Trotting on the road

Running on the roads is not good for humans (huge increase in knee replacements in younger people due to the popularity of running) it's no different for horses. If running on the roads is no good for us, then running on the roads is no good for the horses either - I cringe when I hear a horse and trap hammering down the road. :(
 
Zipzop said:
Running on the roads is not good for humans (huge increase in knee replacements in younger people due to the popularity of running) it's no different for horses. If running on the roads is no good for us, then running on the roads is no good for the horses either - I cringe when I hear a horse and trap hammering down the road. :(
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Totally different anatomy!
 
Zipzop said:
It's not a question of anatomy. They still have the same structures inside the leg as humans and the potential for the same problems
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No not quite - they are trotting on the equivalent of our arms, into a shoulder that is hung in muscle - with no collar bone to make the structure rigid. The equivalent of our leg is the hind leg and the are running on a toe, not a foot like us. With the hock joint also absorbing impact. They have four limbs to spread the load over - we have but two bearing all the weigh of our bodies.
 
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