> We carry a stick when we ride, doesn't mean we whip them but giving a tap > on > the shoulder is better than excessive use of leg or wearing spurs IMO. > What > is the problem with carrying a stick, crop, whip???
The problem is when it is used as a punishment (see Nevzorov's note about whips) and the horse is afraid of it. Boy, Ljufur was SO afraid of a whip. He would shake. The whites of his eyes would show. He would veer around the icelandic trainer holding a crop in the arena. The damage that can be done, life-long, to a horse from indiscriminate use of the whip, is abusive. Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com
