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Does it hurt a horse when the jockey whips it?

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Yes it probably does. Jockeys whip their horse only to get them to go faster. I think its cruelty but whatever your view in horse training is, whipping a horse for no apparent reason is wrong. Jockeys whip a horse hard too, so yes i would think it'd hurt.

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