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Ban on whip use after refusals and in temper

A NEW British Riding Clubs (BRC) rule on whip use should help educate riders and improve horse welfare.

BRC's 2023 rules state that the whip must be used only to support the riders natural aids, and never when a horse or pony has turned away after a refusal, or after elimination.

Head of BRC Rachael HollelyThompson told that the organisation, which is

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