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- gravitational forces involved when a horse gets stuck going up a steep slope
I rode Tigger down a steep slope. He had no problems, until he arrived at the bottom of the slope and he saw a creek with flowing water. He made a quick decision to go the other direction, which was up the steep slope. I felt his front feet come off the ground. My thought was to use my body weight to shift his center of gravity. This worked and his front feet came down.
a horse weighs about 1000 to 1200 lbs. what I would like to calculate is the angle of the slope that would make it recovery impossible. not that I want to attempt this, I want know where the limit is. In that situation, could the horse flip over or could he recover on his own at that extreme angle?
I know this is not a typical physics question and if you think I am an idiot for asking, please don't vent on me, just ignore the question.
a horse weighs about 1000 to 1200 lbs. what I would like to calculate is the angle of the slope that would make it recovery impossible. not that I want to attempt this, I want know where the limit is. In that situation, could the horse flip over or could he recover on his own at that extreme angle?
I know this is not a typical physics question and if you think I am an idiot for asking, please don't vent on me, just ignore the question.