Los Angeles Daily News

Horse racing’s effort to be whip-smart causes conflict

DEL MAR — Thoroughbred racing and its regulators have enacted rule changes in recent years to limit jockeys’ use of whips, capping the number, timing and ferocity of strikes in an apparently ...
The Conversation

The horseracing industry is ignoring what science says about whipping

Professor Paul McGreevy is an Honorary Fellow of the International Society for Equitation Science and a life member of the RSPCA NSW. He has received funding from the Australian Research Council for ...
Los Angeles Times

Santa Anita to reopen Friday after horse deaths lead to limits on whip use and race-day medications

Santa Anita Park reopens Friday after nearly a month without racing, having closed to investigate the deaths of 22 horses in a little more than two months. But racing resumes under scrutiny, the ...
The Conversation

Research shows whipping horses doesn’t make them run faster, straighter or safer — let’s cut it out

Kirrilly Thompson has previously received money from sources including World Animal Protection, the Australian Research Council and the Bushfire & Natural Hazards CRC. Kirrilly is the national ...