The future of good horsemanship:
Horse Movement Analytics
Professional Horse Movement Analysis, directly in your smartphone!
Horse Movement Analytics is our full-body horse biomechanics tool; it tracks and measures key aspects of your horse’s head carriage and stride by automatically finding key points on the body using advanced AI technology.
Horse Health Optimisation
– a Win-Win for You and Your Equine Partner!
Success isn’t all – your horse’s well-being is at the heart of Ridesum. With AI Horse Analytics, you can track your and your horse’s progress and make sure that you strive towards a sustainable goal. Conducting frequent analyses will allow a rider/owner to establish a baseline of what is considered ‘normal’ for their horse and trends in the horse’s movement patterns may be identified. For example, if a gradual decline of hock bend is identified then this may be discussed with an industry professional such as a physio or vet. The tool is not designed to detect lameness in horses.
Performance Tracking
– Compare and contrast
The results from each analysis are presented as comparisons to provide the user optimised insights into the measurements of specific metrics. For example, the user can compare left rein vs right rein, past analysis vs present analysis. There is also the option of seeing the results from a single assessment.
Analysis breakdown: The metrics in each analysis:
- Average head carriage angle.
- Time spent in front of, on or behind the vertical.
- Range of movement of the upper front and hind legs.
- Knee, hock bend and stride time.
Each horse is an individual, key factors such as breed, age, stage of training and discipline will influence an analysis. For many metrics, there are no “rights and wrongs”, just what’s normal for your horse; for this reason, every assessment is presented as a comparison to put the results in context.
Performance Tracking
– Compare and contrast
The results from each analysis are presented as comparisons to provide the user optimised insights into the measurements of specific metrics. For example, the user can compare left rein vs right rein, past analysis vs present analysis. There is also the option of seeing the results from a single assessment.
Analysis breakdown: The metrics in each analysis:
- Average head carriage angle.
- Time spent in front of, on or behind the vertical.
- Range of movement of the upper front and hind legs.
- Knee, hock bend and stride time.
Each horse is an individual, key factors such as breed, age, stage of training and discipline will influence an analysis. For many metrics, there are no “rights and wrongs”, just what’s normal for your horse; for this reason, every assessment is presented as a comparison to put the results in context.
Get started!
Horse Movement Analytics is simple to use. Just click Start Analysis and choose to record a new video or upload an existing video from your phone. Select which gait you want to analyse. All videos are recommended to be 15-20 sec, with a maximum of 2 minutes. When you are happy with your video, Horse Movement Analytics will perform an analysis of your horse’s head carriage and present your result.
Important tips:
- The tool is designed to capture the mechanics of the horse’s stride, all four legs must be clearly visible throughout the stride cycle.
- The horse does not need to be ridden for the analysis, they can be loose-schooled or on the lunge; their movement needs to be captured from the side.
- The brighter the video, the better. Avoid dark arenas with poor lighting, we recommend completing the assessment outside.
No, all you need is your Ridesum app.
Horse Movement Analytics is a straight-forward way to monitor your horse’s progress and make sure that you strive towards a sustainable goal. Conducting frequent analyses will allow a rider/owner to establish a baseline of what is considered ‘normal’ for their horse and trends in the horse’s movement patterns may be identified. For example, if a gradual decline of hock bend is identified then this may be discussed with an industry professional such as a physio or vet.
