Horse On Treadmill

Equine exercise physiology lab @ MSU

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• equine
• horse
• treadmill

[Max1mum0R1d3]

That's quite surreal, seeing a horse gallop in one place. Normally you are lucky to see it for a few seconds. I think it is really facinating seeing a horse going at speed and being able to closely inspect it and ee exactly how it moves,what is being used, where pressure mostly is ect.

[SheIsIndestructible]

Hehehe. The horse is like... 'Why aren't you eating my dust?!'

[Horserider099]

@AJK323 but that never happenes there are dozens of people (as you can see in the video) watching and no one would let that happen

[Horserider099]

@NurseGatita this is not disgusting

people run on treadmills dont they? and its not 'disgusting' it tells people how well the horse is and how healthy and if he needs anything done to help him live more its a good thing for horses and its a very natural movement to them no is forcing them to do anything so they are happy and if the people knew there was something wrong they would immediatly stop so no this is defiantly not disgusting

[IRaceBarrels]

@ilovedixieandisis123 how? people run on treadmills all the time. The horse looks pretty happy to me.

[tarageno123]

@ponymadpolly which statement? most horses who are injured in this industry are terminated-that is put to death, they no longer are useful. they no longer can make money. that IS what this industry is about, money. admiration of the beauty of the horse or not, when its all said and done this is all about money. in the U.S. ALONE around 5,000 horses every year are euthanized. so no, treadmills do not play a large roll in rehabilitation of horses, in fact injured horses are lucky if they even live

[ilovedixieandisis123]

that is creul

[ponymadpolly]

@tarageno123 That statement you made is a bit awkward...if a horse damages tendons the treadmill can be used to rehabilitate, and also retrain tendon and ligament crimp structures. The horse has less strain on its body than it does on grass or sand because its a moving surface so the concussion is less so its actually good for training

[tarageno123]

@CosmoGirl410 because this horse's god given talent: its muscular legs and incredible stamina- is being abused, it is being watched for entertainment, or as you call it a 'diagnostic tool'. these people may be veterinary students and they may be using this as a study.. but that does not make it okay. there are many animal involving studies that are being performed for the purpose of drugs and medicine that are incredibly cruel.

[tarageno123]

@CosmoGirl410 i never said this was cruel, so PLEASE dont quote me on something i didnt say. this is not cruel. no, cruel would be an over statement- i agree. but what i dont agree with you on is this: there are two different kinds of animal abuse 1- where the victim is abused and the abuser is consciously aware of this fact; and 2- where the victim is abused and the abuser is unconsciously aware of this fact. either way, they are both animal abuse, and this i define as such. why?

[CosmoGirl410]

@tarageno123 You seriously think they are doing this ONLY for entertainment? They use the treadmill as a diagnostic tool! These are obviously trained professionals and students of a vet school! It's not like this horse does this for hours on end! Most likely only minutes at a time! PLEASE stop making yourself look like an idiot and at least do some research before you start accusing these people of forcing this animal to do something so "cruel"

[NurseGatita]

Disgusting.