Why do you use a whip?

to smack cars and flies
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to speed up lazyitus. to egg on when napping. to encourage over a jump. thankfully rarely needed in most of these cases but ive been taught to always ride with one and im in the habit. my teacher says im a soft touch so she made me start using a schooling whip instead of the token gesture i had (which i would tap on the saddle to pretend haha)
 
Because otherwise I'll end up either having to hang on to to trotting-sideways pony, headed for the school gate with a mischevious look in his eye, my only option being to attempt to pull his head round to stop him, and this little game will be repeated everytime we get to that bit of the school. Much quicker to give a tap on the outside shoulder and carry on as if nothing happened - he won't usually try it again.
 
If Toto ignores my leg or is being lazy I'll give him a tap on the shoulder or behind my leg, and just as a reminder on his shoulder if he refuses a jump. If he bucks on xc he gets a smack behind my leg.
 
With Chance, generally for engagement, a flick across the rump with a schooling whip makes him sit back on his hocks, which is always useful! Use it as a punishment if he ever stops, but that doesnt really happen so I dont worry about it too much.....
 
Always cary one with me when riding.

Out hacking I use it to swat flies
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Also back up an aid and a smack on the neck if he tries to snack. He also gets a smack if he is throwing a tantrum. Not hard, not with anger and again on his neck. It just reminds him of where he is...almost checks him back to reality.

In the school I use a schooling whip as an extension to the leg and also will place it on his shoulder if I fell he is turning in and also if he tries to cut the corner in canter....we are working on balance so it is easier for him to cut them than work them. I just rest it on his shoulder/neck as a reminder.
 
1. brush the flies off
2. also to wave at rude people/cars
3. if a horse doesn't go off my leg then they get a tap, and if bear p****s me off spooking at leaves and blades of grass he gets a beating!!!
 
I haven't hit a horse with a whip for years. Most of my horses would run a mile if I so much as waved one at them. I always carried a whip out hunting though, and wouldn't have hesitated to use it if my horse had kicked a hound or a horse.
My hunting whips are now hung on a hook and I don't even possess a riding crop, I do use very long reins though, I suppose if the occasion arose I could use them.

There are situations when a judicious reminder can get you out of trouble though, if I still jumped I would carry one.
 
mainly to help open/shut gates, swat flies or move low branches.
it sometimes comes in handy if he is amusing himself by trying to whip round, he then gets a smacked bum for his troubles!
 
To back up when leg aids are being ignored. Also because I am not confident enough that my lower leg is secure enough to use spurs.

I have no issue with carrying whips, except when they are used as a substitute for crap riding.
 
I take it in case i need it on a hack.. belle occasionally spooks at boulders by the side of the road (the ones people use to stop you driving on their lawn) so i use my whip to back up my right leg if she jumps to the middle of the road. I use it in my left hand when jumping as she used to refuse to the left ... think it was my weak left leg but she has a lot more confidence now so dont have to use it too much... Is also good for fly swatting and whacking cars that skim my stirrups :s
 
To reinforce leg aids, used just behind my ankle first a touch, then a soft "vibration" support and if he hasn't responded a tap. Also use it held against the horse to support in the beginnings of lateral work
 
Well dont need it on either so only use one XC so i have something there just in case i can feel him stopping not that its worked!

And SJ it always a hinderence as he seems to rush more!

But when XC schooling the babys i found them very handy to back up the leg and get them going forward!
 
To back up my leg aid and to push on when in bucking mode. Mainly used in school because she hates it but out hacking mainly on my boot as the sound keeps her going forward. I'd love not to have to use it but being a lazy arsed ex-school horse you can sometimes be fighting a battle of wills.

I've let people have a go on her and watched her drift around as she pleases then stand & graze I tend not to give her that pleasure
 
To prevent running out left on jumps. Just touching it against his left shoulder if he wobbles coming in acts as a reminder. Whacking him is counter-productive as the dummy, rattle and teddy bear all come out of the pram!
 
Never when flat schooling, i carried one when I used to jump but rarely used it, usually carry one out hacking as the pony has been known to root herself if she doesn't like the look of something, and at my age pony club kicks are just silly
 
because i am too lazy to kick
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Seriously though, I would rather give my horse a quick smack with the whip than nag her for hours with my leg - especially on walk to canter transitions she will run on in trot given half a chance. Also use it when jumping to encourage a forward stride cos my pony likes to back off, shorten up, get in close and cat leap.
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out hacking to beat off any weirdos
schooling i use it to help the horse understand when i am asking for lateral movement, but i hardly ever have to do anything other than wiggle it or touch the horses side.
 
I use a whip when the fat one will have a nap.....I use it on my boot and the 'thwack' noise can be sure to shift a cob forward....do not like whips overly,but, can be a useful tool, if used correctly!
 
I used to with my nappy horse but so far my new pony has been extremely forward going and a whip would seem rather de trop. I think I might be launched right out of the school if I even picked one up at the moment.
 
To back up my leg if she is not listening, I tend to stick it out if cars are getting a little close and she may get a tap if she is naughty, but very rarely. When we are schooling I used it again to back up my leg and rest it on her shoulder if she starts to fall in, as she is a lazy little bugger sometimes and likes to take the short cuts
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i dont need a stick on either of mine. I always hack out with a short stick with a loop thing on the end for gates (very handy!) and for those "just in case" moments
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and i like to have one xc, cos you never know. I sometimes use a schooling whip when schooling if Taras being unresponsive, but thats not very often
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