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How to optimise the off-season for a racehorse
Discover how to optimise the racehorse’s off-season with active rest, appropriate nutrition, veterinary monitoring and precise planning to prepare for the next season.
Optimizing training with data: Rob Archibald’s story
Trainer Rob Archibald, based at Warwick Farm, shares his experience using the EQUIMETRE technology. Alongside his wife Annabelle, Rob explains how data has become a key element in refining their training approach, supporting decision-making, and driving performance.
Instinct meets insight: Shannon Roughan on training with data
Discover how Shannon Roughan is revolutionising training at Katanga Lodge by integrating EQUIMETRE: data, sports science and analysis to enhance equine performance.
Interview with Miguel Clément, blending tradition and technology in horse training
From a childhood steeped in racing to a career that has taken him across the globe, Miguel Clément has built a reputation as a thoughtful and forward-thinking trainer.
Preserving confidentiality and performance: a priority for Arioneo
At Arioneo, performance and confidentiality go hand in hand: secure, anonymised and GDPR-compliant equine data for reliable monitoring.
Data in racing: Desleigh Forster’s approach
Discover how Desleigh Forster is revolutionising horse training with data: performance, precision and innovation are at the heart of her method.
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EQUINE PHYSIOLOGY
How to optimise the off-season for a racehorse
Discover how to optimise the racehorse’s off-season with active rest, appropriate nutrition, veterinary monitoring and precise planning to prepare for the next season.
Gastric ulcers in racehorses: impact on performance
Gastric ulcers are the most common gastric pathology in horses and can develop for a variety of reasons, depending on which part of the stomach is affected.
Psychology and welfare of racehorses: the impact of stress on performance
It is now a few years since the question of the equine welfare, which can be defined, according to the IFCE (The French Horse and Riding Institute), as “the good mental and physical health of the animal”, is developing and taking more and more importance into the mentalities. Some studies have been carried out and initiatives have been taken with the objective to sensibilize about the subject. The IFCE has notably led a survey in favor of animal welfare, relating different subjects as the evolution of the practices in favor of the
Heart murmur and performance: are they compatible?
The cardiovascular system can be compared to a huge orchestra, and the presence of any structural defect can alter the functioning of the system and throw the orchestra out of harmony. A heart murmur is added to the initially audible heartbeat and becomes a false note in the orchestra, requiring the trainer to intervene on several levels.
Breaks in racehorses: how to proceed?
The break in a racehorse is a period of rest. With performance being the key to success, the importance of a proper break for horses may arise. In this article, we will explore in detail the concept of the ‘break’ in racehorses and explain why it is a crucial element in maximising their performance.
Muscle memory in the athletic horse
During training, the horse engages what is known as his muscle memory, so that his muscles are able to carry out the effort almost automatically. However, the source of this memory is not in the muscle, but in the brain.
RACEHORSE TRAINING MONITORING
Optimizing training with data: Rob Archibald’s story
Trainer Rob Archibald, based at Warwick Farm, shares his experience using the EQUIMETRE technology. Alongside his wife Annabelle, Rob explains how data has become a key element in refining their training approach, supporting decision-making, and driving performance.
Instinct meets insight: Shannon Roughan on training with data
Discover how Shannon Roughan is revolutionising training at Katanga Lodge by integrating EQUIMETRE: data, sports science and analysis to enhance equine performance.
Interview with Miguel Clément, blending tradition and technology in horse training
From a childhood steeped in racing to a career that has taken him across the globe, Miguel Clément has built a reputation as a thoughtful and forward-thinking trainer.
Preserving confidentiality and performance: a priority for Arioneo
At Arioneo, performance and confidentiality go hand in hand: secure, anonymised and GDPR-compliant equine data for reliable monitoring.
Data in racing: Desleigh Forster’s approach
Discover how Desleigh Forster is revolutionising horse training with data: performance, precision and innovation are at the heart of her method.
Matt Hoysted: EQUIMETRE an essential tool in his daily training
Based at Eagle Farm in Australia, Matt Hoysted stands out as one of the most progressive trainers of his generation. He uses the Equimetre system in his stable.
EQUINE HEALTH & SCIENCE
Bridging data & sports with the Advanced Program: Dr Keila Coelho on using data to transform jumping horse care
Following Arioneo’s Advanced programme, Dr Keila Coelho uses data to improve the care and performance of show jumping horses—an inspiring story at the crossroads of sport and science.
Interview with Matthew Taylor: what the Essentials & Advanced programs brought to his professional experience
Discover Matt Taylor’s opinion on Arioneo Institute training courses and the evolution of human and equine performance thanks to new technologies.
“It’s exciting and we can’t wait to learn more”- horses to wear heart rate monitors (Equimetre) in BHA pilot
Like all major sports, advances in technology and data science are playing an increasingly important role across British racing, especially when it comes to improving horse welfare, safety and performance.
YOUNG RACEHORSES MONITORING
The role of data in racehorse pre-training
Racehorse pre-training increases the likelihood of success on the track. To maximize the performance of young athletes, racehorse trainers understand the necessity of developing muscle strength, boosting general fitness, and providing proper ground work.
How to follow the training of your two-year-olds?
Every winter, a new generation of racehorses arrives at the stables. How to follow the evolution of these two-year-olds during their first month of training?
When and how to detect your young horses’ locomotor profile?
Knowing your young horses’ locomotor profile is the first step to detect the future champions… What is their natural acceleration strategy?
STANDARDBREDS TRAINING
Active recovery in Standardbreds’ training: what are the benefits?
Active recovery for Standardbreds is still relatively unexplored. Discover the best practices in terms of recovery to optimise your racehorses’ performance.
Standardbreds: analyze an Interval Training session with Equimetre
Interval Training is a specific method of training the Standardbreds. Find out what data to analyze in order to follow this type of training.
The standardised test with standardbreds: what goals?
The standardised test is an intense training aiming to measure the cardiac and metabolic capacities of a race horse’s organism…. Learn more about it.
TESTIMONIALS
Optimizing training with data: Rob Archibald’s story
Trainer Rob Archibald, based at Warwick Farm, shares his experience using the EQUIMETRE technology. Alongside his wife Annabelle, Rob explains how data has become a key element in refining their training approach, supporting decision-making, and driving performance.
Instinct meets insight: Shannon Roughan on training with data
Discover how Shannon Roughan is revolutionising training at Katanga Lodge by integrating EQUIMETRE: data, sports science and analysis to enhance equine performance.
Interview with Miguel Clément, blending tradition and technology in horse training
From a childhood steeped in racing to a career that has taken him across the globe, Miguel Clément has built a reputation as a thoughtful and forward-thinking trainer.