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Only if we quit using Big Lick horses that have been "trained" via acid burns and other torturous methods.
It does. But the type we use now has an exaggerated gait brought on by causing sharp pain through various methods when it plants it's front feet, modifying it to always walk that way.
The historical Tennessee Walking horse's gait was much lower, and can be seen as such in black and white clips from the 1930's and such.
There's a reason why the FBI has shut down several of the recent Tennessee Walking Horse judging events in recent years: rampant widespread animal torture.
Google it.
Posted via VolNation MobileIt does. But the type we use now has an exaggerated gait brought on by causing sharp pain through various methods when it plants it's front feet, modifying it to always walk that way.
The historical Tennessee Walking horse's gait was much lower, and can be seen as such in black and white clips from the 1930's and such.
There's a reason why the FBI has shut down several of the recent Tennessee Walking Horse judging events in recent years: rampant widespread animal torture.
This is how I understood it also..
Google it.
It does. But the type we use now has an exaggerated gait brought on by causing sharp pain through various methods when it plants it's front feet, modifying it to always walk that way.
The historical Tennessee Walking horse's gait was much lower, and can be seen as such in black and white clips from the 1930's and such.
There's a reason why the FBI has shut down several of the recent Tennessee Walking Horse judging events in recent years: rampant widespread animal torture.
Google it.
I think the reason we don't use it more often is two-fold:
1) It is a pain in the Urban Meyer to get the horse in and out.
2) I am pretty sure the other reason has something to do with the damage to the field. (or could be cleanup is a b*tch)
I have nothing to do with PETA. I just think putting acid on a horse's legs to make it walk "pretty" is not something we as a school should associate with.
This is just false, at least the way it is presented.
It is true that SOME people use less desirable methods to get that step.
It's also true that most do not use those methods. They use padding and many hours of training to get the gait the way they want it.
There is a difference in abuse and training/torture but the gist of your post is that all walking horses are tortured/abused to get a nice gait. That's just not true.
I have nothing to do with PETA. I just think putting acid on a horse's legs to make it walk "pretty" is not something we as a school should associate with.
Don't you think that UT would make sure that the horse they bring in is not trained in that method. Don't damn the entire sport/event because thetre are a few idiots.
You are ignorant about this subject if you only read the negative.
No it isn't. Anyone can feel free to do their own research and see that it isn't false.
By SOME people, you mean it's an epidemic throughout the TN Walking Horse community, to the point that competitions had to be totally shut down because virtually all entries were disqualified. The official associations have also sealed some of their records to keep from revealing how widespread it has been over the last 50 years.
Right, padding is the classic method. Nowadays, many "augment" the padding by putting sulphuric or hydrochloric acid in the pads, or just small sharp objects. Hence the "soring."
Many that have the wide and high gait that has become so iconic ARE tortured to achieve that. The original gate is much more natural and diagonal, but still achieving the original effect-- which wasn't intended just for visuals like now, but rather how the ride felt on saddle back.
You telling me what said is false is an outright lie. Anybody can look this stuff up. The TN Walking Horse community has had a problem for some time, and many are in denial about it.
.Soring is an abusive practice that is associated in part with the production of a "big lick" Walker. It involves using chemical agents such as mustard oil, diesel fuel, kerosene, salicylic acid, and others, on the pasterns, bulbs of heel, or coronary band of the horses, burning or blistering the horse's legs so that it will accentuate its gait.
They didn't make sure in 2009. Unfortunately, some of the guilty parties are also donors and alumni to the university, and have been providing the horses for homecoming for some time.
Sounds like you're the one who is ignorant on the subject, doesn't it?
It does. But the type we use now has an exaggerated gait brought on by causing sharp pain through various methods when it plants it's front feet, modifying it to always walk that way.
The historical Tennessee Walking horse's gait was much lower, and can be seen as such in black and white clips from the 1930's and such.
There's a reason why the FBI has shut down several of the recent Tennessee Walking Horse judging events in recent years: rampant widespread animal torture.
Google it.
I think the reason we don't use it more often is two-fold:
1) It is a pain in the Urban Meyer to get the horse in and out.
2) I am pretty sure the other reason has something to do with the damage to the field. (or could be cleanup is a b*tch)