Review on Yigao Rubber Horse Whip Crop - 35 Inch Riding Crop for Equestrian Use by Ryan Marx

My partner and I were looking forward to this. When this happened and we opened it how disappointed we were. Whoever sent it put it in a little box first. So now it's not straight, it's curved like a pretzel. We're hanging out in the garage hoping that a little heat and gravity will fix it. The next thing is that there is a very noticeable stitching along the entire length on both sides. I know it's from the manufacturer, but one would hope it would be cleaned up - for the sake of quality. If it straightens up, I'll have to use a razor blade to clean it myself. grrr. And finally: is it really rubber? Or is it plastic? It's hard and tough like plastic, not like rubber at all. It's pliable and somewhat flexible, but if it were real rubber it wouldn't flex like it did in the box. We have another rubber whip that is actually rubber and doesn't feel like this one at all. Overall very disappointed.