Re: [RC] Will a horse run itself to death? YES!//MAYBE - Dbeverly4
In a message dated 2/13/2006 8:41:57 PM Pacific Standard Time,
sensei@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
I don't
doubt that some horses will give their all to a rider who pushes them them
unto collapse/cardiac arrest. But left to their own devices, and in absence
of a predator, I don't believe a horse will run himself to death because he
"can't feel his oxygen debt."
I would respectfully disagree with this premise. The HUGE adrenaline thing
that happens to horses at the beginning of a ride/race (IME) appears to
set some of them up to just plain run themselves to death. It just
depends on the temperament of the horse, but after that you bet they can quite
literally run themselves to death. That's why they need good partners
(us).
