New Posts For Thread: Misguided, and incorrect, Whip report on BBC Newshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28510759/misguided-and-incorrect-whip-report-on-bbc-newsBBC 1-00 o'clock News - just had a Woman Sports reporter (Well, after all, the Head of BBC Sport is a WOMAN, too) reporting on the 'Jockeys Strike'.In explaining the issue, she said..." Jockeys are only allowed to strike the horse 7 times in a race -Dont bother Workrider I've tried to give the rider perspective but its lost in moaning about trier and non-trier or better still cruelty. You honestly will get no change of view unless you put these people on one of your 10% (I think you are being gehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28510759/misguided-and-incorrect-whip-report-on-bbc-news?post_id=509992287#509992287Dont bother Workrider I've tried to give the rider perspective but its lost in moaning about trier and non-trier or better still cruelty. You honestly will get no change of view unless you put these people on one of your 10% (I think you are being geFri, 14 Oct 2011 12:05:18 -0500stonethrower 14 Oct 11 17:08 "The pro-whipping boys seem to think if enough of them repeat the same old illogical statements they'll become logical by force of numbers"You could say the same about the anti whip brigadeYet you don't appear to have mahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28510759/misguided-and-incorrect-whip-report-on-bbc-news?post_id=509990473#509990473stonethrower 14 Oct 11 17:08 "The pro-whipping boys seem to think if enough of them repeat the same old illogical statements they'll become logical by force of numbers"You could say the same about the anti whip brigadeYet you don't appear to have maFri, 14 Oct 2011 11:18:08 -0500having kept quite on this issue for a long time...i've decided to have a little say on the matter..anyone who's ever sat on a racehorse knows they have a mind of their own...90% of them are fine and if they've been well reared and handled there is nohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28510759/misguided-and-incorrect-whip-report-on-bbc-news?post_id=509990211#509990211having kept quite on this issue for a long time...i've decided to have a little say on the matter..anyone who's ever sat on a racehorse knows they have a mind of their own...90% of them are fine and if they've been well reared and handled there is noFri, 14 Oct 2011 11:11:24 -0500"The pro-whipping boys seem to think if enough of them repeat the same old illogical statements they'll become logical by force of numbers" You could say the same about the anti whip brigadehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28510759/misguided-and-incorrect-whip-report-on-bbc-news?post_id=509990093#509990093"The pro-whipping boys seem to think if enough of them repeat the same old illogical statements they'll become logical by force of numbers" You could say the same about the anti whip brigadeFri, 14 Oct 2011 11:08:06 -0500The pro-whipping boys seem to think if enough of them repeat the same old illogical statements they'll become logical by force of numbers.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28510759/misguided-and-incorrect-whip-report-on-bbc-news?post_id=509989935#509989935The pro-whipping boys seem to think if enough of them repeat the same old illogical statements they'll become logical by force of numbers.Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:03:53 -0500OnlookerMy 'bilbobaggins loon' comment relates to this post....bilbobaggins 14 Oct 11 12:04 parispike - the whip does not hurt the horse - you have obviously never seen a whip up close or you would retract that immediately. Half ton animals are nothttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28510759/misguided-and-incorrect-whip-report-on-bbc-news?post_id=509989607#509989607OnlookerMy 'bilbobaggins loon' comment relates to this post....bilbobaggins 14 Oct 11 12:04 parispike - the whip does not hurt the horse - you have obviously never seen a whip up close or you would retract that immediately. Half ton animals are notFri, 14 Oct 2011 10:55:57 -0500yep - and all boll@ckshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28510759/misguided-and-incorrect-whip-report-on-bbc-news?post_id=509989519#509989519yep - and all boll@cksFri, 14 Oct 2011 10:53:53 -0500There are only three arguments being put forward for the continuation of the whip and all are to put it nicely, dubious to say the least. Without the whip we would get non-triers, something which of course never happens now.Some people enjoy seeing hhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28510759/misguided-and-incorrect-whip-report-on-bbc-news?post_id=509988921#509988921There are only three arguments being put forward for the continuation of the whip and all are to put it nicely, dubious to say the least. Without the whip we would get non-triers, something which of course never happens now.Some people enjoy seeing hFri, 14 Oct 2011 10:39:02 -0500- only in your own mind's eye, Gerry.------------------------------------and what about this, "reasoned," retort, that you have recently posted on another thread.Gerry Gallbladder 14 Oct 11 16:10 'Bilbo's Coercer' - named after bilbobaggins, thehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28510759/misguided-and-incorrect-whip-report-on-bbc-news?post_id=509988865#509988865- only in your own mind's eye, Gerry.------------------------------------and what about this, "reasoned," retort, that you have recently posted on another thread.Gerry Gallbladder 14 Oct 11 16:10 'Bilbo's Coercer' - named after bilbobaggins, theFri, 14 Oct 2011 10:37:01 -0500I would have put that the other way aroundIts funny how those post which tend to support your own viewpoint seem to be 'well reasoned arguments'https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28510759/misguided-and-incorrect-whip-report-on-bbc-news?post_id=509987189#509987189I would have put that the other way aroundIts funny how those post which tend to support your own viewpoint seem to be 'well reasoned arguments'Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:59:25 -0500