Heavy draft horse pull 1
June 16th, 2010 | by drafthorse |gerhardhelzel asked:
Two heavy draft horses must pull a heavy sleigh. Though it is not allowed to use a whip, the horses give their best.
northwest draft horse
24 Responses to “Heavy draft horse pull 1”
By vaqueroserrano on Jun 19, 2010 | Reply
Hermosos caballos. beautifull horses. Lastima que los hagan competir de esa forma.
By AbsolutMyS on Jun 22, 2010 | Reply
It looks rather rough, but it seems like the horses don’t mind it. Many horses, especially draft horses, love to work and they wouldn’t do well in the competition if they were forced to do it. (I have trouble seeing how the handlers could possibly force two heavy draft horses to pull that much weight using only their voice though) You can even see how willing they are to pull in the beginning (0:23 for example) they are just like sled dogs before a race!! : )
By Jal1515 on Jun 22, 2010 | Reply
whoa those horses have long manes
hehe… and i like how these horses prepare, they kind of “warm up” their legs, when they move them a lot just before they pull.. great animals!!!!!
By JumperBinky on Jun 24, 2010 | Reply
Poor horses
By welovebecca on Jun 24, 2010 | Reply
i dont get why ppl say these horses are being abused, look at them! do you know ho much care it takes just to get their manes looking the way they do? yes in the end the weight was to much, if they didnt want to do all they had to do just stop serioulsy if they didnt want to do it they wouldnt. just look at the condition of these horses and tell me they are abused. the love what they do thats why they keep trying over and over
By cdjmk1000 on Jun 25, 2010 | Reply
zoederbishire don’t talk if you don’t know me !!!! shut the **** up! i love horses, don’t say bullshit
By zoederbishire on Jun 25, 2010 | Reply
cdjmk1000 loves to watch horses being abused!
By zoederbishire on Jun 26, 2010 | Reply
Might know this abuser of horses would favourite this video of horses being abused!
By cdjmk1000 on Jun 27, 2010 | Reply
they aren’t black forest horses..i just wanna buy a horse just like one of those beautiful horses. i don’t know from where and what breed…thank you anyway
By Kyra81007 on Jun 29, 2010 | Reply
I think this are black forest horses.
By cdjmk1000 on Jun 29, 2010 | Reply
what breed are those amazing horses? pls reply me
By Shawnshawna on Jun 29, 2010 | Reply
the horses were fine
By WoodwindGirl79 on Jun 29, 2010 | Reply
And Yes I know that they are draft horses, I grew up with horses almost all my life. I just seems rather over zealous after the third time. When you are carrying a large weight and suddenly jerk, things tend to go wrong.
By WoodwindGirl79 on Jul 1, 2010 | Reply
ok- after seeing them struggle the second or third time - it was enough. There was no need to do it again and again and again, that’s cruel. You can see them get more tired each time, and then you risk the chance of injury. I understand competition, but you need to be safe and responsible.
By bankoo666 on Jul 5, 2010 | Reply
What breed of horses are they?
these horses are absolutely beautiful and strong
By Petreja on Jul 8, 2010 | Reply
it’s abuse, the horse can’t do it’ without being scared of the trainer!!
By cupcake12376 on Jul 9, 2010 | Reply
the horses can get hurt!!!
By alinanazarenko1 on Jul 11, 2010 | Reply
a short but heavy pull can still hurt them. it’s like being tied to a metal pole.. with rope and some one scaring the living day light out of you and you running full speed.. and the rope ends.. and you hurt ur self… i know it’s not a really good example but… ya…
By RatsRule on Jul 13, 2010 | Reply
Horses can get seriously injured, if not fatally, while turned out, or in pasture, just by doing what horses do. A controlled situation, for less than a minute, is far less likely to cause injury.
By skybluepainter on Jul 15, 2010 | Reply
I always have a high respect to those who can get a horse to do something by a mere voice command. Great job!
By Sabel21 on Jul 16, 2010 | Reply
wow, those horses are absolutely beautiful
By N101RG on Jul 17, 2010 | Reply
They are draft horses they were not meant to be ridden. They are never worked that hard this is a competition to see how far they can pull it. Not any harder on them than a weight lifter lifting barbells. If they were abused they would not look that good.
By itrancesoul on Jul 19, 2010 | Reply
those horses are very beautiful and they pull with all their strength ; i wouldn’t put them to that kind of work
By noodlechild666 on Jul 21, 2010 | Reply
The trainers use the whips in private during training sessions. The horses soon learn to associate the sound of the voice, with the pain of being whipped, a bit like the Pavlovs dog experiment.
This way, they only need ti be yelled at during competitions, and they pull out of the fear or association of being hit.
Whether a horse is even capable of feeling joy is debatable, as they arent even self aware animals. They are more creatures of habit, and will do what they are forced/conditioned to.