The research, published in Frontiers in Animal Science, also found there was no difference in the number of strikes to horses ...

Whip and spur rules brought in across disciplines are having an effect – in making riders consider their use as much as the use itself. Those competing under British Showjumping (BS) rules join The ...

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+ ...