Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Proper Usage: A whip should be an extension of your arm or leg, used to reinforce cues, and only as a last resort. Risk of Misuse: ...

DEL MAR — Thoroughbred racing and its regulators have enacted rule changes in recent years to limit jockeys’ use of whips, capping the number, timing and ferocity of strikes in an apparently ...

After announcing last week that jockeys would be riding without whips Friday at Santa Anita, the Jockeys’ Guild reversed course this week and postponed the one-day experiment after reaching an ...

Horse whips have a bad reputation, well earned in the hands of people who used them for cruel purposes, either with animals or with humans. But for many trainers, they weren't designed to hurt the ...