%0 Journal Article
%T Whip Rule Breaches in a Major Australian Racing Jurisdiction: Welfare and Regulatory Implications
%A Bethany Wilson
%A Carolyn McDonald
%A Paul McGreevy
%A Phil McManus
%J Archive of "Animals : an Open Access Journal from MDPI".
%D 2017
%R 10.3390/ani7010004
%X An evidence-based analysis of whip rule breaches in horse racing is needed to address community expectations that racehorses are treated humanely. The study provides the first peer-reviewed characterisation of whip rule breaches and their regulatory outcomes in horseracing, and considers the relationship between rules affecting racing integrity and the welfare of racehorses in a major Australian racing jurisdiction
%K animal welfare
%K horseracing
%K racing integrity
%K whip rule breaches
%K whip use
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5295154/