Stronger use of the yellow warning card for whip misuse and repeat blood offenders has been proposed by the FEI eventing committee .

Netherlands-based show jumper Ben Talbot, 32, is now the second British rider is at the centre of a social media storm over whip abuse.

Whip use in horse racing is a very controversial issue; their use has increasingly become an animal welfare concern. Whip use, which is widely believed to cause a horse to run faster, is a form of positive punishment which may result in a fear response. Positive punishment is one of four principles that make up […]