and asked my vet if there was any reason NOT to give it for a difficult horse and he told me "absolutely not". So, that was good enough for me.
The main reason I wanted to "drag this back up" was to post pictures of the clamps. One of our members emailed me wanting pictures, so I thought the pictures may benefit others who want to twitch a mini as well. I tried these clamps on my own lip and they are not severe but they are not "loose" either (if so, they'd not work). I got them at Home Depot for $2 for a pack of four. My husband also saw them at Walmart.