New technologies: the horses are also connected – La Marne

With Ludovic Godin, left, Benoît Blanchet has its sensor the size of half a bar of soap that is placed under the chest horse.

Tuesday, October 20, Equisense, French start-up, came to present his sensor for riding in the luxuries facilities at the Source of Haras St. . Jeanles- Two-Room

Benoît Blanchet, president of Equisense, described his team: “We are all connected by the objects. Engineers specializing in biomechanics, IT developer, we believe that riding is going to be upset by the new technologies. Since April 2014, we thought about what might facilitate relationships, work performed between the horse and rider to achieve this sensor will enhance the work of the horse. “

A revolution between horse and rider

Attached to the strap, the sensor returns to the smartphone of the rider precise data on the welfare of the horse to work. “Monitoring of the training and health of the horse are optimized. Identification of the appearance, symmetry, alignment and trajectory intensity of the session, loss of tone, cadence are analyzed, “says Benedict.

During the session, the horse is followed on each hand right or left, the number of hops and finally all data were studied to improve the horse. “In parallel, there will be a continuity of care, veterinarian, dentist, vaccines, osteopathy. Balius is the name of the sensor could alert the rider in the event of lameness or when it detects an asymmetry of locomotion, “added the young president, aged 24.

Check out the full article in La Marne October 28, edition of Meaux.