Thoroughbred on Treadmill at UC Davis Equine Athletic Performance Lab (Gallop & Sprint)

UC Davis Picnic Day 2010 (April 17th).
This was a demonstration for visitors to see the gaits of a horse very close up. The treadmill's top speed is 38mph. This horse was put to his top speed for a few seconds at minute 2:00 in the video.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• thoroughbred
• horse
• treadmill
• gallop
• sprint
• running
• ucd

[softballbabiii14]

@DiamondNotch There is a safety harness attached to the surcingle around his girth. If he tripped, the harness would not only catch him and pull him back up, but it would also release the emergency brake on the treadmill and quickly slow the machine to a stop.

[SammyStar93]

TIERQUÄLEREI!



[TheBeliebers1]

also für irgendwelche medizinischen Dinge, um herauszufinden was dem Pferd fehlt finde ich das ja noch okay, aber ansonsten ist das doch echt Tierquälerei! Das Pferd hat doch die ganze Zeit Panik und rennt nicht zum Spaß!

[secretariat888]

@BunnyBabyee jockeys hold their horses back in the race until the very end. this horse is used to it

[secretariat888]

@judi9423 thoroughbred racehorses are naturally built this way. They are in top shape so they can run heir fastest.

[Nizingur]

@softballbabiii14 That is an awesome safety feature.

[BunnyBabyee]

@BunnyBabyee But I did forget to mention that he needs his head, Which he isn't getting for a throughbred!!!

[BunnyBabyee]

Now. That's the proper gear to be wearing on a horse. Horse cannot fall, slip, slide.. Not even trip.

But they do have him running for a long time. 3 minutes??.. Average. But test results will come negative if his hearts racing, sweating &all.

[PerlaLaGadeon90]

@SammyStar93 Ist es nicht. Die Pferde werden tage-, teilweise wochenlang an das Laufband gewöhnt, Schritt für Schritt, bis sie sich sicher darauf fühlen. Schau dir das Pferd an, es sieht nicht sonderlich gestresst aus. Passieren kann dem Pferd dabei auch nichts, es hängt mit dem Bauchgurt an einer stabilen Vorrichtung, die das Tier, falls es mal stolpert, einerseits auffängt und so einen Sturz verhindert, und gleichzeitig die Notbremse für das Laufband auslöst.

[judi9423]

Im not making an ignorant assumption, but am thinking that this horse is a little under weight and has no top line at all.

[clearcrystalblues]

@Nitrostreak i agree with you 100% people need to read up on facts rather than making assumptions..

[NurseGatita]

For Picnic Day? Disgusting.