An animal exerciser system includes a drive cable adjacent to an enclosed exercise course having a path for exercising an animal. Vertical panels are coupled to the drive cable and define an exercise space for confining the animal. Drive wheels move the drive cable longitudinally in a generally horizontal direction to incite an animal within the exercise space to move along the path and through the exercise course. The panels are coupled to the drive cable by flexible couplers and can be configured to give the animal an electric shock to incite it to move. The path can be non-circular, such as a path with straight sections, or non-straight sections of various shapes (e.g, a bend or a zig-zag), and can traverse varying terrain. A control module controls the speed and direction of the movement of the drive cable and can move the drive cable according to a programmed workout routine for the animal.
