{"id":164,"date":"2018-10-20T19:35:50","date_gmt":"2018-10-20T17:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horse.co.za\/pony\/?p=164"},"modified":"2018-10-20T19:35:50","modified_gmt":"2018-10-20T17:35:50","slug":"qa-mr-whippy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hqmagazine.co.za\/pony\/2018\/10\/20\/qa-mr-whippy\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&A: Mr Whippy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Q: The pony I usually ride is a bit slow. I don’t know whether I should get a whip or not. If I do, should I get one with a thin end, or a thick one, or doesn’t it matter?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Most riding school ponies tend to ignore their riders if they possibly can. You can’t really blame them, can you? But riding school ponies are there to teach us to ride. That’s their job. Riding the slow ones gives us the opportunity to learn to use our legs.<\/p>\n

So you need to get your legs working! Even so, it can be helpful to carry a whip so that you can give your pony a little reminder if he ignores your legs completely. The way to use it is to use your legs effectively, and if your pony ignores your leg aids, you need to put your reins in one hand and with the other use your whip once behind your leg. Do not smack your pony hard, and NEVER smack more than once! The tap with the whip tells your pony that he needs to take notice of your legs – it is not to be used to hurt him.<\/p>\n

The thinner your whip is at the end the more it will sting your pony. That’s what lots of whips end in a loop to reduce the sting. Thin whips hurt more than thick ones – and the longer they are the stingier they feel – but of course it does depend as well on how hard you use them. If this is your first time using a whip, we would suggest a thicker one incase you tap too hard to begin with or don’t tap in the right place.<\/p>\n

Finally, if you want to know what it feels like and how hard you are using a whip – try it on yourself first!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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