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Originally Posted by cutchemist42
A lot of this falls on the industry for not educating the public on what the modern whip actually is. I mean, even the Guardian had that reporter who got whipped to prove the air cushion just produces a sound. It cant even hurt a human.
Instead they allowed the image of the whip to be the traditional kind from years ago. This is what a reactive industry does sadly...
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I have a hot pink riding crop from a year in the range of 1990-1994 (guessing 1993).
Jockey Mike Luzzi (at that time one of the meet's leading riders) threw the whip at the rail (grazing my fingers) when Luzzi was frustrated after being dismounted by a bad actor during a post parade at Pimlico. Mike apologized soon after, calling my father and I up to the jockey's room and presenting the whip to us.
Has there been a change to the riding crop since the mid-'90s?
I wouldn't call the riding crop that I have 'barbaric' but I wouldn't call it an 'air-cushion' either.
Thanks
