Most animal abuse laws have exceptions for training stock animals. No blood, no foul is usually the way it will work.
I’m fond of my mare, and she thinks I’m the best human going, but I’ve made contact with her working her in a round pen. And there are horses I wouldn’t hesitate to make contact with, depending on their behavior.
The lunge whip is used properly by snapping it well behind the horse to motivate him.
If you can’t get them moving properly that way, walking out and behind them is next. If you have to strike the horse with the whip, you are doing something wrong.
A crack well behind them is all it sound take for them to advance gates. If they are just learning, perhaps a snap on the rear.
If you were to watch it done properly, you probably wouldn’t know the horse has hit. (and no way would it have any chance of hurting the horse.)
The lunge whip is used properly by snapping it well behind the horse to motivate him.
If you can’t get them moving properly that way, walking out and behind them is next. If you have to strike the horse with the whip, you are doing something wrong.
A crack well behind them is all it should take for them to advance gates. If they are just learning, perhaps a snap on the rear.
If you were to watch it done properly, you probably wouldn’t know the horse has hit. (and no way would it have any chance of hurting the horse.)