Espinoza fined for excessive whipping of Stellar Wind

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by Dunbar

I fail to see why whipping is necessary. If no rider had a whip, there could still be horseracing. In fact, there already is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDagfA7qQ8s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzDM_0H_IEc

Okay, it's not exactly Saratoga, but it's horseracing. The first 3/4 of those races look a lot like a US race. The last 1/4 does, too, except for the lack of whips.

I don't know if whip use would have changed the outcome of those 2 races, and I don't care. The winners won fair and square under the conditions run.

IMO it's necessary more for directional purposes than motivation. If you have a horse that wants to drift in or out, the best and quickest way to correct that is with the stick.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

IMO it's necessary more for directional purposes than motivation. If you have a horse that wants to drift in or out, the best and quickest way to correct that is with the stick.

Speaking as someone who took riding lessons as an adult, teachers didn't let students of any age on the horse without a stick. It was a safety thing - as you said, it directs them away from things. Other horses, fences, walls, etc.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Speaking as someone who took riding lessons as an adult, teachers didn't let students of any age on the horse without a stick. It was a safety thing - as you said, it directs them away from things. Other horses, fences, walls, etc.

someone said something very similar on the bloodhorse comments the other day...and then said 'but i think they should ban crops'. why would you say they're necessary, but then say take them away?
weird.