Nobody asks too much of a horse on purpose.

It happens in small amounts, across good weeks, and it shows up months later. After every session you see what the work actually cost him, minute by minute and leg by leg.

See it in the account

47 seconds: checking each leg after the ride and planning tomorrow’s load.

If any of this sounds familiar

  • He was fine yesterday, so you did the same again today.
  • The going was deeper than it looked.
  • You cannot tell whether he is getting fitter or just putting up with it.

Overload is rarely one bad day. It is a slow sum, and a sum is something you can watch.

Per-leg load shown in colour in the HorseCare app
Green, yellow, red for each leg. The colour changes before the horse does.
44 days

was the median time out of work after a lameness episode. For horses that never came back to their previous level, it was 130 days.Survey of 438 horse owners, University of Glasgow

Did I ask for too much today?

Distance, duration, speed and the energy spent, set against the sessions that came before it.

Which leg took the extra?

Energy is split between left and right for walk, trot and gallop, in kilojoules, so the overloaded side shows up on its own.

Is he getting fitter, or just tired?

Follow the same figures across weeks and the answer stops being an opinion.

Time, distance and energy split by gait

Training load

Where the time, the distance and the energy went: walk, trot, gallop and standing still.

Energy per leg for each gait

Load per leg

The same session split left and right, gait by gait.

Reviewing a session with a trainer on a laptop

Then go through it with your trainer.

Show the week, not just today. A trainer who can see the load building has something to plan with, and you have a reason to take an easier day.

What you need

Required
HorseCare Sensor Kit, €400Five sensors, charging stand, straps and back pocket
App
iOS and AndroidFree for 90 days, then from €6 a month

The rest of the system

Harmony in MotionDynamics of TrainingMultivideo with TelemetryLive-Mode TelemetryArena Tracking