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C-72.1, r. 4 - Rules respecting Standardbred horse races held at a professional race track

Section 279
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279. A driver, trainer or groom shall not make excessive use of a whip at a race track.
He shall also not use a whip in any of the following ways:
(1)  by touching the horse with the butt end of the whip;
(2)  by placing the whip under the arch of the sulky;
(3)  by placing the whip between the legs of the horse.
He may use a whip to stimulate the horse only by making a wrist movement. In addition, the movement of the whip may be made only between the shafts of the sulky.
Decision 90-09-19, s. 279; Decision 2000-11-08, s. 58; Decision 2021-07-29, s. 2.
279. A driver, trainer or groom shall not make excessive use of a whip at a race track.
He shall not strike a horse in any of the following ways:
(1)  with the butt end of the whip;
(2)  by placing the whip under the arch of the sulky;
(3)  by placing the whip between the legs of the horse.
He shall not use a whip to stimulate a horse either by raising the elbow of the arm holding the whip above shoulder height or by moving the hand holding the whip behind him. Furthermore, any movement of the whip may be executed only between the shafts of the sulky.
Decision 90-09-19, s. 279; Decision 2000-11-08, s. 58.
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