Woof Wear Twisted Whip Black/Gold

Woof Wear Twisted Dressage Whip – Black/Gold

Black with gold-toned crystals is the warm-metal version of the plain black whip: the same slim twisted grip, but the stones read gold rather than silver against the black, which sits better with brass buckles and a havana browband than a cool silver would.

One thing to be straight about. Woof Wear's current Twisted Dressage Whip range runs Black/Rose Gold, Black/Silver, Cappuccino, Champagne, Navy/Rose Gold, Navy/Silver and Silver — there is no Black/Gold among them, and the barcode on this listing does not match anything they publish. The specification below is the Twisted range specification; the colourway itself we could not confirm with them.

Performance & Benefits

• Slim twisted grip set with crystals — narrow enough to hold alongside the rein without forcing the hand open.
• Flexible fibreglass shaft, balanced so the weight sits in the hand rather than pulling the tip down.
• 10cm flick at the end, long enough to carry an aid cleanly and light enough not to overdo it.
• Polished branded end cap finishing the butt of the grip.
• Wipes clean, which matters on a crystal grip that shows dust.

Suitable For

• Flatwork and dressage schooling, where a long whip reaches behind the leg without moving the hand.
• Riders who want something that looks finished for a test or a lesson.
• Backing up a leg aid on a horse that has gone dull to it.
• Not a jumping whip — it is too long to carry over a fence. The Woof Wear Twisted Jump Bat or a short riding whip is the one for that.

How to Use

• Carry it in the inside hand, held against the rein, with the shaft lying across the thigh so the flick reaches just behind your leg.
• A schooling whip backs up the leg aid; it is applied behind the leg, not on the shoulder or the quarters.
• Change it over the withers when you change the rein rather than passing it in front of the horse's face.
• Wipe clean only. Do not soak the grip — water works in behind the crystals.
• Stand it upright in a whip stand or hang it. Left leaning in a corner, a fibreglass shaft takes a permanent bend.

Specification

• Flexible fibreglass shaft with a slim twisted grip; black grip twisted through with warm-toned crystals.
• 10cm flick. Polished branded end cap.
• Shaft length is not stated. Woof Wear build the Twisted Dressage Whip in 100cm, 110cm and 120cm, and this listing does not identify which.
• Woof Wear do not currently list a Black/Gold Twisted Dressage Whip, and the barcode on this listing, 5056598602688, does not match any code they publish. The colourway and the shaft length could not be verified against the manufacturer, so no material or dimension beyond the range specification is claimed here. Their nearest current colourway is Black/Rose Gold.
• Woof Wear reference WH0002. They make the Twisted Dressage Whip in Black/Rose Gold, Black/Silver, Cappuccino, Champagne, Navy/Rose Gold, Navy/Silver and Silver.

Care & Caution

• Check the shaft before every ride. A fibreglass shaft that has been trodden on or shut in a door can crack and then splinter under load.
• Crystals are set into the grip and can be knocked out if the whip is dropped on concrete or dragged along a wall.
• Woof Wear state no competition ruling for this whip. Maximum whip length is set by the rulebook and differs by discipline, level and whether you are warming up or competing, so check the current rules of the body you compete under before you take it into the arena.