I've watched the video several times, the horse has room to back up if he wants the rope slacker. The horse is very calm and I believe he is calling to other horses as he is at an environment away from home. If he was in distress that little cart would not be able to contain him!
My special needs son loves horses 🐎🐴 and horse powered machines like that one he finds them very interesting and thinks it would be cool 😎 if a donkey or reindeer was powering it!
In case anyone is interested in what is going on inside the unit - a wheel with a bunch of hammers whacks the grain stocks as they go through the machine. This knocks the grain off which falls through a moving sifting screen to below, while the shocks now grainless, move out the back as straw.
The horse is not scared at all, he is calling some other horses around. The job on the treadmill is as little as nothing for a horse able to walk for 60 km a day without problems.
Cool thing is, the horse ain't really workin. With the slight incline, his weight's doin' all the work. I'm always amazed at how fast these contraptions move with such little energy exerted. And did y'all see how he pawed at the slats before the guys started the belt? This fella likes this job! And he's up where he can see everything, smell everything. I wonder if this would be a safe job for an old work horse that still has the drive to work, but doesn't have the back for bearing weight. So long as his feet and legs are sound, of course. Animals are like people in the respect that they want a purpose in life, a job, something to do, and once they find it, they really hate retiring. There's nothing sadder in the world in my eyes than seein' a horse all by himself in a pasture with nothin' to do but eat and sleep. And folks wonder why he's mean, even when he's treated like a prince. I think folks forget that animal abuse doesn't always mean someone's beating or starving an animal. It also means denying their born drive to work alongside us as partners and friends. Sorry for the long post.
I see some comments where people say this is "cruel" somehow. Folks, if the horse wasn't working he'd be in a dog food can some place. We can't afford to have 100 million horses standing around getting fat while kids starve. So we use them and get work out of them and take care of them. It's symbiotic relationship. Trust me, I work a lot harder than my horses.
I've heard about these things, but never seen one run...I've heard the (oldtimers) talk about them... Yes, they worked the heck out of the horses... but then in old days they used work horses that were used to it and they were spelled off.... if done properley, it wasn't to bad on the horse... but they also said that the Tractor was a God send to a lot of horses!!!
i always thought it would be cool to do that with a wagon, that way you could run a gear box and have different speeds, only if i lived during the westward expansion...lol
That's right, going for a sedate walk up a hill is obviously too much for this horse...seriously, this horse is young, has done this before and thinks its the greatest thing ever. Notice the completely happy expression on his face, the way he is lowering his head, blowing and nuzzling people in front of him. Don't know why you're all complaining, before they trained animals to do this it was the children, why do you think people had so many of them way back when.
What people had way back then is totally irrelevant. I won´t say it will hurt the horse, especially because this is just a demonstration but saying it´s ok and for the horse it´s the greatest thing ever is nonsense. It doesn´t have a choice. Can´t stop, has to keep walking ´uphill´.
Saartje05 Really? You've never seen a horse break a halter and go flying backward? I knew a horse that seemed to do it for fun. If you can't see the happiness and willingness in this horses body language then maybe you should pay closer attention. A thousand pound plus horse doesn't do what it doesn't want to do, it obviously loves and respects its people and shows no aversion whatsoever to the task set before him. "Can't stop, has to keep walking 'uphill'" Gosh, how awful for the ancestor of an animal that evolved to move constantly to walk.
aj gensel The fact the horse was evolved to move constantly out of free will doesn´t mean it likes to move because it HAS to... Many horses do what they don´t want to do btw, or do you really believe those poor horses in many countries work themselves to death for the fun of it? With open wounds and all?
Saartje05 Please point out to me the third world country in this video, the open wounds on this horse or where it shows the animal being worked to death? This is a country fair, the horse is OBVIOUSLY happy, uninjured, not lame and is being monitored closely by numerous people. Grow up, domesticated animals exist to fill a purpose, a sedate walk uphill is a lot easier than struggling to survive in the wild. Just because you see videos or hear about horses being abused doesn't mean that all horses are abused.
aj gensel READ. You claimed a horse doesn´t do what it doesn´t want to do. Then you obviously have never seen the abused horses in third world countries that are being worked to death. They don´t do that because they like it. You said A horse, not just this horse.
You defenitly have a "horse" fixation, 2/3 of the video is on the horse only. I wish you had filmed more of the grain separator and the separated grains (end product).
