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It's not the whip - it's the misuse of it. There are jockeys who use the whip as punishment rather than control and encouragement. Little is done to discourage them.
Some good information here - http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...1130450AAVFtpm
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there is no reason to hit an animal hard enough to do damage you can't whip speed into a horse you can't whip stamina into a horse and you can't heart into a horse
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Deserved.
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