Harness whip rules

[Messenger]

and I am assuming the floor of the float is covered in carrots

Great post Ray

[Messenger]

Photos like this one, that accompanies this piece on the No Whips postponement, do the industry no favours

http://www.harnesslink.com/Australia...ip-ban-on-hold

[Ray White]

Could this be where we are heading with whip free racing?

https://www.facebook.com/punters.com...5/?pnref=story

[Messenger]

Very funny Ray but these guys beg to differ

[Messenger]

These two reckon not only do you not need whips, you don't need drivers

[Messenger]

This link covers a few subjects, the second being the whip rule - it quotes John Dumesny as saying:

"We have told HRA that the whip will be continued . . . in NSW, but we don't want to get to the stage where there are different rules in different states,''

http://www.harnesslink.com/Australia...on-Park-battle

[Messenger]

I like to watch the 2yo races.
I think he only he used the whip on a few occasions but there is a lot of forearm in the whip action that Cameron Maggs uses to get Ideal Suspect into 3rd place at Echuca today
The horse was having only its second start (the widest runner on straightening)

http://www.harness.org.au/meeting-re...ic#ECC10081706

[Messenger]

Update

http://www.harness.org.au/news-artic...?news_id=34657

[Fan of Jate]

Never driven in a sulky nor used a whip on a horse but good luck with the "wrist action" method especially when the pressure is on. Not sure if the stewards will be able to define that particular action every time, for every driver in every race.

[strong persuader]

Never driven in a sulky nor used a whip on a horse but good luck with the "wrist action" method especially when the pressure is on. Not sure if the stewards will be able to define that particular action every time, for every driver in every race.

I'm sure that just like all rules, drivers will try to circumvent this one at times. I'm also sure that the stewards will pick those infringements up 3 out of 4 times. So life continues on as it did before. The big win here is that drivers are now required to keep reins taut. No more looking like wild barrel racers, or worse still out of tilt windmills with both arms waving wildly in the wind in the drive home. I know that the uneducated think this is the best way to get a horse going, but I will always remain a fan of sitting quietly and confidently and allowing the horse to feel the same.