Do you use a whip/wear spurs?

[The_Tranterer]

my first attempt at a poll!!!!!! argh!!!!

 

[ThomasTank]

Never and never

Cant even get on if I am holding a whip and I dont need spurs.

Welcome to the forum btw

 

[Tia]

Never and never.

 

[Deefa]

I used to wear comb spurs on my old horse and i carried a whip. On the horses i have the moment i dont fel the need to carry a whip. I have a small (tiny!) jumping whip for shows with harry but thats becuase i have taught him to move away from it in jump offs (if i lay it across his left shoulder he turns right.

 

[ann-jen]

I use a dressage whip for flatwork schooling and dressage comps and carry a short whip when hacking (although rarely use it). I never carry one when jumping as I don't need any additional aids to go forwards LOL!
The only time I use spurs is at dressage comps.

 

[PaintboxEDT]

never and never
i encourage him with my voice or squeeze with legs also seat

 

[random_rider]

Always and never! I always carry a whip to back my leg aid up because the RS ponies take the mick! and i got taught if they dont listen to you when you steer them an they want to go the other way you tap them on the shoulder! But i have to e careful if i whip hilde because she can buck!

 

[aimeerose]

never and generally always

cant be bothered flapping about with a whip and the spurs stay on my boots all the time!

 

[The_Tranterer]

thanks for ur replies guys! i was just interested, as i know lots of people do things differently to one another....personally, i dont do either on a day to day basis, but occasionally during dressage lessons i feel i need a bit of a back up (tho it tends to depend on mare's time of month LOL). when i used to jump, i carried a very short little jockey stick, just for the odd slap down the neck when she spooked at flowers/people/speakers/anything-remotely-abnormal on the way into the ring! i bought a schooling whip when i took up dressage, but my mare has such tickly sides i tend to use it for beating up the chickens, not for riding purposes......

 

[Honeypots]

never and never

 

[honeymum]

Always and never. However the whip is never used on the horse, I carry a schooling whip to try and keep cars that little bit further away from us.

 

[Eccles]

Depends what I'm riding. I always ride with a whip - schooling for flatwork and hacking and a short one for jumping.
No spurs on my youngster but would ride in them with an older stuffy horse (or on my last horse - a warmblood).

 

[TGM]

I always carry a whip when riding, but rarely use it. Haven't worn spurs for years but used them on one horse in the past.

 

[Persephone]

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Always and never. However the whip is never used on the horse, I carry a schooling whip to try and keep cars that little bit further away from us.

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I do the same thing as you with my schooling whip. I think people are scared it will scratch their car but they definately give a wider berth. Also handy to whack any stray dogs if they bug my horse. (I have asked the dog warden to sort it out so don't shout at me)

 

[BroadfordQueen]

always and sometimes. I like to hack out with a whip, just makes me feel more secure i guess and i have become quite nifty at opening gates with it

I always have spurs in my pocket whenever/wherever i ride her, if i feel she needs them i will put them on, but only if she needs them and she only needs them on for about 5 minutes and then i can take them back off again!

 

[JessPickle]

I always carry a whip for schooling usually a schooling stick. I use spurs if I really need to back up my leg aid but its pretty rare I will wear them

 

[Bright_Spark]

Sometimes and never.

When hacking Septre I needed to carry a schooling whip as she would nap/play up, but would be better behaved if I had the whip (a light tap would get her moving again). Schooling and lessons, I would carry one all the time- I felt it was better to give her a light flick with the whip than have to boot her pony club style if she was being nappy.

I dont like carrying them though- get myself into a right tangle and I have no idea how I manage it.

 

[Enfys]

No and No.

I don't possess either now, left them in the UK.

 

[moodymare1987]

I always carry a whip but never wear spurs. I use a schooling whip all the time well not smacking him all the time, Ben can get behind the leg so I flick him and hes fine.
I use a show cane for showing but thats for image not for use.

 

[Toyboyroxhissox]

Yes and no!!

My horse is better when i carry a whip.Though i dont use it. andif i do its a tap!

 

[welshcobabe]

Spurs never
Hunting whip used to open gates with and not for anything else.

 

[Super_Kat]

Alway and always (unless I'm just hacking in my yard boots).

 

[xspiralx]

I put all the time and sometimes.

With my last mare I carried a whip and wore spurs all the time because she was naturally lazy and quite dead to the leg when I got her, and I don't like to kick all the time.

With my horse before that I very rarely carried a whip and never wore spurs because he was very very sensitive and he simply didn't need either, he was always very responsive just to my leg.

So I guess to me it depends on the horse. On most horses I would carry a whip just incase as a back up, but generally I wouldn't wear spurs unless they were necessary.

 

[Coffee_Bean]

I use a whip always in my lessons, and sometimes on my horse, always when schooling her, sometimes when jumping, and occasionally hacking.

Never Spurs though.

 

[malibu211211]

I do use a whip for the yellow one but don't dare use one for the bay one (he'd hit me back

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[Blackhawk]

never and never

 

[burtie]

I put always and always, although I don't ever hack in spurs I would always wear them for schooling a horse trained above a certain level, normally about elementary but it does vary from horse to horse. I don't use spurs to make my horse go, I use them to give more refined aids.

 

[Happytohack]

Never and never.

 

[Puppy]

I always use a schooling whip when riding out.

I never use spurs.

 

[Shilasdair]

I usually carry a whip and have worn spurs on well trained horses....but spurs aren't 'to back up your leg aid', their purpose is to refine the aid.
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