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Old 06-09-2008, 06:48 PM
jcs11204 jcs11204 is offline
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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
Getting rid of whips is just over the top. They arent just used to beat on horses. A lot of times a tap on the shoulder is a que for a horse to get moving or to change leads if it is late in doing so. For every horse that wont run because of the whip there are plenty that respond to it. There are rules on the books that give the stewards authority to punish abusive whip use. If they would enforce them a little stricter you would eliminate the vast majority of the problems.
what about that new baffert horse, he was someone else, then went to baffert, ran at keenland, sire is songandaprayer.... gomez could not even have a whip when he rode him
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Old 06-09-2008, 06:57 PM
hockey2315 hockey2315 is offline
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Samba Rooster - he was with Wolfson before. . .

He's a total headcase - that's why the jock can't have a whip.
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