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High-tech horse training buggy today, bionic horses tomorrow

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Sometimes the power of one horse is all you need — especially if that horse is one you're looking to train and keep tabs on. The Roush horse buggy lets its operator do just that, providing them with a steady stream of information about the animal's well-being, all the while trotting and galloping the horse at different speeds in a controlled manner, up to almost 40 mph. The cabin is mercifully motorized, and (as if the horse didn't have enough of a burden) it holds three: a driver, trainer and a vet.

Roush Technologies developed the buggy for horse-and-camel training equipment company Kurt Systems out of Turkey. Is this a bold new age for training super-horses or, like Ivan Drago from Rocky IV, will technological might still get trumped by an underdog horse with some heart? Roush expects the vehicle to enter production soon.

Check out the galley below for more shots of the Roush horse training buggy.





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rhafaela:
is horrible!! evil with horses....More »


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By David from Light Links at 6:46 AM ON 07/03/08

Lets hope the accelerator never gets jammed on!

By rlph at 1:55 AM ON 09/10/08

that is horible how could you make a horse pull that!!!!
thats the sadest thing iv'e seen
assholes.

By kyrahorse14 at 2:08 PM ON 09/29/08

It's says it's mortirized, the horse isent pulling it.

By Chernandezstable at 8:12 PM ON 10/28/08

Wow this is intresting, I train standerdbread race horses Looks like it would monitor and improve the health and performance of the horse.
Best of luck with your project. Chris (Chris Hernandez Racing Stable)

By rhafaela at 12:23 PM ON 01/13/09

is horrible!!
evil with horses.


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