By measuring the whipping energy, it will be possible to measure objectively the strength of whipping, which
causes pain to horses.
Whipping data are compared with the limits which is determined by the stewards. Improper ones are penalized.
This will allow race officials to accurately determine the riders who are doing violations.
Besides horse races, whipchip can be used in personal horse trainings. All the hits can be followed by an application that you can download to your mobile phone.
To count hit number and detect the intensity of applied hits to horses during the race.
To determine the penalties that will be given to the jockey accurately on numerical, objective figures.
To avoid suffering of race horses.
Electronic movement sensor in the handle of
the whip records all the whipping data.
Microprocessor interprets all recorded data.
Detects how many times and how strong the rider whipped the horse.
All data are transferred to the computer of race officials.
All the information about the rider and the race are
stored inside the whip memory.
Whipchip can communicate with mobile phone by using NFC (Near Field Communication) technology.
Once the whipchip android application is downloaded, all the information about the jockey can be reached by touching the whip to the phone.
With the phone application, it is possible to reach all historic data from the previous races.
Length: 68 cm
Weight: 180 gr
Battery Life: 1 year
Whip mechanical life 2000 hits
Communication Method: NFC
High-shock survivability 1000 g
Whipping speed measuring range : 0-35 m/s
Whipping energy measuring range : 0-45 Joule