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Xavier and Louis Blanchet’s Equimetre experience
We had the chance to talk with Xavier and Louis Blanchet, trainers in Chantilly. They shared with us their experience with EQUIMETRE, and how they integrated it into their daily work with horses.
The challenges of the horse racing industry
Horse racing is one of the world’s oldest sports. With the sport trapped inside its conventional framework and developing laws and values, it is clear that this sector is increasingly struggling to adapt, flourish, and progress. What are the horse racing industry’s strengths and weaknesses?
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.
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EQUINE PHYSIOLOGY
Muscular physiology in the athletic horse
Muscular physiology in the horse athlete is an important factor to study when interested in his training. Indeed, the muscles participate in various functions essential to the horse’s life (breathing, digestion…) and to its adaptation to the surrounding environment. The muscles are part of the different components that contribute to the performance of the horse athlete as they fulfill locomotion purposes: a horse that is ideally muscled will have a better chance of winning a race.
4 questions to analyze your racehorses’ fitness
With four questions frequently asked by trainers, this article presents the essential parameters to collect in order to evaluate your horses’ fitness easily.
4 reasons to analyze VO2Max in racehorse training
VO2Max is a key paramater to measure the intensity of a horse’s effort. It can be used to establish a race strategy, calculate the intensity of a training or to follow a racehorse’s performances over time.
V200 and V4 | Understanding the heart rate zones of the racehorse
6 key elements to analyze heart rate
Discover 6 key elements to analyze your racehorses’ heart rate data.
ECG of the athletic horse
The electrocardiogram (known as ECG) is a veterinary tool that records the electrical activity of the heart. It allows to investigate and monitor the heart function of the horse by displaying the electrical activity of the heart.
RACEHORSE TRAINING MONITORING
Weather conditions: how do they affect the performance of racehorses?
Weather conditions play a significant role in the performance of racehorses. Whether it’s temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, precipitation or atmospheric pressure, each factor can influence a horse’s performance on the track.
Fitness markers: what should you look for in a racehorse?
A racehorse’s recovery is one of the main indicators of its state of fitness. Analysed alongside the intensity of the work required, heart rate (HR) is an excellent indicator of the intensity of the effort made by the horse and its recovery after the effort. An optimal state of fitness is shown by the ease with which the horse recovers after exertion.
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.
Speed markers: what are the indicators for a racehorse?
Why should you care about tracking data?
Although the progress made by racecourses in terms of tracking systems is gaining ground, the interpretation of this data is not always obvious. What is a good time? How can this information be used for the morning’s work? Having good keys to interpreting this speed data allows for a finer analysis of speed skills.
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?
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.
EQUINE HEALTH & SCIENCE
Does sex of the jockey influence racehorse physiology and performance?
Discover the first study to assess the influence of the jockey’s sex on a racehorse’s performance and physiology.
What is the air quality influence on the racehorses’s performance and health?
Air quality is an important factor in the development of respiratory diseases. Small changes in daily life can have an impact on your racehorse’s health.
Pulmonary haemorrhage in the racehorse
Pulmonary haemorrhages in racehorses can have serious consequences for their health and performance. We interviewed Dr. van Erck to better understand them.
YOUNG RACEHORSES MONITORING
Debutant horses : how to prepare their first race ?
Debutant horses symbolise the future champions of horse racing. How can data science assist you in making the most of their first racing experience?
4 elements to objectivize when training young horses
The arrival of the two-year-olds in the stables is always an exciting and dreamy time for racehorse trainers. Training a two-year-old is the opportunity to detect within his stable a future crack capable of running and winning group races. Discover in this article 4 elements to be objectified during the training of the newly arrived two-year-olds in the stable.
Monitoring 2 years old horses training thanks to data
Every winter trainers welcome a new generation of athletes to their stables. Find out about the data they need to analyze during their training sessions.
STANDARDBREDS TRAINING
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TESTIMONIALS
Equine Data Revolution: Insights from Dr. Michelle Nihei
The 8th edition of the Cauthen Seminar, on January 22, 2023, explored the convergence of horse racing, training philosophy, and advanced data science. Dr. Michelle Nihei, a distinguished racehorse trainer and Ph.D., delivered a compelling presentation shedding light on “Hoofprints and Philosophy” – Perspectives from Racing and Training.
Trevor Andrews’s Equimetre experience
We were lucky to interview thoroughbred trainer Trevor Andrews regarding his utilization of EQUIMETRE.
Xavier and Louis Blanchet’s Equimetre experience
We had the chance to talk with Xavier and Louis Blanchet, trainers in Chantilly. They shared with us their experience with EQUIMETRE, and how they integrated it into their daily work with horses.