Have people not heard of collection? When I collect my horse up, her neck is level with her back and going up hill it goes lower, much like what this horse here is doing. It will not shorten the horse's life.
I guess it was ok to put a hoarse behind a plow that was 5 times harder to pull, all the hoarse was doing was walking. The hoarse's wait on the incline did the work.
@Cyclist051 Judging from the body language, particularly at the beginning, as well as the whinnying throughout, it is not the treadmill that is upsetting the horse. This looks like it was filmed at a demonstration / fair away from the farm. The horse is unfamiliar with the surroundings (but not the equipment), and he/she probably also has some other equine friends on the fairgrounds (like back at the trailer) that he/she is "talking" to.
Thanks for the upload. This is a great idea. It would have been nice to see any training necessary before the horse was used to doing this though? Take care. mrbluenun
he was saying feeeeeeeeed meeeee! lol. how long can a horse do that before they get annoyed or tired or sore or even bored? at least the pace is slow so the horse is like okay now what? lol. pretty horse by the way. rose
yes and the poor horse didn't want to be up there in the first place - he could sense he was going to be used for something, people could you not hear him. look at his eyes too.
Check the video I posted on a ten horse sweep, also at Pioneer Power. It is under railnwings. These are operated annualy at their show near Le Sueur, MN
never seen anything like this before i thinks its pretty neat and my horse needs a treadmill too... lazy sob lol but i dont see where this is mean at all
@misntroya Lol, there are horses who are smarter than mules an donkeys as well. Nonetheless, the intelligence doesn't have anything to do with the breed/species. There are animals smarter than their own kind and other ones, just like there are humans smarter than other ones etc. =)
well maybe you could tie the rope in front of the machine, so the horse can hold her head out instead of in. what do I know? Ive never worked with one of these. lol
I am trying to put a price on Two Power Sweeps, for 8 live horses, they are 100 to 1 Ratio, One is on a saw mill that was used for cutting square set timber for mining about 1890 the other is on a small iron wheeled wagon for transporting it, I can send pictures, I would appreciate any help. Thanks Ray 2083753823
Can anyone help please? I have a physical memory problem with me not the computer! I am on YT and want to move a video image to be the 'avatar' for that playlist. ANY HELP WOULD BE MOST WELCOME. mrbluenun
You're clueless because this is not abuse. I can show you abuse. I think people who don't have a clue about what they comment on and then start name calling are the true idiots.
+Paul D how do you think you go from grain in the field to oatmeal in a box? this is how grain was prepared after cutting. then the chaff has to be removed. another way was to beat it with flails or walk the horses/oxen over it... this way is much more sanitary. Commercially its done with big motor driven machines
You speck to fast for your brain to catch up. tread mils have been used for years. it's the predecessor for the electric tread mill you walk on. now take a drive shave and power your computer with it then you will not complain.
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I've watched the video several times, the horse has room to back up if he wants the rope slacker. The horse is very calm and I believe he is calling to other horses as he is at an environment away from home. If he was in distress that little cart would not be able to contain him!
My special needs son loves horses 🐎🐴 and horse powered machines like that one he finds them very interesting and thinks it would be cool 😎 if a donkey or reindeer was powering it!
In case anyone is interested in what is going on inside the unit - a wheel with a bunch of hammers whacks the grain stocks as they go through the machine. This knocks the grain off which falls through a moving sifting screen to below, while the shocks now grainless, move out the back as straw.
The horse is not scared at all, he is calling some other horses around.
The job on the treadmill is as little as nothing for a horse able to walk for 60 km a day without problems.
Cool thing is, the horse ain't really workin. With the slight incline, his weight's doin' all the work. I'm always amazed at how fast these contraptions move with such little energy exerted. And did y'all see how he pawed at the slats before the guys started the belt? This fella likes this job! And he's up where he can see everything, smell everything. I wonder if this would be a safe job for an old work horse that still has the drive to work, but doesn't have the back for bearing weight. So long as his feet and legs are sound, of course. Animals are like people in the respect that they want a purpose in life, a job, something to do, and once they find it, they really hate retiring. There's nothing sadder in the world in my eyes than seein' a horse all by himself in a pasture with nothin' to do but eat and sleep. And folks wonder why he's mean, even when he's treated like a prince. I think folks forget that animal abuse doesn't always mean someone's beating or starving an animal. It also means denying their born drive to work alongside us as partners and friends. Sorry for the long post.
the fat man with braces can evenly do hahahahah
HUMAN WEIGHT & STRENGTH has NO MATCH with the THOROUGH Breed horses....
desene
I see some comments where people say this is "cruel" somehow. Folks, if the horse wasn't working he'd be in a dog food can some place. We can't afford to have 100 million horses standing around getting fat while kids starve. So we use them and get work out of them and take care of them. It's symbiotic relationship. Trust me, I work a lot harder than my horses.
