summertoots
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Hi, can someone list me the advantages and disadvantages of horse walkers ????
Have never used one. Any help would be fab x
Have never used one. Any help would be fab x
horse walkers
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skye123
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advantages
can muck out while horse goes on it
can be used to warm up/cool down horse
gives horse excercise
disadvantages
got to be careful that the horse spends equal amount of time each way
expensive to set up and run
theres probably more but there the ones i can think of off the top of my head
can muck out while horse goes on it
can be used to warm up/cool down horse
gives horse excercise
disadvantages
got to be careful that the horse spends equal amount of time each way
expensive to set up and run
theres probably more but there the ones i can think of off the top of my head
summertoots
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Cheers for the info.
kerilli
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advantages - boring, self-contained work for horses with leg injuries etc which go nuts under saddle, and only need walking for a while.
hugely time-saving, can "work" 4 or more horses at a time, while mucking out etc. good for early fittening work.
can work a horse without weight on back (ditto lungeing tho obv)
disadvantages - the constant turning has now been proven to have a detrimental effect on legs, i believe.
danger, most of all - i have heard of some terrible injuries to horses on walkers. houdinis try to jump out, trying to crawl under the barriers, getting stuck, other horses walking over them etc etc.
hugely time-saving, can "work" 4 or more horses at a time, while mucking out etc. good for early fittening work.
can work a horse without weight on back (ditto lungeing tho obv)
disadvantages - the constant turning has now been proven to have a detrimental effect on legs, i believe.
danger, most of all - i have heard of some terrible injuries to horses on walkers. houdinis try to jump out, trying to crawl under the barriers, getting stuck, other horses walking over them etc etc.