How do racehorses create energy?

Jul 23, 2020 | Physiology

Home 9 Category: Physiology ( Page 4 ) How do racehorses create energy? To better analyse heart rate, recovery and objectively assess your horses’ fitness, it is useful to investigate the physiological mechanisms involved when the athletic horse is...

Sudden death in racehorses: the well-being at stake

Jul 3, 2020 | Health & Science, Racehorse training

Home ( Page 12 ) Sudden death in racehorses is the natural death of an individual whose delay between the appearance of the first alarming symptoms and death is less than 48 hours. (according to the WHO). The particularity of such a death is that the horse appears...

How to improve the racehorse’s recovery?

Jun 30, 2020 | Physiology, Racehorse training

Home 9 Category: Physiology ( Page 4 ) Racehorse’s recovery is one of the main indicators of a horse’s fitness: the better the recovery, the better the fitness. The joint analysis of the intensity of the workload and the horse’s physical condition enables...

Training for speed and data analysis

Jun 19, 2020 | Speed

Home 9 Racehorse training 9 Category: Speed ( Page 2 ) Monitoring speed during training is necessary and indispensable. It allows you to ensure that your instructions are being followed. Thus, it is possible to get an idea of the workload you have put on...

Speed and the influence of shoeing

Jun 19, 2020 | Speed

Home 9 Racehorse training 9 Category: Speed ( Page 2 ) At the races, when it comes to weight, everything counts. From the rider’s equipment to the one of his horse, the horse’s team tries to reduce the weight carried by the horse as much as possible in the...

Modern communication within the equine industry

Jun 16, 2020 | Racehorse training, Sports & Data

Home 9 Racehorse training 9 Category: Sports & Data ( Page 3 ) Modern communication the equine industry allows to connect a racehorse’s team which includes many people with varied missions: trainers, owners, training riders, jockeys, veterinarians,...

Speed and track design

Jun 4, 2020 | Speed

Home 9 Racehorse training 9 Category: Speed ( Page 2 ) On the agenda: 1. Track design on racecourses 2. Track design and training 3. The influence of the curve on race times  1. Track design on racecourses Racetrack layouts are conventionally based on two...

Impact of topography on the horse’s speed

May 20, 2020 | Racehorse training

Topography is a factor that affects the speed of athletes. The slope has a clear and intuitive impact on humans’ body and therefore on speed. However, the consequences are different for the athletic horse according to a study conducted by the Structure and Motion Lab...

Preferred distances in the Racehorse: the role of data

May 19, 2020 | Stride analysis

Home 9 Racehorse training 9 Category: Stride analysis ( Page 2 ) Assessing the preferred distance of a racehorse plays a major role in his performance. Speed is the essential element to be analyzed to follow the training of a racehorse. But  when we think...

Horse racing speed analysis: what should you analyse?

May 18, 2020 | Racehorse training, Speed

Horse racing speed analysis is a central issue since the key factor to winning a race lies in managing speed throughout the race. All races are different and many events disrupt the evolution of speed during the race. In order to understand how the parameters...