I've heard about these things, but never seen one run...I've heard the (oldtimers) talk about them... Yes, they worked the heck out of the horses... but then in old days they used work horses that were used to it and they were spelled off.... if done properley, it wasn't to bad on the horse... but they also said that the Tractor was a God send to a lot of horses!!!
This is neat, but there are soooo many things that could have gone wrong here.
Such a machine for our cats and dogs, and we make them produce electricity. They have their training and we heat the house.
i always thought it would be cool to do that with a wagon, that way you could run a gear box and have different speeds, only if i lived during the westward expansion...lol
That's right, going for a sedate walk up a hill is obviously too much for this horse...seriously, this horse is young, has done this before and thinks its the greatest thing ever. Notice the completely happy expression on his face, the way he is lowering his head, blowing and nuzzling people in front of him. Don't know why you're all complaining, before they trained animals to do this it was the children, why do you think people had so many of them way back when.
What people had way back then is totally irrelevant. I won´t say it will hurt the horse, especially because this is just a demonstration but saying it´s ok and for the horse it´s the greatest thing ever is nonsense. It doesn´t have a choice. Can´t stop, has to keep walking ´uphill´.
Saartje05 Really? You've never seen a horse break a halter and go flying backward? I knew a horse that seemed to do it for fun. If you can't see the happiness and willingness in this horses body language then maybe you should pay closer attention. A thousand pound plus horse doesn't do what it doesn't want to do, it obviously loves and respects its people and shows no aversion whatsoever to the task set before him. "Can't stop, has to keep walking 'uphill'" Gosh, how awful for the ancestor of an animal that evolved to move constantly to walk.
aj gensel The fact the horse was evolved to move constantly out of free will doesn´t mean it likes to move because it HAS to... Many horses do what they don´t want to do btw, or do you really believe those poor horses in many countries work themselves to death for the fun of it? With open wounds and all?
Saartje05
Please point out to me the third world country in this video, the open wounds on this horse or where it shows the animal being worked to death? This is a country fair, the horse is OBVIOUSLY happy, uninjured, not lame and is being monitored closely by numerous people. Grow up, domesticated animals exist to fill a purpose, a sedate walk uphill is a lot easier than struggling to survive in the wild. Just because you see videos or hear about horses being abused doesn't mean that all horses are abused.
aj gensel READ. You claimed a horse doesn´t do what it doesn´t want to do. Then you obviously have never seen the abused horses in third world countries that are being worked to death. They don´t do that because they like it. You said A horse, not just this horse.
It sure is neat.
So SMART.... it really WORKS ..... but HORSE is MORE EXPENSIVE than a 12 Hp Diesel engine nowadays.....
You defenitly have a "horse" fixation, 2/3 of the video is on the horse only. I wish you had filmed more of the grain separator and the separated grains (end product).
+Kiff 4free I agree
The horse walks no more than 15 minutes, at most. If you look carefully, you can see that he is smiling.
Have people not heard of collection? When I collect my horse up, her neck is level with her back and going up hill it goes lower, much like what this horse here is doing. It will not shorten the horse's life.
I guess it was ok to put a hoarse behind a plow that was 5 times harder to pull, all the hoarse was doing was walking. The hoarse's wait on the incline did the work.
@Cyclist051 Judging from the body language, particularly at the beginning, as well as the whinnying throughout, it is not the treadmill that is upsetting the horse. This looks like it was filmed at a demonstration / fair away from the farm. The horse is unfamiliar with the surroundings (but not the equipment), and he/she probably also has some other equine friends on the fairgrounds (like back at the trailer) that he/she is "talking" to.
Thanks for the upload. This is a great idea. It would have been nice to see any training necessary before the horse was used to doing this though?
