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runnin.on.dreams
Reg. Jul 2009
Posted 2016-01-12 10:22 AM
Subject: homemade horse walker



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Has anyone ever built a homemade horse walker? My husband is a welder/fabricator and is extremely handy and smart. He says he knows how to build one but i'm curious about thoughts/opinions/advice from anyone who has ever built one. I'm very curious how much we are talking about in cost. I need one really bad because with my 2 year old twins i just don't have much time to ride but we are also on an extremely limited budget due to the twins lol.

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lhighquality
Reg. Apr 2013
Posted 2016-01-12 12:07 PM
Subject: RE: homemade horse walker


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Location: SE KS		Most of them I've seen I thought were home built!!!! Now I'm curious what a "real" one looks like!!!
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BMW
Reg. Jan 2010
Posted 2016-01-12 6:19 PM
Subject: RE: homemade horse walker


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I've had several "home made" walkers and loved them. The problem is getting the gear ratios so the horse is not walking too fast or too slow. The best one I had was built using a school bus rear end and transmission. I think it was a half horse power motor, but could be wrong. The speed is also determined by the size of the pulley wheels. I had a very slow walk I never used, a relaxed walk to cool the horse off and an easy trot speed I didn't use much due to the size of the circle. I could also reverse directions. I got it used in the early 70's and wore it out around 2010.
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