How to Buy a Horse Riding Crop

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Horse riding whips and crops are designed for a variety of purposes, including show jumping, dressage, cross-country, hacking, schooling and polo. Here are some guidelines for choosing a perfect fit.

Step 1: Purchase a crop
Purchase a riding crop -- a regular size whip, for equitation or jumping. Consider one without a strap to prevent injury to yourself.

Tip
Riding crops and longer whips are used to correct faults in a horse's posture, movement, or understanding of a command. They are never used on a horse with excessive force.

Step 2: Purchase a dressage whip
Select a dressage whip if you will be riding in dressage competitions. This whip is longer than a crop.

Step 3: Purchase a lunge whip
Select a lunge whip if you want a whip that can be cracked in the air to draw the horse's attention. This long whip is used on the ground and never comes in contact with the horse.

Step 4: Purchase a jockey's whip
Select a jockey's whip if you will be racing your horse. This whip is wider at the end than other whips, and makes a lot of noise when it comes in contact with the horse. Like other whips, however, it does not hurt the horse.

Did You Know?
Riding crops and other riding whips are made of a flexible material such as fiberglass and coated with leather.