{"id":21813,"date":"2017-06-14T15:15:45","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T05:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rspcasa.org.au\/?p=21813"},"modified":"2017-06-14T15:15:45","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T05:45:45","slug":"horses-not-designed-jumping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rspcasa.org.au\/horses-not-designed-jumping\/","title":{"rendered":"Horses are not designed for jumping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some people believe horses are made for jumping. An understanding of their physiology makes it clear that they are not. Horses have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Laterally placed eyes which restricts forward vision and their ability to judge the distance and position of an approaching obstacle at speed.<\/li>\n<li>Heavy frames which makes it difficult to lift their own weight over obstacles.<\/li>\n<li>An inflexible spine which makes it physically difficult to compensate for jumping errors.<\/li>\n<li>Long limbs which become extended when galloping, making it difficult to adjust stride as they approach jumps at high speed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Jumps racing pushes horses far beyond their natural limits.<\/strong> It exposes these animals to a much higher risk of musculoskeletal injuries, physiological stress, other injuries and death when compared to flats racing. Take action against Jumps Racing Now.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"helpful-block-content wth-theme-thumbs\" data-title=\"\" >\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"wth-title\">Was this article helpful?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a data-post=\"21813\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.rspcasa.org.au\/horses-not-designed-jumping\/\" data-post-title=\"Horses are not designed for jumping\" data-response=\"1\" href=\"#\" class=\"wth-green-btn icon-thumbsup icon1-thumbs-up4\">Yes<\/a><a data-response=\"0\" data-post=\"21813\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.rspcasa.org.au\/horses-not-designed-jumping\/\" data-post-title=\"Horses are not designed for jumping\" href=\"#\" class=\"wth-red-btn icon-thumbsdown icon1-thumbs-down4\">No<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some people believe horses are made for jumping. An understanding of their physiology makes it clear that they are not. Horses have: Laterally placed eyes which restricts forward vision and their ability to judge the distance and position of an approaching obstacle at speed. 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