9 CRR-NY 4117.8NY-CRR
9 CRR-NY 4117.8
9 CRR-NY 4117.8
4117.8 Whips, goads and head poles.
(a) Drivers may carry a whip that shall not exceed three feet nine inches in length plus a snapper no longer than six inches.
(b) No goading device, other than a whip specified in subdivision (a) of this section, may be used upon a horse either while racing, training or at any other time on the track premises.
(c) A driver may use a whip only in the conventional manner. Brutal, excessive, unnecessary or indiscriminate use of the whip, is prohibited. The following actions shall be considered as excessive or indiscriminate use of the whip:
(1) causing visible injury;
(2) whipping a horse after a race; and
(3) whipping under the arch or shafts of the sulky.
Drivers are prohibited from kicking, punching, or jabbing a horse, or using the whip so as to interfere with or cause disturbance to any other horse or driver in a race. The use of the whip shall be confined to an area above and between the sulky shafts to include the sulky shafts and the outside wheel discs. Drivers shall keep a line in each hand from the start of the race until one-quarter of one mile before the finish of the race.
(d) Under the supervision of the judges, there shall be a mandatory visual inspection of each horse following each race for evidence of excessive or brutal use of the whip.
(e) Head poles may be used on a horse but shall not protrude more than 10 inches beyond the horse's nose.
9 CRR-NY 4117.8
Current through September 15, 2021
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