Kyrie McRoy schools her five-year-old Selle Français and enjoys using her Equisense Motion (below).
Cadence: number of strides/minute for every gait as well as regular- ity. Lateral work can influence this indicator. Elevation: this indicator is especially inter- esting for dres- sage riders and show jumpers, showing the vertical move- ment of the horse’s body in centimeters. In the Equi- sense app, there are hundreds of ideas for exer- cises and train-
ing programs, available even without the sensor. The free app is available in Google Play or Apple’s App Store. Multiple riders can share a single sensor by creating multi- ple profiles and sharing
the sensor. Motion S is a new upgraded version of the product which adds the heart monitoring of the horse. The company offers a two-year warranty for Equisense
Motion, which can be purchased online at www.equi-
sense.com. Arizona event rider Kyrie McRoy has been using Equi-
sense Motion for a little over a year with her Selle Fran- çais gelding Denfer del Sablon. “I bought it when my current horse was imported,” she says. “I wanted it to help me get him in shape and track his ability and health. So I use it for dressage and show jumping but haven’t tried it yet cross-country.” She says her favorite feature is how it breaks down
her horse’s motion and movements. “So in his case it helps me see how straight he moves and if he is favor- ing one side over the other. Since my horse is only five, this device has helped me get him into better position and form for the long run. Wish I had this device with my previous horse!” She also likes how Equisense gives you a myriad of exercises to help with different focus points on her rides, on the flat and over fences.
Seaver
Seaver is a start-up company based in Paris. CEO and semi-pro rider Zak Antar wanted a way to measure a horse’s metrics; since there were no products like this on the market at the time, he developed his own. After a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2016 that raised more than two million dollars for production, delivery began in March 2018. By the end of 2018, Seaver had 2,600 users, 3,000 horses registered and 6,800 training sessions recorded. Seaver offers
extensive informa- tion for analyzing the horse’s jump char- acteristics, includ- ing height, angle and amplitude of the jump, cadence in approach, take off/ascending air speed, left/right shift in jump, hind limb push symmetry and forelimb impacts absorbed for each and every obstacle. Other features
include: Tracking heart
rate, calories burned, intensity intervals and over-training range. (Downloadable cardio report available.) Tracking symme-
try at the trot and canter (left and right
Top: Marie Scarpa frequently uses her Seaver girth sleeve device (middle) as she works on fitness training on Doran Beach in Bodega, California. Bottom: Three progressive screens on a cell phone show a session’s gait analysis produced by Seaver’s girth sleeve device.
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Marcie Lewis
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