Tested by experienced riders, the robotic horse produced an accurate simulation of a horse’s movement during different gait patterns – walking, trotting and both a collected and extended canterįunding for the work ran from 2019 to 2021, but like much research, progress was interrupted by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The owner of the stables noted “I could tell that my horse was in a lazy mood when I was riding on the simulator.” Another rider commented that when she briefly closed her eyes, she could forget that she wasn’t sitting on a real horse. Tested by experienced riders, the robotic horse produced an accurate simulation of a horse’s movement during different gait patterns – walking, trotting and both a collected and extended canter. Identical movements were then programmed into the simulator. Sensors were placed in the back of the saddle and in a backpack worn by the rider. The team recorded and analysed the movements of horses kept for dressage and showjumping competitions at a local livery yard. Meanwhile, marketing experts from the nearby LAB University of Applied Science were recruited to assess the potential demand for a device that could accurately simulate equine motion. The Horzim projectįor the two-year project funded by the national government agency Business Finland, Heikki assembled a multidisciplinary team of mechanical and electrical engineers, experts in both human and equine anatomy, and researchers with other biomedical specialisms such as physiotherapists. He believes the technology has a wide range of potential applications in the equine world, including hippotherapy for children with physical or mental disabilities, helping dressage riders to learn new sequences and in the entertainment industry to allow people to experience the thrill of racing.įrom fairground carousels onwards, attempts to use technology to replicate the actions of a horse are nothing new, but according to equine experts no machine has yet come close to matching the range and subtlety of movements seen in the live animal. Heikki Handroos, professor of mechanical engineering at Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology, described the Horzim project at an online meeting of the Saddle Research Trust on 15 December 2021. There is pay and display on Wimbledon High Street but it is one hour maximum.Photo credit: Heikki Handroos and Lappeenranta-Lahti University Pay & Display also on Lancaster Gardens, Marryat Road, The Green and The Grange. The nearest, cheapest pay and display bays are on the Causeway. At weekends you can also park FREE on the Causeway. There is FREE parking on weekday mornings on Westside, West Place, North View and Camp Road – from there is is about 5 minute walk to the Stables. If you are running late there are always black cabs at the station or alternatively you can take any of the buses, for one stop only, from the opposite side of the road. When you arrive at the top of the hill you are in the Village and a short way along on the left hand side is the Dog & Fox pub which we are tucked away behind. As you leave the station turn right and walk up Wimbledon Hill. It takes approximately 10 minutes to walk from the station (less to walk back because it is downhill!). We are on three bus routes the 93, 200 and 493. We are close to Wimbledon Station which is served by the District Line London Underground and British Rail Trains. Wimbledon Village Stables is very easily accessible from London by public transport.
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