Posted by Bret4207 on February 02, 2014 at 05:50:16 from (64.19.90.196):
In Reply to: Horse power posted by Chris Jones on February 01, 2014 at 14:24:01:
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As was said, boron or carbide on the shoes or caulks. Think about this though- what are your chances of slipping and falling down on the ice if you were on your hands and knees? Yeah. horses, cattle, sheep, dogs, deer, etc all fall down, but not as often as people. 4 points of contact vs 2.
Until you've been around draft horses it's probably hard to believe how much they can pull and how easy they can do it. An experienced team isn't going to hurt itself unless some human gets stupid for the most part. If you think, keep the anger and testosterone down and work WITH the horses you simply won't have a vet bill of any kind. They get sore just like we do when we over do it and a little rest and good warm up generally fix things.
I could go on for hours about this. Suffice it to say that until you've used them it's pretty hard to grasp what a decent horse or team can do, all on cheap feed and pasture and come back day after day, year after year to do it. It's just a different mindset and horses aren't for everyone.
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