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The benefits of treadmill training on racehorses
This article analyses the treadmill’s influence on racehorse training, spanning from the physiological impact to the practical uses of this equipment, while discussing its limits.
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.
Equine welfare: a major challenge for the racing industry
Horse racing has a long history and a strong cultural tradition in many parts of the world. However, today’s horse racing industry faces a major challenge: combining the excitement and emotion of competition with equine welfare. A number of initiatives are being implemented to promote more responsible practices, such as retirement and retraining programs and stronger doping restrictions.
Feature #3 – Intermediate times
The intermediate times table gives you a breakdown of your horse’s training. EQUIMETRE automatically detects gaits and will automatically show you the work period.
Feature #2 – The analytics tool
Available to EQUIMETRE Pro customers, this feature enables more detailed and advanced analysis of the parameters collected by EQUIMETRE. This table is available exclusively to Pro customers.
Christopher Head’s EQUIMETRE experience
On the occasion of a photo shoot at Christopher Head’s stables in Chantilly, we chatted about his use of EQUIMETRE.
John Ortiz’s Equimetre experience
We had the chance to talk with John Ortiz, thoroughbred trainers in the United States. He shared with us his experience with EQUIMETRE, and how he integrated it into their daily work with horses.
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EQUINE PHYSIOLOGY
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.
Conditioning of the athletic horse
The conditioning of the athletic horse takes place through physiological changes. During training, the body adapts to the loads applied to his various skeletal, muscular and cardiovascular systems.
How do these different systems adapt? What is the purpose of their conditioning?
Conditioning vs training: what are the differences in horses?
Conditioning and training are terms that could be confused. Although both terms lead to an improvement in the horse’s abilities, they do not have the same effects on the horse. This article explains the principle of conditioning and its effects, as well as those of training.
The acid-base balance during exercise
During exercise, the acid-base balance of the horse’s body is perturbed. By using more oxygen and energy, his metabolism produces waste products that acidify his body. The body then naturally regulates its pH level in order to maintain this acid-base balance. How does the horse’s acid-base balance work during exercise?
Exercises of varying intensity: what effect on the horse?
During exercise of varying intensities, the different systems of the horse’s body adapt their functioning. In this article we will look at these changes through the respiratory, cardiovascular and muscular systems.
RACEHORSE TRAINING 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.
Christopher Head’s EQUIMETRE experience
On the occasion of a photo shoot at Christopher Head’s stables in Chantilly, we chatted about his use of EQUIMETRE.
John Ortiz’s Equimetre experience
We had the chance to talk with John Ortiz, thoroughbred trainers in the United States. He shared with us his experience with EQUIMETRE, and how he integrated it into their daily work with horses.
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.
Locomotion data: what’s in it for the day-to-day work?
Locomotion data helps us to understand how a horse moves around the track, providing valuable information about its physical ability, fitness and potential. Every horse has its own stride, and the way in which its canter is constructed varies little throughout its life. By looking at the parameters of cadence and amplitude at a fixed speed, we can obtain indications of a horse’s theoretical preferred distance.
EQUINE HEALTH & SCIENCE
What influence do age and training have on Thoroughbreds?
Data has been increasingly important in the world of sports in recent years. It affects every discipline, including horse racing. As a result, a group of researchers asked the following question: what are the impacts of age and training on Thoroughbreds?
Thermoregulation in horses: how do they regulate their body heat?
Thermoregulation in horses is the set of mechanisms that allow them to maintain a desired temperature. How does it work?
Kissing spines: how to detect them with data?
Kissing spines are a common cause of back pain in horses. How can data help to detect and understand this bone disease?
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
Christopher Head’s EQUIMETRE experience
On the occasion of a photo shoot at Christopher Head’s stables in Chantilly, we chatted about his use of EQUIMETRE.
John Ortiz’s Equimetre experience
We had the chance to talk with John Ortiz, thoroughbred trainers in the United States. He shared with us his experience with EQUIMETRE, and how he integrated it into their daily work with horses.
Michael Keady’s Equimetre experience
We had the chance to talk with Michael Keady, co trainer at Murphy and Keady Racing. He shared with us his experience with Equimetre, and how he integrated it into their daily work with horses.