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- čas přidán 2. 03. 2010
- water walker - system voncini by horse wellness and kraft horse walker (www.kraft-horsewalker.com); here round walker with tread pool in Italy; we manufacture round or oval structures with customized and tailor-made dimensions and options for our clients
To everyone saying this is mean, this is not mean. They are walking not being forced to go 1000 miles per hour. I think that they enjoyed it.
It's good for there muscles aswell
This is meant for rehabilitation and therapy of injured horses or as an alternative training method. Not dissimilar to pool therapy for humans. This is not cruel, the horses are not confused. The chestnut is obviously a first timer and tries to turn around but is corrected by the back gate being in his way and turns around. This is all very gentle and easy. Water reduces stress on the joints and provides resistance to forward momentum, helping to rebuild strength. I don't know whether this pool is heated or not, but I would imagine it would be best to have some kind of temperature gauge to prevent the water becoming too hot or cold. Cold is not necessarily bad, horses can generate a lot of heat over their bodies as they exercise and cooler water would help prevent overheating, but body heat is lost to water faster than to air, so too cold would not be good. I imagine that some type of thermostat to keep the water around fifty degrees Fahrenheit would be optimal. Heat and cold both have their places in therapy. It all depends on the type of injury and what stage of healing they are in.
aj gensel I really hope they eventually turn the horse around and work in the other direction! And also, I'm just going by racehorses, but don't they usually swim instead of just walking through water?
Zoe Dalton
You make a valid point, I'm not sure if this model can be reversed so that horses don't develop muscle mass unevenly. It would be one of my questions to the manufacturer before I installed one. It probably wouldn't be that big a problem, given the low speeds and width of the walking pattern. Still it is probably why the true treadmill style aqua walkers are more popular since a straight treadmill reduces the chance of lop sided muscle gain. During rehabilitation, if possible, a combination of swimming and this can be best. Swimming offers no stress to the joint while building muscle mass but is extremely tiring for horses and requires multiple handlers to ensure safety since the pool must be deep by necessity. An aquatic treadmill, be it the type shown above or a true treadmill, offers a low impact, thus low stress on joints while creating resistance that builds muscle faster than normal exercise on land. It also requires a single operator, once the horse is accustomed to it, rather than many, since the horses can contact the bottom of the pool so there a very minimal risk of drowning. Space and money considerations are the main factors in whether a rehab center has one or both types. A pool for swimming requires a lot of room, and costs well in excess of your average backyard pool. Aquatic treadmills take up much less space but require more maintenance due to all their moving parts. Both types require water heaters, powerful filters and specific chemicals for keeping the water clean.
aj gensel Destra and sinistra mean left and right in italian- the pool can go both ways
Ginger Robson
Good to know, thanks, Ginger.
eso esta muy bien para los caballos para cojer musculos.
This is smart, totally something I would invest in if I had my own facility.
If they were being forced I'm pretty sure they be rearing and trying to get out
this is a amazing idea it helps there muscles I wish I had the money to by my 2 little ponies one of these 😍😍
Where I ride, we have a walk machine like this on land. And its not mean, its very good training for horses who can't be used for riding, and if the horse gets uncomfortable, we take them of. So its not mean for those who thinks it is ;)
lol my mare would die to have one of those! she swims in our dugout all summer just keeps going in and out lol
Omg so relaxful! Would defently have this in summer with my horses when I get little bigger! The horses are very glad to swim in the horse walker, so cute
its a form of excercises for horses. Swimming horses is really good for them as it doesnt put any stress on their joints.
That's actually a very god idea for excercising your horses! I've heard of the swimming pools before, where they swim in circles for a workout, but I really like this idea!
my old was slightly arthritic so we use to take him to a local one of these, but being the clumsy ex-racehorse he was, he tripped up and he was just in front of the back partition that when he came back up he was with a 17hh horse that was very welcoming to him!
My mare would love it if we had one of these.She loves the water,can't say she wouldn't try to roll though.
We have two big ice machines and lower the water to just above the knees then let the ice water keep the tendons nice and strong.
The horses look forward to their water time.
Hopefully by next year we will be installing a second deeper pool to swim the Athletes.
Funny, you never hear these idiots say “that Labrador shouldn’t be forced to fetch that ball” well I had a lab break a leg chasing a ball. PETA never came to check on my dog.
I spent a great deal of money to get my horses to the track and home safe and sound. It’s what they LOVE to do. Just like the lab that chases a ball, and by the way, she is now old fat and happy but still loves her ball.
I am a retired Swimmer for the USCG and I can tell you, WATER RULES.
That is a really good exercise and all but what if the horse poops in the water LOL :(
The music for this is just so. . . . 👌
Does anyone here know basic animal body language? This horse is CLEARLY enjoying it. it's not cruel, it's actually very humane. If this horse was horrified, it would be trying to get out, and would refuse to even get in.
This builds up muscle. It's like trying to walk through a swimming pool it's so hard!! This is better than a horse swimming because horses are not swimming animals. Especially these horses as they are bred to race not swim
omg this is like the cutest thing ive ever seen!!!
Look at this horse it's not kicking not backing horse loves this
The horse locks happy
aww the horse is so cutee
This is so cool!!
Lol the chestnut horse is like waiiit wtf wtf wtf!
it looked like the horses was enjoying it since their ears are pricked and looking around
wow, now that's a good thing to have!
The chestnut horse showed the safety cut out..when the machine detects resistance, the gates stop.
no...not really, it is not 'sad' its research they take the utmost precautions and care when doing both these things
My horse would lay down lol, she loves water!
