Because if it falls, it’s dog meat, not a horse?
Maybe, but take a look at how close behind the next paddock is:
What would you estimate that gap to be? 15 feet, maybe?
I admit I don’t know how much distance a galloping horse needs to come to a stop, but I’d think it would be at least as much as a car moving the same speed. A car moving at 30 mph takes an average of 45 feet to come to a stop once brakes are actually applied, not counting the additional time/distance for the brain to react in the first place. This system is capable of going up to 37 mph (or at least some of their similar systems are) so even more stopping distance would be needed.
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No aristocrats, no animal cruelty, I’d take this one instead
Reining is the horse riding you see doing the sliding stop at full gallop with a typical distance of 15’-20’. I agree this contraption looks like an accident waiting to happen.
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