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Flogging Tired Horses: Who Wants Whipping And Who Would Walk Away If Whipping Horses Were Withheld?, Paul D. McGreevy, Mark D. Griffiths, Frank R. Ascione, Bethany Wilson 2018 University of Sydney

Flogging Tired Horses: Who Wants Whipping And Who Would Walk Away If Whipping Horses Were Withheld?, Paul D. Mcgreevy, Mark D. Griffiths, Frank R. Ascione, Bethany Wilson

Sport and Working Animal Welfare Collection

Recent studies have cast doubt on the effectiveness of whipping horses during races and this has led to questions concerning its continuing justification. Furthermore, it has been argued that whipping tired horses in racing is the most televised form of violence to animals. The present study used de-identified data from a recent independent Australian poll (n = 1,533) to characterise the 26% of respondents (113 females and 271 males) who support the whipping of racehorses and the 10% of racing enthusiasts in the sample (44 females and 63 males) who would stop watching races and betting on them if whipping …


Athletes’ Perceptions Of Positive Development Resulting From Canadian Intercollegiate Sport: A Content Analysis, Scott Rathwell, Bradley Young 2018 University of Lethbridge

Athletes’ Perceptions Of Positive Development Resulting From Canadian Intercollegiate Sport: A Content Analysis, Scott Rathwell, Bradley Young

The Qualitative Report

Governing bodies of university sport have adopted more holistic approaches to the development of their athletes (Canadian Interuniversity Sport, 2013; NCAA, 2015). To our knowledge, there has been little empirical effort made to describe and assess positive development in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) context. In this study, we qualitatively examined positive development outcomes associated with athletes’ participation in CIS sport programs. We conducted semi-structured open-ended interviews with 15 student-athletes (5 male, 10 female; Mage = 22, range = 17-26). To analyze the data, we performed a deductive content analysis (Hsieh & Shannon, 2005) using positive development categories found …


Ua12/2/1 The Hill In Review, WKU Student Affairs 2018 Western Kentucky University

Ua12/2/1 The Hill In Review, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter recapping the top stories of the week.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 31, WKU Student Affairs 2018 Western Kentucky University

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 31, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles

  • Deletter, Emily. Side of Fees – Aramark
  • Kast, Monica. As Enrollment Changes, Budgets Don’t Always Follow
  • Yaacoub, Sarah & Natasha Breu. Annual Chocolate Fest Raises Money for Hospice
  • Sparks, Lora. Two School Shootings Start Debate About Firearms
  • Eiler, Olivia. WKU Researches Potential Sleep Treatment for Autism
  • Dimeo, Chris. Raw: The Uncut, Uncooked Cookie Dough Experience
  • Vogler, Emily. Editorial Cartoon re: Fees
  • Fee Frenzy: Student Financial Burdens Expand Along with Facilities
  • Hormell, David. MTurk Program Reveals the Legal Grey Areas of Capitalism – Mechanical Turk
  • Hardin, …


Cedarville Vs. Lake Erie, Cedarville University 2018 Cedarville University

Cedarville Vs. Lake Erie, Cedarville University

Women's Basketball Programs

No abstract provided.


Cedarville Vs. Lake Erie, Cedarville University 2018 Cedarville University

Cedarville Vs. Lake Erie, Cedarville University

Men's Basketball Programs

No abstract provided.


Ronald "Pete" Reese, Pete Reese 2018 Cedarville University

Ronald "Pete" Reese, Pete Reese

Oral History Project

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Cedarville Vs. Ursuline, Cedarville University 2018 Cedarville University

Cedarville Vs. Ursuline, Cedarville University

Women's Basketball Programs

No abstract provided.


Ua12/2/1 The Hill In Review, WKU Student Affairs 2018 Western Kentucky University

Ua12/2/1 The Hill In Review, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter recapping the top stories of the week.


Ua12/2/1 The Hill In Review, WKU Student Affairs 2018 Western Kentucky University

Ua12/2/1 The Hill In Review, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter recapping the top stories of the week.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 30, WKU Student Affairs 2018 Western Kentucky University

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 30, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles

  • Kast, Monica. More Students Are Pursuing Degrees in Healthcare
  • Eiler, Olivia. Service Dog Awareness Program to Receive Grant
  • Crutchfield, Ambriehl. Freshman Runs Off-road Auto Parts Business – Robert Bowden
  • Deletter, Emily. White Squirrel Weather in Top 100 Twitter Accounts
  • Collins, Emma. Glasgow Native, Ambassador to Canada Visits WKU – Kelly Craft
  • Austin, Emma. A Journalist’s Journey in Argentina
  • Vogler, Emily. Editorial Cartoon re: Scoreboards
  • Scoreboard Scare – Diddle Arena Renovation
  • Coyle, Cameron. The 15:17 to Paris – Movie Review
  • Schweickart, Lydia. Along for the Ride …


Cedarville Vs. Ohio Dominican, Cedarville University 2018 Cedarville University

Cedarville Vs. Ohio Dominican, Cedarville University

Men's Basketball Programs

No abstract provided.


