Although Thoroughbreds are seen in the hunter-jumper world and in other disciplines, modern Thoroughbreds are primarily bred for speed, and racehorses have a very high rate of accidents as well as other health problems. One tenth of all Thoroughbreds suffer orthopedic problems, including fractures. Current estimates indicate that there are 1.5 career-ending breakdowns for every 1,000 horses starting a race in the United States, an average of two horses per day. The State of California reported a particularly high rate of injury, 3.5 per 1000 starts. Other countries report lower rates of injury, with the United Kingdom having 0.9 injuries/1,000 starts (1990–1999) and the courses in Victoria, Australia, producing a rate of 0.44 injuries/1,000 starts (1989–2004). Thoroughbreds also have other health concerns, including a majority of animals who are prone to bleeding from the lungs (exercise induced pulmonary hemorrhage), 10% with low fertility, and 5% with abnormally small hearts. Thoroughbreds also tend to have smaller hooves relative to their body mass than other breeds, with thin soles and walls and a lack of cartilage mass, which contributes to foot soreness, the most common source of lameness in racehorses. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoroughbred)
We are looking to develop a wearable device for a horse to monitor all its vitals, its speed, pace, hooves, and pulminary systems to reduce the existing nominally high rate of accidents and health problems. It will be adaptable for use in Olympic show jumping and dressage, and thoroughbred racing where it could also be used it as another metric for people to gain additional knowledge to make a wager.
We are looking to develop a wearable device for a horse to monitor all its vitals, its speed, pace, hooves, and pulminary systems to reduce the existing nominally high rate of accidents and health problems. It will be adaptable for use in Olympic show jumping and dressage, and thoroughbred racing where it could also be used it as another metric for people to gain additional knowledge to make a wager.
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Tritonwear (15 Sept 2015)The Triton automatically calculates 15 key performance metrics from a non-invasive location on the back of the swimmers head – either clipped onto the goggle strap or just placed under the swim cap. All of these metrics are calculated based off of the motion of the athlete in the water.Metrics are calculated each length and sent in real time to a coaches tablet for every athlete in the pool.
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Facts
Number of foals registered each year in North America
37,000
37,000
In Australia
18,250
18,250
In Britain
5,000
5,000
Worldwide
118,000 (2006)
118,000 (2006)
Annual revenue generated annually in the U.S. from Thoroughbred Industry
34 Billion
34 Billion
Number of jobs generated by the Thoroughbred Industry
470,000
470,000
