Jason Webb of Australian Horse Training is a renowned UK-based horse trainer with a passion for starting young horses, solving equine problems and teaching riders of all abilities and ambitions ...

Whip and spur rules brought in across disciplines are having an effect – in making riders consider their use as much as the use itself. The Pony Club rules on spurs now apply from this month; riders ...

The whip: rule changes in Britain are expected to come into force in the autumnCredit: Edward Whitaker Britain's jockeys will have to make fundamental changes to the way they use the whip within a ...

The new whip rules could come into force later this year Horses whose jockeys seriously breach whip rules will be disqualified under new plans for British racing. The rules will apply to riders who ...

The whip is usually an instrument of punishment, but it can also be a gift. Teachers of old used the whip to administer corporeal punishment. However, the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef ...

The BHA's last formal review of the whip resulted in the introduction of strike limits in 2011Credit: Alan Crowhurst (Getty Images) Irish champion jockey Joe Byrne and compatriot Tommy Ryan were ...

Modern whips used in racing have a polymer surround and are foam-padded and energy absorbing, meaning they are cushioned upon impact. They are up to 70cm in length and weigh a maximum of 160 grams.

Amazing footage shows a professional whip cracker displaying his skills and pinpoint accuracy in a series of tricks. Adam Winrich, from Falls Creek, Wisconsin, put together a series of clips showing ...

Horses whose jockeys seriously breach whip rules will be disqualified under new plans for British racing. The rules will apply to riders who use four or more strikes above the permitted threshold.