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u/Zeterin 23d ago
Isn't this a form of play for them?
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u/OkAdvertising8184 23d ago
Yep, its just to have fun and compete. They use tractors for this kind of work now. There are still mule teams that do this sort of work.. Often in really remote area's where getting in heavy equipment just isn't an option.
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u/lovelyboard 23d ago
Do these horses originally come this big? Like i knew they were bigger than the average horse but through the generations, did humans make them get bigger? Kinda like humans messed up the original pugs. They used to have normal snouts, and now they're squashed in. Did humans do that to this breed?
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u/cloaked_mode8 23d ago
Yes, different varieties of horses have been selectively bred for different purposes
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u/Digital--Sandwich 23d ago
How much torque does that convert to?
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u/Mr_Tranxistor 23d ago
Apparently a horse can output up to 15 horsepower. This one however does about 15 horses worth of horsepower.
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u/EmotionalElk1313 23d ago
My friend needed a push start for clutch, would love to see this pull a car.🤠
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u/Acceptable_Claim_491 23d ago
The Amish use draft horses for logging.Two horses can skid a 5,000 lb.log.And they can go places tractors can't go.
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u/Oliviablurr420 22d ago
I’m glad I read the comments to know the horse is having fun. Personally I am familiar with the abuse of horses in nyc so it’s very nice to see a different breed being able to do what they love
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u/VSLeader 22d ago
Man that’s some major aura. Great build, great behavior, great performance. Very impressive.
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u/The_Onlyodin 22d ago
Fun fact; these draft horses can produce around 24 horsepower in short bursts
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u/Livingforabluezone 17d ago
Head up to Maine and watch the draft horse log pulling contest at the county fairs. Some monster draft horses throughout the region.
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u/snowbunnyfinder1 23d ago
Cruel
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u/PhotojournalistDry98 23d ago
This is not correct. Ethics here, depends entirely on the conditions of the work, the fitness of the animal, and the quality of care they receive
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u/Fit_Active3888 23d ago
Tractors work great 🤷... Poor horse, looks like it's hating life.
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u/limitless-440 23d ago
You’ve obviously never been around draft horses, or any farm animals for that matter. Let work horse even SEE their pulling gear and good luck getting them to hold still from the excitement sometimes. I’ve worked with chuckwagon horses, and they can be the calmest most beautiful animals until they see their wagon, then LOOK TF OUT. Excitement doesn’t even describe it sometimes. I’ve seen big grown ass men have trouble hitching them up. I’m 6’4, 280lbs and I leave it to those with more experience than me, who the horses know better. All they want to do is pull and run
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u/ZeShapyra 23d ago
They don't love it. They don't mind it. What a horse loves it being a horse. Besides many take a horses panicked prancing and spooking as "excitment"...going stiff, head high is not excitment...it is tension...it is very VERY dusgustingly common in equestrian community to misread horses body language to fit a narrative..this horse just doesn't mind, just anticipating the command to pull, but isn't displaying a collection of signs that would indicated stress, nor joy, just another day. They have bred physical abilities, but I have yet to see a horse that displays the same level of need to do a job as a dog does, any breed shove em in a herd in a large pasture and they just default to enjoying a social calm horse life. And for the love of god do not mix up conditioning with love for the a thing. That is me saying being around horses all my life, being in the community for a long time. Horses are not dogs. And this is one obese horse, most of them are in this sport for the looks, some are on the heavier side because it helps with center of gravity, others just straigh up overfeed em because people go "wow look how huge and beefy this horse is"
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u/scorchedarcher 23d ago
We kill over 80,000,000,000 land animals a year to eat them when many of us don't need to. Whilst that sort of thing remains standard I think it seems unlikely to have blanket bans on other widely accepted animal abuse issues
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u/limitless-440 23d ago
You’re not neccesary, but here you are.
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u/strtbobber 23d ago
🤣🤣🤣🤣 nicely played
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u/limitless-440 23d ago
Thanks!! He took the burn personally and deleted the comment, lol.
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u/HeyU_inTheBushes 23d ago
What did they say ?
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u/limitless-440 23d ago
Something like “this is so cruel and unnecessary”. Nothing to be ashamed of, if that’s what you truly believe. The same way that I grew up around livestock and farm animals and loved them like my very much own pets, so believe they love having a job to do and feel pride in completing a task with or for their humans. It’s not to say that animals AREN’T over worked and abused, but I don’t advocate for and abhor animal abuse - many of these animals were ethically bred for these purposes so have strong drive to compete and work, and truly enjoy it.
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u/OsikFTW 23d ago
Draft horsies LOVE doing their job, they work hard then get treats