Talk about horsepower: Introducing a hybrid vehicle with a difference


	Talk about horsepower: Introducing a hybrid vehicle with a difference
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7-8-2008 9:12 AM
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<A class="author" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=y&authornamef=Claire+Bates" linkindex="31">Claire Bates</A><BR /> Last updated at 1:41 PM on 08th July 2008</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1033260/Talk-horsepower-Introducing-hybrid-vehicle-difference.html"><P><DIV>It looks like a modern take on the horse-drawn carriage, but this unusual hybrid vehicle is actually a sophisticated piece of racehorse training equipment.</DIV><BR />The vehicle can travel at quite a gallop and is designed to monitor animals at speeds of up to 38mph.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1033260/Talk-horsepower-Introducing-hybrid-vehicle-difference.html"><P>The four tonne trainer was built by Rousch Technologies for Turkish-based Kurt Systems. It is powered by a Volvo diesel engine and has a hydraulically controlled silicone saddle to simulate different jockey weights as well as electronically controlled reins.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1033260/Talk-horsepower-Introducing-hybrid-vehicle-difference.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.dailymail.co.uk/img/A5DC5A60-1D10-4C7E-9CE7-6CFD23B7395B" alt="racehorse trainer" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1033260/Talk-horsepower-Introducing-hybrid-vehicle-difference.html"><P class="imageCaption">This unusual vehicle is a piece of racehorse training equipment</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1033260/Talk-horsepower-Introducing-hybrid-vehicle-difference.html"><P>'The trainer will be able to meet the increasingly sophisticated demands of the race industry worldwide,' a Kurt Systems spokesman said.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1033260/Talk-horsepower-Introducing-hybrid-vehicle-difference.html"><P>He added that the trainer would now go into serial production.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1033260/Talk-horsepower-Introducing-hybrid-vehicle-difference.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.dailymail.co.uk/img/C279065A-BD9C-4FAB-BC84-D13A6B6C69E6" alt="horse" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1033260/Talk-horsepower-Introducing-hybrid-vehicle-difference.html"><P class="imageCaption">The vehicle can carry a driver, vet and trainer in the back cabin</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/A3AE3FB4-06F0-456E-877D-646C16BF4F15/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>
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