Who rides with a schooling whip or crop and why?

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my mare has just been broken, i do not ride with anything out hacking but use a schooling whip in the school or when riding alone, i never have to use it but holding it seems enough.

Just being nosy really....
 
I do in the school, i use a schooling whip pureley as a back up to my leg - i dont belt him but if he ignores my leg i do tickle his bum. In fact now i dont need to tickle - when he knows i have it he is good as gold (he can be a bit lazy)x
 
i use a schooling whip in the school and use a crop jumping(she can take the p155 if i haven't got it!!).
i do take my schooling whip out hacking with me, not to use it or anything but my mare can be nervous of it occasionally when i pass it over. so when i'mm hacking i take it with me and swap it over time to time. i also school out hacking and she gets used to it been there.
 
I use a schooling whip when schooling as a back up if I need it (I very rarely use it).

I always carry a short stick when hacking. I find it very helpful when negotiating gates (schooling whips are too bendy!) and also for sticking out in the traffic if I need to.
Always carry a short stick when jumping too.
 
My horse is quite forward going so I don't often need it with him. I just leave it propped up where I can pick it up without dismounting if he's in one of his lazy moods. But I don't use it. On the other horses I usually carry one as they are less forward going but very rarely need to use it as carrying it seems to do the trick. Sometimes though I find it useful in lateral work to actually press it against the horses side if they are not responding to my leg. Sometimes I vibrate it too. Works a treat.
 
I ride with either, doesn't matter which, as it's only the 'carrying' I need to wake him up. I will use it if he's not listening but rarely do so. (I did clobber him on the bum with a schooling whip when he wouldn't load the other day -- which I have to say worked like a dream!!)

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Schooling whip for schooling, I often find I need it as Meg is not really off the leg during this 'boring' phase, it is her biggest weakness and her top tip how not to work! Once going well, we can cope without it, but Meg makes me work for it!! As for jumping, I carry a crop but don't need it, I guess it is habit really of carrying something.
 
Depends on the horse. Flynn needs a stick as he can be a bit of an arse, big mare gets very upset if you carry a stick but I'm adept at smacking her on the shoulder with the reins if needed out hacking and daughter carries an ultra short one jumping just in case. Little Welsh is prone to utter panics if sticks are anywhere near him, if hacking in pairs the other rider has to carry the stick on the side away from him, he's that bad. Section A has riders that I consider too young to use a stick sensibly.
 
Yes! You have to carry a stick out and about these days!!!

What else are you going to whack car roofs with?????
 
Pretty much always. I only recollect riding one whip-shy horse, so with him, no... but everything else, yes. If I needed it and didn't have it, I'd be stuffed. If I don't need it, I don't use it!

I find my schooling whip invaluable with my mare to get her to actually shift her big bottom :rolleyes: I turn it upside down and swish it about, doesn't half make her passage!! :D
 
schooling whip as shes lazy!....

normally though i will start riding without it and put it on the fence then if needed it pick it up.... shes not stupid though as she know she will get a smack if shes not awake lol.
 
tallyho! said:
Yes! You have to carry a stick out and about these days!!!

What else are you going to whack car roofs with?????
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Alternatively my horse likes to stop and poo in their path if they're too close. I always have a crop with me, I have to tap my gelding's shoulder to the beat to distract him from napping. It works well.

I take it with my when I ride my mare too.
 
Schooling whip all the time, I hate having to ask twice. And out hacking (when I had a (loan) horse I could hack on :( ) I had it to hit car roofs that got too close to me. Hitting my stirrup iron on the way past is a sure way of getting a crack!
 
RunToEarth said:
I hunt with my hunting whip, I never carry a whip or crop at home, but I will often ride in my spurs.
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Jolly good idea RTE!!!!!! Why didn't I think of that???

Much more damage could be done to sup'ed up old Nova's than a pesky old whip!!!

I shall sport a pair of the longest shanks I can find....

Mwahh hahahah ahahaha :D:D:D:D

*grins widely at thought of massive gash to side of boyracer's car*
 
I carry a short stick all the time, mainly through habit. I don't need to use it on the horse, but I use it to negotiate gates and low/prickly branches!
 
