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Old 16-10-2011, 20:19   #51
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Re: Horse Racing

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Originally Posted by sebastion View Post
If the BHA are adamant that jockeys must comply with the 5/6 lashes with the whip. Then i think its time they banned the whip altogether.

50 yards from the line in the Derby and you have used up your allocation of 5 strokes.....

At Aintree turning at the Elbow in the Grand National.....


I am only using these as examples as i do have the welfare of horses at heart.
Yes my opinion is we should ban the whip altogether as the horses welfare is the most important thing and l notice in most other equestrian sports they do not use a whip.
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