Think Race Horse- Think Whip- Think Animal Aid

Thank you very much for showing an interest in my blog. I’m Sophie and I am trying to ban the whip in horse- racing is something I agree with very strongly. Not many people know why banning the whip is such a good idea and why. Nobody seems to understand how much suffering and pain the whip inflicts on horses. When you’ve read my blog, I hope that you will know a bit more about why we should ban the whip in horse- racing- and feel that you want to support.

Here are some true stories of the consequences the whip has on horses:
Grand National (the horse) was still being severely whipped, even though he was exhausted and close to collapsing. He nearly did. Also, another one of the horses who was whipped excessively collapsed and died immediately after the race in which he was abused by his rider.
In addition, frequent multiple local whip strikes cause trauma, haemorrhaging, and crushing of underlying tissues, which can cause general suffering of the organism, including damage to the kidneys.  You can help this stop. You can help horses live longer instead of dying because they were over- beaten in a race.

At the moment Animal Aid, the main charity to campaign for the ban of the whip, has already succeeded in having a law passed against the whip. The law is that there are now a limited number of amounts horses can be hit with a whip during a race. But this is still not enough. Jockeys ignore it and are not getting an appropriate punishment for disobeying the law. Horses need more. They need a ban; a ban of the whip.

And this is what happened to one ladies horse after it was over beaten in a race by the whip:        "When she came out for her first race this year, the only words I can use are that she was thrashed. Not by other horses, but by her jockey. She was hit at least 12 times inside the last furlong and a half and finished third. She has never run the same since. She breaks well but as soon as she is smacked to push her on, she drops herself out. Her emotions must be in turmoil. She must be expecting to be thrashed again. We have nursed her all season but to no avail. Now I have to make the decision as to what to do with her."       Jasmine Chesters

Thank very much for reading my blog. Please post me a response with your thoughts. It would be great if you could write just a few words in answer to the following questions and help in any way you can. If you would like to know more about banning the whip and the sort of work that Animal Aid do, have a look on their website: http://www.animalaid.org.uk/ there is also a really good video called ‘Whipping hurts’. I advise you to take a look.  Please help get rid of the whips! If you do post a response, please can you tell me where you come from i.e your home town and country (if not UK!)

Questions:

1. Have you ever heard about the situation with whips whilst race- horsing?
2. Would you ever vote for banning the whip if you had the chance?
3. Do you now feel more aware about the situation about banning the whip?
4. How do you feel knowing that horses die and get serious injuries by getting over beaten by the whip?

Thanks again,
Sophie