Author Archives: Andrew

I’d like to feature some more videos here. Let’s start with this great portrait of Adam Winrich If you have favorite whip videos, please leave a comment with the URL.

Vince Bruce, who died on September 24th this year, was one of the greatest whip and lariat artists of his generation. I saw him once performing at the Grand National Rodeo at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. Before his … Continue reading →

I’m sometimes asked what is a good whip for a kid to learn with. First of all, it’s really important that kids wear eye protection when learning how to crack a whip. Read the rest of the safety guidelines as … Continue reading →

I was cracking whips with a friend when two mounted police stopped to chat. We talked about sport whip cracking, but when I gave a demonstration crack one of the horses became nervous. I apologized, but the officer told me … Continue reading →

Check out our new Books Page. Thanks to Robert Dante for the suggestion.

If you know of a good bullwhip related link I don’t have on the list at the right or on the vendor list, leave a comment here and I’ll add it.

Sorry for the crass commercialism, but it would be nice if the annual royalty check from my publisher were enough to buy a new whip instead of a new fall 🙂 If you found the information here useful there is … Continue reading →

I hope you like the new design, which is a little less 1990s. Since I am now using WordPress, you have a chance to comment on every part of the blog. Please do, especially if you see something that you … Continue reading →