{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The Vegan Dragon","provider_url":"https:\/\/thevegandragon.com","title":"Whips and Spurs - The Vegan Dragon","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"YwFBKHk253\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevegandragon.com\/index.php\/whips-and-spurs\/\">Whips and Spurs<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/thevegandragon.com\/index.php\/whips-and-spurs\/embed\/#?secret=YwFBKHk253\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Whips and Spurs&#8221; &#8212; The Vegan Dragon\" data-secret=\"YwFBKHk253\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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https:\/\/horsetalk.co.nz\/2015\/03\/25\/whip-use-horses-more-sensitive-pain\/ Horses Hurt More Than Humans: https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-8947061\/amp\/Horses-hurt-humans-whipped-animals-similar-pain-detecting-structures.html The science is In Whipping Hurts Horses: https:\/\/animalsaustralia.org\/our-work\/compassionate-living\/science-reveals-whips-hurt\/ The Lie That Whipping Doesn&#8217;t Hurt Horses: https:\/\/www.all-creatures.org\/entertainment\/entertainment-whipping-horses.html Conclusive Evidence That Whips Hurt Horses and Don&#8217;t Aid Jockeys: https:\/\/www.sydney.edu.au\/news-opinion\/news\/2020\/11\/12\/first-conclusive-evidence-horses-hurt-by-whips&#8211;whips-don-t-aid-.html Whipping Doesn&#8217;t Make Racehorses Go Faster: https:\/\/www.peta.org\/blog\/whipping-doesn-t-make-racehorses-go-faster\/ Research Shows Whipping Horses Doesn&#8217;t Make Them Go Faster: https:\/\/theconversation.com\/research-shows-whipping-horses-doesnt-make-them-run-faster-straighter-or-safer-lets-cut-it-out-144405 Study Shows Horses Feel Just as Much Pain as Humans: https:\/\/amp.abc.net.au\/article\/12871496 Jockeys Get No Benefits From the Whip: https:\/\/amp.theguardian.com\/sport\/2020\/oct\/30\/jockeys-get-no-benefit-from-using-a-whip-in-horse-racing-landmark-study-finds Whips Don&#8217;t Work: https:\/\/www.earthintransition.org\/2011\/02\/whipping-horses-doesn%E2%80%99t-work\/ Whipping Doesn&#8217;t Speed Up Horses: https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/amp\/wbna41497636 Study in the Use of the Whip Makes Case for Banning: https:\/\/www.animalaid.org.uk\/scientific-study-into-the-use-of-the-whip-in-racing-makes-case-for-banning\/ Time for Horseracing to Ban the Whip: https:\/\/www.rspca.org.uk\/-\/blog-time-for-horse-racing-to-wave-goodbye-to-the-whip The Whip: https:\/\/horseracingkills.com\/campaigns\/the-whip\/ Views on the Whip in Australian Racing: https:\/\/faunalytics.org\/views-on-whip-use-in-australian-horse-racing\/ How Much Whipping is Too much: http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/horse-racing-how-much-whipping-is-too-much-1432581757 Behavioral Problems are More Likely if Whip is Used: https:\/\/www.equinebehaviourist.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/11\/24\/behaviour-problems-are-more-likely-if-a-whip-is-used-to-load-horses-for-travel World First Study Makes Case for Banning Whips: https:\/\/www.unisa.edu.au\/media-centre\/Releases\/2020\/world-first-study-strengthens-case-for-banning-whips-in-horse-racing\/ Jockey Jokes About Whipping Horse: https:\/\/www.peta.org\/blog\/horse-racing-industry-censors-jockeys-remark-still-allows-cruel-whips\/ RSPCA Calls for Ban on Whipping Horses: https:\/\/www.3aw.com.au\/rspca-joins-call-to-ban-whips-from-horse-racing\/ Pressure Mounts to Ban Whipping Horses: https:\/\/heraldsun.com.au\/sport\/superracing\/vic-racing\/pressure-mounts-to-ban-whips-as-new-study-indicates-horses-feel-pain-when-whipped\/news-story\/325b5ad53dbd4cc9c01906bf60fd23bf Ban The Whip: https:\/\/www.al.org.au\/ban-the-whip Drop the Whip Campaign: https:\/\/worldbitlessassociation.org\/drop-the-whip-campaign\/ Every Lash Adds Urgency For Its Critics: https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/06\/06\/sports\/jockeys-keep-whipping-adding-urgency-for-some-to-a-horse-racing-debate.html Whip Rule Makes No Sense: https:\/\/www.theroar.com.au\/2022\/12\/20\/unnecessary-unjustifiable-unreasonable-racings-whip-rule-makes-no-sense-at-all\/amp\/ Whip Marks Visible on Racehorse: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/coalitionfortheprotectionofracehorses\/photos\/a.267244883317442\/4030619063646653\/?type=3 Review of the Use of the Whip in Racing: https:\/\/www.worldhorsewelfare.org\/what-we-do\/sport-and-leisure-horses\/review-of-the-use-of-the-whip-in-racing Vets Slam Shameful Whip Rule Change: https:\/\/www.vettimes.co.uk\/news\/vet-group-slams-shameful-horse-racing-whip-rule-change\/ Force of Back Handed Whipping: https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2013-07-backhand-racehorse-scrutiny.amp Sweden Bans Whipping Racehorses: https:\/\/worldanimalsvoice.com\/2022\/02\/17\/sweden-bans-whipping-in-horse-racing\/ International Rules and Regulations on Using the Whip: https:\/\/www.animalaid.org.uk\/annex-international-rules-regulations-using-whip\/ Jockeys Whining Because They Want to Abuse Horses: https:\/\/www.bloodhorse.com\/horse-racing\/articles\/258177\/whip-rule-controversy-set-to-halt-racing-in-scandinavia Sweden Bans Whips: https:\/\/horseracingkills.com\/2022\/03\/22\/march2022e-news\/ Jockeys Face Disqualification Under New Whip Rules: https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/2022\/jul\/12\/riders-face-disqualification-for-whip-breaches-under-new-bha-rules 10 Reasons to Stop Whipping Racehorses: https:\/\/theconversation.com\/10-reasons-to-stop-whipping-racehorses-including-new-research-revealing-the-likely-pain-it-causes-149271 New Jersey Bans Whipping Racehorses: https:\/\/www.peta.org\/blog\/new-jersey-commission-horseracing-whipping-ban\/ Swedish Horseracing Bans the Whip: https:\/\/www.horseracingsweden.com\/news-and-features\/swedish-horse-racing-bans-the-whip\/ American Pharaoh Whipped Over 30 Times in ONE Race: https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/amphtml\/news\/great-debate&#8211;did-victor-espinoza-whip-american-pharoah-too-many-times-192407863.html Resources on Spurs: Electric Spur Use in Show Horse: https:\/\/www.horseandhound.co.uk\/plus\/news-plus\/full-details-released-of-riders-continued-electric-spur-abuse-after-10-year-ban-hh-plus-748785 Spur Abuse: http:\/\/btckstorage.blob.core.windows.net\/site900\/Abuse%20of%20spurs%20when%20riding%20a%20horse.pdf when There is Blood on the Horse is it an Accident or Abuse: https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/04\/24\/sports\/blood-rule-equestrian.html"}