Across the organisations whips may only be used to back up leg aids, never as discipline or punishment of the horse – and in Pony Club, spurs may only be worn by riders who have passed the C+ ...
The following statement was released to media Saturday morning: Today, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) announced that jockey Paco Lopez will be reinstated on a conditional ...
Thoroughbred horses’ training and lifestyles should involve the best possible care ... Adhering to the sport’s strict rules on use of the padded, air-cushioned whip – Not remounting horses if the ...
Fifty days since his last mount, when he was suspended by HISA for striking a horse in a malicious manner following a race at Parx, Paco Lopez will return Saturday at Laurel, where he will have three ...
Many see the whip issue as the sport’s Waterloo ... never have imagined as he loaded a deceased horse onto a trailer on 14 June that his actions that day would lead to him being banned from training ...
Responsibility for the care of our animals rests with everyone in the sport. From the people who independently govern and regulate racing, through to racecourses, the sport’s participants and the ...