Any thought of banning spurs as a part of a jockey’s gear is quite unnecessary and nothing more than a restriction of trade.

A restrictive on the use of whips was long overdue; no one likes to see horses flogged, particularly as they have little or no chance of winning that is where the cruelty issues should be directed to, it does little to uphold the image of what racing is all about.

Leave the spurs alone they are doing no harm, there are more other issues in need of attention and spurs are not one of them.

Jockeys can do little harm to horses with the use of spurs, the only any time they are affective is at the barrier to help straighten a horse if it tends to be a bit wayward.

While jockeys ride so short these days their kicking power is restricted and with the larger saddle cloths in use, there is not much damage that can be done.

Times have changed and so has racing, however, there is no reason to bans spurs just for the sake of change.