JAKARTA – Love often whipped to run fast, usually this is done in a horse race. However, a study showed that it is useless.
As animals that have strong energy, horses are often used to facilitate human work and even for riding.
In addition to sports, horses are also often used for vehicles such as chariots. However, all of these equestrian activities often use whips which are believed to speed up their running.
As reported by Science Alert, on Tuesday (9/13/2022), there is a study showing that riding horses does not make them run faster or straighter.
The study, led by researchers from various universities, was led by Kirrilly Thompson of the University of South Australia, and the research results are published in the journal Animals.
Thompson said using a whip to push horses to run faster and straighter proved painful and dangerous.
Therefore, many researchers want to determine whether the use of whips affects the dynamics of racing.
The researchers also compared the performance of racehorses in “whipless” and “whip-allowed” conditions in a real-world racing environment, to see if the whipping made the horses easier to drive, safer to drive, or more likely to drive. win.
“The results show that there is no significant difference. Simply put, using a whip has no impact on steering, safety or speed,” Thompson said.
Contrary to the old belief, whipping a racehorse would do no good.
In addition to having no effect on the horse’s speed, whipping a horse has proved potentially painful and dangerous.
(amj)
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