O/T Horseracing use of whip

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Originally Posted by gru

ProCush type of whip.used now it's cushioned under new proposals only used for encouragement in the backhand position. It's not like a strap whip. Whip now in use wouldn't say it's beating dumb animals! At least racehorses aren't stuck in a cage like some other animals said to be there for the publics entertainment!

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Can't see that defending one form of cruelty by comparing it with a worse form is really relevant.

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Originally Posted by Grist_To_The_Mill

They need one of those tory whips that get you by the balls

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...garnished with a few gropes?

Slightly off topic

They should remove horse events from the olympics