Title: | Equine Notes Conference |
Notice: | Topics List=4, Horses 4Sale/Wanted=150, Equip 4Sale/Wanted=151 |
Moderator: | MTADMS::COBURN IO |
Created: | Tue Feb 11 1986 |
Last Modified: | Thu Jun 05 1997 |
Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
Number of topics: | 2080 |
Total number of notes: | 22383 |
I see in our local horsey press hre in the UK that the latest import from the US is an electronic anti-cribbing collar for horses. The same company are advertising dog/cat training collars. Has anyone out there had first hand experience of these and how sucessful are they? MORE IMPORTANT ARE THEY CONSIDERED CRUEL? Thankfully I do not require them but a number of people in our livery yard may benefit from them if they work. RGDS GAreth P.S How much are they in the US.
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1404.1 | BSS::ZINN | Mon Dec 17 1990 15:36 | 8 | ||
As far as the dog/cat collars are concerned, they are aimed at keeping the animals from roaming. A transmitter wire is buried around the perimeter of the property, and a receiver in the collar gives a mild shock to the animal when it approaches the perimeter wire. The shock increases as the animal continues toward the perimeter. I would guess that a similar process is at work in the horse device. I wouldn't conside it any crueler than an electric fence - it justs reinforces through pain avoidance. | |||||
1404.2 | NRADM::ROBINSON | did i tell you this already??? | Tue Dec 18 1990 08:40 | 4 | |
There are also dog collars that emit a type of shock when the dog barks, for example, to break it of incessant barking... |