Kraft Walkers
Question? Why cannot horse walkers be made to have a straight line?
This has been asked many times by our clients, both in Europe and the USA.
After much thought a “NEW” oval walker was developed.
Research was done, at the Vet School, Bristol University, on the effects of always turning in a circle on horses’ legs and joints. Read The Report, from Paul Farrington BVetMed.,MRCVS, Dr. David Martin BSc. Hons.,PhD, and Dr. Bob Colborne.
Newly completed 15m x 30m oval with full roof. (Click on the photograph for a larger version)
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Kraft have built more than 1500 individually crafted horse walkers in the last 13 years. No two walkers are exactly the same as every walker is built especially for each client, with their own preferences incorporated in the fencing, roofing, gates, and other variations.
Kraft is always trying to improve the walkers. Recent extras are listed below.
- The new Oval Water Walkers are proving to be a great assistance to training, veterinary and rehabilitation yards.
Horses enjoy being in water.
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- Gates that will roll up for ease of cleaning the floor called Kraft Rollups.
- Wind nets can be put round the walker to protect horses from strong cold winds. These nets can be rolled up during hot weather to allow more air to circulate over the horses.
- Belmondo rubber flooring has been specially developed for use in horse walkers, to provide a low impact surface which is slip resistant.
- In the large round walkers you can build a suite of stables and tack, rug and feed rooms.
- The gates are made of very strong rubber which have been developed to reduce injury.
The photographs below show the new roll-up gates, which provide easy access for an emergency and for cleaning.
Roll-up gates down in Oval Walker. (Click on the photograph for a larger version)
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Roll-up gates down in Water Walker. (Click on the photograph for a larger version)
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Roll-up gates rolled for cleaning. (Click on the photograph for a larger version)
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- All materials are of the highest quality, and made with the best of German engineering.
- From May 2014 total surround guttering is an extra option.
The interior of the Round Walker.
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