...i miei tesori non luccicano né tintinnano,
essi brillano nel sole e nitriscono nella notte...
IT
EN
en
English
German
Espaniol
Portugise
×
Home
Cosa facciamo noi
Chi siamo
Il nostro staff
News
Eventi
Animali sequestrati
Approfondimenti
Anemia infettiva
Link utili
Ringraziamenti
Cosa puoi fare tu
Fai fundraising per noi
Adotta un Cavallo
Diventa volontario
Dona materiale utile
Newsletter
Vieni a farci visita
Sostienici
Donazioni
Adozione a distanza
5x1000
Il nostro shop
Occasioni speciali
Lasciti ed eredità
Diventa sponsor
Benefici fiscali
Dicono di noi
Articoli e link
Testimonianze dei volontari
Gallery
Foto
Video
Contatti
Una ricerca sulle performance in gara e l’uso del frustino in gare di galoppo
Torna alla lista
Etologia
David Evans e Paul McGreevy
Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Abstract:
Concerns have been expressed concerning animal-welfare issues associated with whip use during Thoroughbred races.
However, there have been no studies of relationships between performance and use of whips in Thoroughbred racing. Our
aim was to describe whip use and the horses’ performance during races, and to investigate associations between whip use
and racing performance. Under the Australian Racing Board (ARB) rules, only horses that are in contention can be whipped,
so we expected that whippings would be associated with superior performance, and those superior performances would be
explained by an effect of whipping on horse velocities in the final 400 m of the race. We were also interested to determine
whether performance in the latter sections of a race was associated with performance in the earlier sections of a race.
Measurements of whip strikes and sectional times during each of the final three 200 metre (m) sections of five races were
analysed. Jockeys in more advanced placings at the final 400 and 200 m positions in the races whipped their horses more
frequently. Horses, on average, achieved highest speeds in the 600 to 400 m section when there was no whip use, and the
increased whip use was most frequent in the final two 200 m sections when horses were fatigued.
This increased whip use
was not associated with significant variation in velocity as a predictor of superior placing at the finish
.
The authors conclude that, under an ethical framework that considers costs paid by horses against benefits accrued by humans, these data make whipping tired horses in the name of sport very difficult to justify. However, it is worth noting that other ethical frameworks would not condone the practice even if it did, contrary to the findings of this study, cause horses to run faster....
Leggi l’articolo completo.
Cosa facciamo noi
Chi siamo
Il nostro staff
News
Eventi
Animali sequestrati
Approfondimenti
Anemia infettiva
Link utili
Ringraziamenti