SJcrazee said:
I do - to belt out of control dogs with!!!
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^^^^ This

Glad I did on Sunday, we were 'attacked' by a barking/jumping GSD who played chase me/'catch me if you can' for 5-10 minutes with its owner all around my mares legs.

It was a very lucky dog, my mare calmed down from her initial nerves/shock and stood there beautifully until the owner eventually rugby tackled her dog to the ground.

I used the crop to back up my voice to the dog to stop it actually jumping up at my girl - it came a bit near to putting its paws on her on a few occasions.

I wouldn't have blamed my girl if she had kicked it, it was rather unsettling for her - but she was a star :D
 
I always carry a whip out hacking because if my horse decides that he was going to swing himself about and be an arse, a short smack often makes him man up long enough for cars to go past! Sister always wears spurs and carries a crop out hacking, and for jumping. Just spurs for flatwork.
 
Schooling whip - no. I tired that once, Len caught sight of it out of the corner of his eye mid-jump, had a minor panic attack, buggered off on landing and Jess ended up in a tree :eek:

I hack with a crop, and I hate to say this, but it's because I have been chased by a couple of terriers in the forest before and I have it just in case I really need it. :(

J&C
 
I always carried a schooling whip when hacking with my old horse as she was very prone to spinning around. She would always spin to the left therefore if she was looking/spooking at something and I thought she was going to spin I would stick whip out to the side and wiggle it around a bit - always carried whip in left hand. The visual deterrent made her think twice about spinning and I found it very effective.

I always carry two schooling whips when schooling and use it tickle the stifle when necessary. Carrying two means you don't have to keep swapping hands. Have also found it useful to hold it on the down the neck sometimes.
 
I prefer to ride with a long whip, for hacking and schooling, I also use a long one for jumping. The only time I carry a short, is when im riding a forward going horse on a hack, so then I can stick it in my boot and forget about it ;)
 
I ride with a schooling whip when schooling just as a back up. I rarely have to use it as holding it is usually enough ... it helps more (for me) when we're trying to learn something new.

I use the crop when schooling jumping for the same reason as above really.

I do hate to see the overuse of whips though .. it should never be used instead of normal aids :(.... just as a back up ;)
 
I have a schooling whip on the cob for hacking and flatwork, and a crop for jumping as he's a lazy bugger! Also I school on my hacks as it makes him more forward.
At the moment I don't ride with one on my TB - I like my life! However I am desensitising her to them and when she is ready I will carry one on her as well.
 
No whip, mine are pretty obliging. Have carried one to familiarise the youngster with one, but otherwise not needed at the moment. Youngster is doing simple schooling/hacking and is very responsive. Older mare is a schoolmistress and loves her work.
Cob is a cob. Point and go boy, likes a simple life without hassle.
 
I always, always carry a hunting crop - I can't do the gates without one and there are sooooo many gates! I would be absolutely lost without it. It also comes in handy for cracking at cows or the stallion on the moor ;)
 
Ravenwood said:
I always, always carry a hunting crop - I can't do the gates without one and there are sooooo many gates! I would be absolutely lost without it. It also comes in handy for cracking at cows or the stallion on the moor ;)
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Ditto although I don't have hunting crop so instead have solid 'jumping' stick with a good handle that has enough of an edge to 'catch' on gates when required! cant remember when actually last used it for its intended purpose LOL There really are far far too many gates out hacking but that's exmoor for you but couldn't survive without stick ;) Can't say I've had trouble with the wild ponies but not many out my neck of woods, we are normally contending with sheep instead and they just run out the way LOL

schooling i carry a schooling whip as a reinforcement to my leg but barely use it. :)
 
Depends on which horse I'm riding, but I find a schooling whip supports aids in lateral work. That's my issue, not the horses, I need to be more precise in my aids! The welsh cob I ride can be a bit reluctant to canter in the school so useful for the first transition. After that it's not needed.
I prefer to not use them at all and can honestly say it's been over 20 years since I hacked out with one. No roaming ponies or rogue sheep around here!
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