My horses would love this and some how I got five horses that love water but its to cold where I live the water would end up being ice
that looks like fun to me
altho i wish i could say the same for the horses
my horse is terrified of puddles, streams, etc.
So... How do you get them out again? I get you stop the mill and remove the thing blocking the exit, but do you just count on the horse to walk up to you to reattach the lead or something? Mine would probably just have bolted off on one of the sides (when I'd be standing at the end) or towards the end (if I'd be on the side) jolly as ever and have me run half a marathon to get to him. -lol- Does this also come in shetland?
that is so cool!!!
what does this do to help the horses?? just wondering. it looks like fun though :)
I love how if a horse gets too close to the fence on the oncoming side (aka they try and turn around) it stops so that the horse isn't injured, though if your horse is willing to lay in water to get to his rival i would recommend not putting them in the walker at the same time XD
They have to push extra hard as water is a bit difficult to walk through. Its a muscle building work out
this is so cute! :)
this looks friendly :)
It is quite friendly especially to the horses
Builds up muscle
this is AMAZING i want 1 !!!! lolz xx nice vid :D
i could only imagine how much one of them costs!
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Oh, cool thanks for answering
omg they have those where i live except NO WATER
dobry pomysł
ride with your horse to a Lake, and you have more fun. For you and your horse...
They might not live near one, or be able to get to one...
Then make your own if you have money for this you also have money for something like that ☝ sorry for my bad english
I'm sorry but these are sport horses, my gelding loves the water and is thrilled to use water walkers. He hates going out to lakes and ponds, some horses are bred for performance and sport, not just trail.
+Samtpfote what? Build a lake? Are you kidding me? Or build one of these? These are professionally made, if you attempt it yourself, it's would be a lot of hard work and stress, you could also really screw it up and make unsafe. Why are you so against this? Many horses love it and hydrotherapy can be brilliant for sport horses, or those recovering from an injury
Red rider, a new lake was re-built built on Purdown, near Bristol. [the original one was filled in to make a nasty motorway.It took many months, cost many hundreds of thousands of pounds..we used to 'play' in the excavated pit that became the lake, huge fossil ammonites were in the footings of the lake, too huge to move..the lake is now well established, and not really suitable for horses, as it has a fence all around it..
A favourite racehorse of the old landowners is buried in the woods there, from 1700's and the Duchess fell from her horse and died during a thunderstorm..she was commemorated by an obelisk.. To suggest that the average person should 'build a lake' is insane...you need land that is spring fed too. :)
I want one
Jake Taylor me to
How much does it cost?
whoa who has the money bags...
Lindo de cavalo
@SuperBarrelracer1234 you now you can make your own if i could flim and i do a barn tour i have this homemade.
so coo
This is hardly realistic. Where are the horses sticking their heads in the water up to their ears and splashing!? Or blowing bubbles? Or lying down and rolling? Or is that just my horse that does that?
what is this for ?
the chesnut at 2:26 is like what the heck
LOL that is a really good ex resize but whT if then
No pissing in the pool horses.
I'm not trying to be stupid but what does it do?
It helps their strength and muscles
cuty
They aren't swimming though, they are walking. As most of their body is still above water, they weight still rests on their legs. I wonder how this is good for them.
you are right they wouldn't be swimming. its a resistance muscle training. you have tried to walk in a pool yeh? it's much harder and it's the same idea. also they will spend much less time in here at any one time than they would in an ordinary walker, in case you were worried about them getting tired out. Ive seen ones with a variable water level so you can increase or decrease the resistance. :)
Wouldn't work. When all the horses I have leased go in water, they all just start rolling and hoofing at the water and soaking me. It's pretty funny
*_Splashy Splashy_*
cute
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Can someone please tell me this song name LMAO
You've obviously never met a horse that lost their shit if you tried making them walk through a puddle, have you?
you would have to be really vigilant with one of these cause the horse could trip or something
Nor these or horse treadmills are cruel.
That's some expensive shit!
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flapjack200011; it exersizes them
Is the water cold, if it is then that is not nice, when horses walk in water there pace slows down, if the horse doesn't like water the. Don't push it for goodness sake
Their pace slows because the water provides more resistance. It's the same thing as a human entering a pool. You have to exert more energy to walk the same speed in water as you would outside of it. It's great exercise and wonderful rehabilitation for injuries because it is low impact on joints. Also horses are less sensitive to temperature changes than humans are. Pus there's nothing wrong with cool water on a hot day. I highly doubt they would put horses in there if the water weren't heated and it were 20* outside...
Have you ever tried to walk or run on water? You'd find it difficult to wade through the water, it's resistance would slow you down and you have to pole through it. That's why their pace slows down,
hrfè
This looks kinda mean to the horse but the worst is horse treadmills :P its sad
1) The horse is clearly freaked out lol. 2) I could see that horses ribs too skinny.
Not freaked out, but curious. Could also be because of a guy pointing a camera at him. The ribs are because of the race. Those kind of devices aren't bought by people who ride just for fun, far too expensive. Those horses were most likely thoroughbreds so that's just how they're build physically.
just because you can see the ribs doesnt mean its too skinny. it depends on the breed
also, if the horse was freaking out it would have been a lot worse than that. this horse was just looking around, seeing what it was. a freaking out horse probably would have been thrashing about and trying to buck and rear even though it camt
Wrong and wrong lol
Horse doesn't look freaked out to me. Not in the slightest. It's looking around and working it all out but it's not frightened.
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