Blog Post #40 - Extended Annotated Bibliography

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For Blog Post #40 I will be finding new sources that provide answers to my questions from Blog Post #38. With each annotation I will describe how the source helped me.

Source 1

• Kessler, Rebecca. 2011 Feb 09. Horsewhipping Study Whips Up Controversy. LiveScience. [Internet][cited 2015 Aug 01]. Available from:  http://www.livescience.com/12782-horse-whipping-racehorses-study.html

Discusses one of the first official studies into whether whipping actually does anything. The study was mired in controversy over who funded the project so the data is viewed with skepticism. The main interviewee is well respected and a credible source who does give some good quotes.

Source 2

• Morris, Tim. 2011 Sep 29. Using a whip in a horserace is not cruel but racing must explain why. The Guardian. [Internet][cited 2015 Aug 01]. Available from:  http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2011/sep/29/horseracing-whip-review-cruel-public

Explains where the British Horseracing Authority is currently at in their controversy. Seeing how other countries are handling the issue is helpful. The article talks from both sides of the issue but the main focus is that the industry has to validate its position. There are also glimpses into the rules and regulations currently being used.

Source 3

• Shanklin, Bill. 2011 Oct 03. The Bane of Flagrant In-Race Whipping. Horse Racing Business. [Internet][cited 2015 Aug 01]. Available from:  http://www.horseracingbusiness.com/the-bane-of-flagrant-in-race-whipping-7456.htm

A brief discussion on how American and British whipping rules differ and how America needs to change and why. One sided, though not aggressively, and packed with a stellar cast of interviewees. Logical, thought out conclusion but not facts and figures, only opinion.

Source 4

• Evans D, McGreevy P.. 2011. An Investigation of Racing Performance and Whip Use by Jockeys in Thoroughbred Races. [Internet][cited 2015 Aug 01]; DOI: 10.1371/journal.prone.0015622. Available from:  http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0015622

One of the few actual studies I was able to find. Extremely informative and filled with charts, data, facts, findings and logical analysis. Can definitely fill the "appeal to logic" void if there is one. Down side is that the scope was very limited. It would be possible to argue that the controls used don't justify this being called an experiment at all.