Harness whip rules

[Ziggy]

I hate seeing Drivers jumping up and down in the sulky, just hate it. Don't they realise what it is doing to the momentum of the horse? It really is a pet hate of mine. I think anyone who drives like this should carry a driver in the sulky and see how it puts them off stride. I know this from countless years of pretending to be a horse at home as a kid and pulling my friends around in Dad's sulkies. Watch a race at globe and you will see a couple of drivers in every race do this.

as far as whip rules I love seeing the horses only being tapped up and not flogged. Much more appealing to the eye.

[triplev123]

That whole routine of flapping about in the bike like an errantly caught and recently dragged aboard Stingray does absolutely nothing good for a horse's momentum.
The adopted tactic of some by way using the lines in a kind of flapping motion akin to the way you might try from a distance to clear your garden hose of a snag is ridiculous as well. All that seems to happen is the lines yank on the horse's mouth not surprisingly causing it to then throw its head up in their air & backward in response.

[gregcattell]

you 2 fellars must not watch drivers whip actions much
rule is flicking motion only whip not to go past drivers head
stay inside sulky not to the out side of sulky oh yes go have
look at horses being washed you will see welt markes

[Flashing Red]

I feel as long as there are no welts, then the horses have not been hit too hard. I'm with Triple V with this one.