Padded front hooves and chains can be seen on a Tennessee walking horse at Tattersall's in 1999. Padded horses were not allowed at the Kentucky Horse Park during the 2010 World Equestrian Games.

On 27 May it was proven in a Tasmanian court that padded whips cause pain and suffering to horses. This is the first court decision, since the introduction of padded whips in 2009, against their use ...

On the last day of February, 2012, a U.S. District judge in Chattanooga – the Honorable Sandy Mattice – became the first judge in 20 years to sentence a horse trainer to a year in jail for conspiring ...

Approximately two and a half years ago, the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission began experimenting with changing Jockey whips to a more humane variety with an extended and padded “popper,” the ...

Jockeys at Belmont Park this week began testing padded riding crops designed to be gentler on horses, according to a press release issued by the New York Racing Association (NYRA) July 10. The goal is ...