Animal rights organizations criticize `` barbaric '' whipping of horse which raced against `` World Horse Welfare . Double amputee British Horseracing Association , a six -time Paralympic gold medalist , beat an equestrian horse on November 2011 . Animal welfare groups have criticized the `` utterly barbaric '' whipping of a horse which competed in a race against Paralympic icon Oscar Pistorius . World Horse Welfare describe jockey 's use of the whip as `` completely unnecessary '' The use of the whip is horse racing has been cause of much controversy in Doha .
Animal rights organizations criticize `` barbaric '' whipping of horse which raced against `` World Horse Welfare . Double amputee British Horseracing Association , a six -time Paralympic gold medalist , beat an equestrian horse on November 2011 . World Horse Welfare describe jockey 's use of the whip as `` completely unnecessary '' The use of the whip is horse racing has been cause of much controversy in Doha .