Originally Posted by
RudyRuetigger
I asked for 1 simple reply
ill ask against since you are fukkin dumb
"if it doesn't matter how much you whip your horse, why whip it"
now go ahead
Here is your quote:
"does how much you beat your horse with the whip depend on how fast he will go???
The answer is no.
That is not close.
Horses respond to the element of surprise which is why riders switch from one hand to another.
Not all rides as sometimes there is no room on one side or the other because the other horses are tightly bunched. And not all riders. Most of those riders that do not are inferior in talent OR the rider cannot hit the horse on a certain side for fear of veering off course. (It gets complicated , so I will leave it at that. I do not want to go too fast for you).
After hitting a horse a few times on one side, the strike becomes less and less effective and in many cases, the horse barely feels it after 2 or three to the same area, whereas if you go left handed once or twice switch and go right handed once or twice then switch back, along with showing them the stick prior to using it or tapping them on the shoulder with it to get their attention beforehand, the rider will usually get much more out of it.
Some horses are never hit. More than a tap and they will sulk and stop competing altogether. Others just shown the stick. Occasionally, the rider will ride without a stick. That is a trainers decision and is made at time of entry.
Just whipping the horse as much as you can is not only ignorant, it is against the rules in certain states.
If a rider of mine had ever done that, they only would have done it once. That's because I wanted riders that actually understood what they were doing , not knuckleheads that think otherwise.
There is your answer.
Feel free to ask a question anytime but please lose the cursing. It's a sign of ignorance .