Take care.
mrbluenun
Looks like a standardbred :)
neck rope is the right lenght, the horse has to put his head "low" to better push with back legs when the way goes "up"
Recently seen a version of this marketed for human use as fitness equipment.
he was saying feeeeeeeeed meeeee! lol. how long can a horse do that before they get annoyed or tired or sore or even bored? at least the pace is slow so the horse is like okay now what? lol.
pretty horse by the way.
rose
Are you enjoying yourself horse? "Nnnnnnaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!"
Talk about old school.
Horse (evey so often): "This is cool!"
As it happened, he got to work for his food.
Some would call that normal.
yes and the poor horse didn't want to be up there in the first place - he could sense he was going to be used for something, people could you not hear him. look at his eyes too.
Check the video I posted on a ten horse sweep, also at Pioneer Power. It is under
railnwings.
These are operated annualy at their show near Le Sueur, MN
where can i order this machine?
Das sah ich noch nie ..., aber was denkt das Pferd?
So this would be equal to about, what, maybe a 1 horsepower motor?
now THAT is cool.
How are they doing for stop the machine ???? :/
A ONE (1) horsepower machinery?
I thought threademill was 21st century invention. I think it's way ancient technology!
I need that design of horse treadmill ,,,, anyone have that? Lemme know I'll be highly appreciate
besides, treadmills are used commonly to train horses....
I'd rate that at about one horsepower
Couple of hours, if the pace isn't too high.
More if they had provided some shade and water for it.
beasts
Duke, Whoa
I need something like that, my ponies are getting too fat in the pasture.
@gondon331 Thats right. And while you're family was starving ours would have been eating thanks to our horses................................
never seen anything like this before i thinks its pretty neat and my horse needs a treadmill too... lazy sob lol but i dont see where this is mean at all
@misntroya Lol, there are horses who are smarter than mules an donkeys as well. Nonetheless, the intelligence doesn't have anything to do with the breed/species. There are animals smarter than their own kind and other ones, just like there are humans smarter than other ones etc. =)
the horse got to work all day to gather the grain then got to get on a stair master when he gets off of work give him a break
Sorry I don't have time to hold your hand and explain.
well maybe you could tie the rope in front of the machine, so the horse can hold her head out instead of in. what do I know? Ive never worked with one of these. lol
If that's how you type a sentence you should slap your teacher.
Horse dyno tuning :-)
I am trying to put a price on Two Power Sweeps, for 8 live horses, they are 100 to 1 Ratio, One is on a saw mill that was used for cutting square set timber for mining about 1890 the other is on a small iron wheeled wagon for transporting it, I can send pictures, I would appreciate any help.
Thanks Ray
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With all that wind a windmill would of be more effective.
+Daniel Postan except when the wind stops at the most inconvenient time...say when the harvest needs to be brought in.
You CAN'T MANAGE the WIND to WORK during HARVEST TIME........ plain & simple
Cool device, but I wonder if a horse is the right animal for this mindless activity? Maybe a mule would be better?
yeah.. Can a Hamster do that??
Can you train a hamster? Try a dog.
My horse would have crapped his pants just walking past that contraption!
Can anyone help please?
I have a physical memory problem with me not the computer!
I am on YT and want to move a video image to be the 'avatar' for that playlist.
ANY HELP WOULD BE MOST WELCOME.
mrbluenun
@jscott1000 mules are to stubborn....
I guess you are against people that ride horses or do anything that requires a horse to move forward in response to human direction.
Horse noise is anoing
Poor horse
Why?
You're clueless because this is not abuse. I can show you abuse. I think people who don't have a clue about what they comment on and then start name calling are the true idiots.
This is cruel.
Fake.... grain can't be separated
+Paul D how do you think you go from grain in the field to oatmeal in a box? this is how grain was prepared after cutting. then the chaff has to be removed. another way was to beat it with flails or walk the horses/oxen over it... this way is much more sanitary. Commercially its done with big motor driven machines
umm, lets forget about how "cool" it is, and focus on how scared that horse is.. thats not right. you should put your horse before yourself.
That is.not funny thats what battery s are for your stessing out that horse that is very mean woud you wont to be up there
:'(
You speck to fast for your brain to catch up. tread mils have been used for years. it's the predecessor for the electric tread mill you walk on. now take a drive shave and power your computer with it then you will not complain.