Yep, that’s right, this is what security workers at Gatwick airport thought about my nice, red dressage whip, which weighs about 300 gr. But let’s take the story from the beginning. I set off from Nottingham to Gatwick at 13:00 GMT to fly home. After saying bye to everyone, my only thought was the five hours on the coach, four-hour flight, and two-hour road trip I had ahead of me. I arrived at the airport quite early (two hours or so before the flight) and went to the luggage drop-off, carrying my 60 cm. schooling whip and planning initially to take it to the cabin with me, as I had…