Not sure if I want to watch Inside Nature's Giants, tomorrow evening, Racehorses

[Gucci_b]

The team explore how the racehorse has been biologically engineered for speed, revealing the spring system that propels it to 45mph, its super-sized organs and its built-in turbo-booster.. going to be gorry
Who might watch !!! Channel 4 at 8 p.m

 

[Jesstickle]

I've watched all the others so I guess I will. Although it isn't as interesting as a whale to be honest. Not to me anyway. It hardly has amazing evolutionary traits in the way a giraffe or something does.

 

[Megibo]

I'm going to watch, and take notes!! lol

Sounds interesting, and at some point could come in handy for my college course.

 

[Jesstickle]

Also, is a racehorse really one of nature's giants. It isn't giant and it isn't natural. That's cheating surely?!

 

[Sheep]

Would love to watch it- alas I am in the wrong country.

 

[Dancing Queen]

dont think so - in my job i am used to dissection, but after having lost one of my babies recently and needing the post mortem - i think it will be quite distressing on a personal level x

 

[Zuzan]

For those out of the country it is available online (or will be after tomorrow.. previous ones are avail now) http://www.channel4.com/programmes/inside-natures-giants/episode-guide would highly reccomend the elephant one in particular.. tho all are great.

I'm recording the one tomorrow. As a hoof geek will be really really interested to see if they disect / examine the hoof ..

I hope they do rhino as same evolutionary branch as equids.

 

[Enfys]

Bum Not available online in my area (North America) Harrumph, not impressed

 

[Hedgewitch13]

I shall be watching it - the whole series has been brilliant.

 

[amandap]

A truly fab person is putting it on disc for me as I can't get channel 4.

 

[Sheep]

For those out of the country it is available online (or will be after tomorrow.. previous ones are avail now) http://www.channel4.com/programmes/inside-natures-giants/episode-guide would highly reccomend the elephant one in particular.. tho all are great.

I'm recording the one tomorrow. As a hoof geek will be really really interested to see if they disect / examine the hoof ..

I hope they do rhino as same evolutionary branch as equids.

Unfortunately it only works online if you are in the UK! Sneaky beggars.

 

[amandap]

For those out of the country it is available online (or will be after tomorrow.. previous ones are avail now) http://www.channel4.com/programmes/inside-natures-giants/episode-guide would highly reccomend the elephant one in particular.. tho all are great.

Yay! I can watch the other programs on this. No need to bother anyone for discs now.

 

[Aces_High]

I really think for all the horse owners in the UK who can watch this programme this evening or their computer at a later date, this will be hugely beneficial. I have been involved with several horse dissections and it's most probably taught me more about the make up of horses than anything else. They are the most amazing bits of kit - for want of a better word!!

I agree not being able to watch iPlayer etc outside of the UK is pants

 

[joeanne]

Enfys I can watch it on Iplayer and record it onto disc for you if you want to see it?
I'll watch it....when else are you likely to be able to have the anatomy of a horse shown to you in detail by someone who knows what is what, and more importantly what its for!
I think anyone with a horse ought to watch it!

 

[BonneMaman]

Oh wow yes! I saw the others and they were amazing!

I suppose "giants" could be translated into "greats" - they could be talking about their speed and how our modification to the species has made them faster?

 

[Hedwards]

I'm really looking forward to it, think its going to be really interesting - hoping they'll do a comparison to show the difference in the size of organs between a TB racehorse and that of a similar sized 'native' if you get my meaning.

I've really enjoyed the whole series, I did a degree in animal science and dissected many livestock animals, including horses so i dont think there will be much that will bother me (in fact one of the most interesting disecctions I did was a horses head, I had been dreading it, but was so interesting!)

 

[amandap]

Unfortunately it only works online if you are in the UK! Sneaky beggars.

Oh, this works for me, or it did before my last post. iplayer doesn't though. Bet I'll click on it now and it wont work.

Yes, perhaps licence fees should be Euro or even World wide.

Mta. Still works for me. I down loaded a program to block my ip address to watch iplayer, it worked but caused my pc (and non techno me) major grief so I uninstalled it.

 

[Sheep]

Oh, this works for me, or it did before my last post. iplayer doesn't though. Bet I'll click on it now and it wont work.

Yes, perhaps licence fees should be Euro or even World wide.

Mta. Still works for me. I down loaded a program to block my ip address to watch iplayer, it worked but caused my pc (and non techno me) major grief so I uninstalled it.

Only works for me up until the moment of clicking play- boo.

I do have a thing for changing my IP but it isn't working- double boo- maybe someone will upload to youtube. Or I'll get my bf to figure it out for me, he's good with technology!

 

[madlady]

I'm really looking forward to this. I'm hoping as well that they make comparisons to non TB's, I would be very very interested in the differences.

 

[Mlini]

I am planning on watching this!

I did an Equine Science module at college where we disected various parts and found it very interesting! It helps to know what's inside aswell! I own an ex-racer so am interested in the differences between TB's and other breeds (I'm sure this will be included).

 

[Gucci_b]

Am also going to watch this now....

 

[xTrooperx]

i have watched all the other so far, and if anything by watching this one i hope to gain a better understanding of my beastie

 

[Carolina24]

Well ... what did everyone who watched it think? personally I found it very educational and because the animals used in these programmes have been euthanased or died in natural causes it doesn't make it quite so horrific. It was very educational and has given me a new found respect for my Boy and how his body works. Never knew a horses lungs we're practically the full length of it's body! wow!

 

[misswitch2]

i recorded it and am looking forward to watching it later!

 

[Carolina24]

It is informative and not gory in anyway more medical and very good for helping you leanr more about your horses anatomy. hope you enjoy it!

 

[xTrooperx]

i will probably never gallop again without boots on after seeing the force that the tendon snapped

 

[Gucci_b]

Was a very good educational program of the horse. The size of a tb heart was very big, but i did wonder one thing.... why do riders feel the need to use a grackle nose band or other when x.countrying, galloping and jumping when the horse needs so much air in it's lungs.