Cedarville Vs. Ohio Dominican, Cedarville University 2018 Cedarville University

Cedarville Vs. Ohio Dominican, Cedarville University

Women's Basketball Programs

No abstract provided.


Self Presentation Of Select Female Athletes On Instagram And Public Responses, Erin Ratelle 2018 The University of Western Ontario

Self Presentation Of Select Female Athletes On Instagram And Public Responses, Erin Ratelle

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

Social media sites vastly have changed the ways in which athletes can interact with their fans. Positioned within the area of feminist cultural studies, this thesis employs a mixed-methods approach to examine how 8 selected female athletes display their bodies on Instagram via posted photos; how the public responds to this content via photo comments; and how these interactive postings fit with wider socio-cultural and historical contexts of women’s bodies in sport and physical activity. Using Erving Goffman’s theory on self-presentation and Jurgen Habermas’ theory on the public sphere, I conceive Instagram as both stage and space for public deliberation. …


Ua80/1 Meeting Minutes, W Club 2018 Western Kentucky University

Ua80/1 Meeting Minutes, W Club

University Organizations

Meeting minutes for the February 8, 2018 meeting of the W Club Board of Directors.


Ua80/1 Meeting Agenda, W Club 2018 Western Kentucky University

Ua80/1 Meeting Agenda, W Club

University Organizations

Meeting agenda for the February 2018 meeting of the W Club Board of Directors


Ua12/2/1 The Hill In Review, WKU Student Affairs 2018 Western Kentucky University

Ua12/2/1 The Hill In Review, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter recapping the top stories of the week.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 29, WKU Student Affairs 2018 Western Kentucky University

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 29, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles

  • Eaton, Tyler. Hilltopper Athletic Foundation Annual Fund Gap of Over $5 Million
  • Deletter, Emily & Sarah Yaacoub. The Real Cost – Community Education
  • Collins, Emma. More Educators & Women Run for Office
  • Dimeo, Chris. Mental Health Support Groups Help Students
  • Harsh, Spencer. Start Your Day Off on the Right Track
  • Vogler, Emily. Editorial Cartoon re: Superb Owl
  • Murrer, Erick. Political Anomalies: Understanding the LGBTQ Right
  • Kast, Monica. Read These Books Instead of Going Outside
  • Walker, Silas. Crossfit for a Cause – Crossfitting 4 Cures
  • Chisenhall, …


Estimating The Economic Value Of Australian Stock Herding Dogs, E. R. Arnott, J. B. Early, C. M. Wade, P. D. McGreevy 2018 University of Sydney

Estimating The Economic Value Of Australian Stock Herding Dogs, E. R. Arnott, J. B. Early, C. M. Wade, P. D. Mcgreevy

Paul McGreevy, Ph.D.

This study aimed to estimate the value of the typical Australian herding dog in terms of predicted return on investment. This required an assessment of the costs associated with owning herding dogs and estimation of the work they typically perform. Data on a total of 4,027 dogs were acquired through The Farm Dog Survey which gathered information from 812 herding dog owners around Australia. The median cost involved in owning a herding dog was estimated to be a total of AU$7,763 over the period of its working life. The work performed by the dog throughout this time was estimated to …


Whip Use By Jockeys In A Sample Of Australian Thoroughbred Races—An Observational Study, Paul D. McGreevy, Robert A. Corken, Hannah Salvin, Celeste M. Black 2018 University of Sydney

Whip Use By Jockeys In A Sample Of Australian Thoroughbred Races—An Observational Study, Paul D. Mcgreevy, Robert A. Corken, Hannah Salvin, Celeste M. Black

Paul McGreevy, PhD

The use of whips by jockeys is an issue. The current study viewed opportunistic high-speed footage of 15 race finishes frame-by-frame to examine the outcomes of arm and wrist actions (n = 350) on 40 horses viewed from the left of the field. Any actions fully or partially obscured by infrastructure or other horses were removed from the database, leaving a total of 104 non-contact sweeps and 134 strikes. For all instances of arm actions that resulted in fully visible whip strikes behind the saddle (n = 109), the outcomes noted were area struck, percentage of unpadded section making contact, …


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