Eco Trainers - converting manure to electricity

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Trainers at the main French training base, Chantilly, have gone green and are soon to be the envy of their contemporaries around the world with a ground-breaking manure-disposal project. Faced with piles of manure, the bane of all trainers' lives, Chantilly professionals are working together to launch a pioneering scheme which looks set to solve all their problems and at the same time reap both environmental and financial rewards. The 10-million euro project, which should be operational towards the end of 2009, is at the cutting edge of technology and consists of using a process of methanization to convert the waste into electricity which will then be sold to the EDF (French Electricity Board), and into heat which will be used locally.
Katherine Ford (26 June 2008 - Issue Number: 6)

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The importance of warm-up and cool-down in the racehorse

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Research studies have shown that warming up prior to competition is an important factor in preparation to enhance performance and potentially reduce injury risk. When it comes to cooling down, research shows that active cooling down is more beneficial than passive cooling down.

Nicole Rossa (European Trainer - issue 22 - Summer 2008)

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Stabling and health specifically for racehorses

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It is important to see the needs of the racehorse as being different from horses kept for any other sporting purpose. Its management, feeding, training and stabling are all critical and unique.

Peter Gray (European Trainer - issue 21 - Spring 2008)

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The Equine Heart - how it works to power a racehorse

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Exciting new advances in ultrasound image technology have provided a better understanding of both the anatomy and function of the heart at rest and during exercise. In the last 30 years many veterinary clinics and universities with equine departments that study equine physiology are able to study the heart of the equine athlete in their own sports performance laboratories, while exercising on a high-speed treadmill.

Robert Keck (01 October 2007 - Issue Number: 5)

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Should Horsewalkers be Round or Oval?

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Horsewalkers (electro-mechanical devices that allow multiple horses to be exercised simultaneously in a controlled fashion) are used extensively in the management and training of horses. They permit controlled exercise of horses at walk and trot. They are less labour intensive than most other forms of controlled exercise, such as walking in-hand, lunging, riding, swimming or running horses on treadmills.

Dr David Marlin (01 July 2007 - Issue Number: 4)

 

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Reinventing the Wheel - the Kurt Equine Training System

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The combined forces of Italian trainer Daniele Camuffo and the enigmatic Turkish businessman Mehmet Kurt have brought to fruition a project first dreamt up by Kurt himself more than a decade ago.
Niki Sweetnam (01 October 2007 - Issue Number: 5)

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Equine Exercise Physiology - understanding basic terminology and concepts

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Equine exercise physiology is defined as the study of the horse’s body systems in response to exercise. A relatively new scientific field, equine exercise physiology provides an incredible amount of information that can be used to maximize performance, and extend the health and longevity of the athletic horse.

Robert Keck (01 July 2007 - Issue Number: 4)

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Nasal Strips - increasing performance, reducing EIPH

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Nasal strips' future in Thoroughbred racing seemed limitless in the fall of 1999. Just two weeks after longshot Burrito won a race at Keeneland wearing one, 29 of the 101 horses competing in the 1999 Breeders’ Cup at Gulfstream Park November 6th had the 4-by-6-inch strip affixed 1.5 inches above their nostrils.

Bill Heller (01 July 2007 - Issue Number: 4)

 

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Horsewalkers - should they be round or oval?

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 Horsewalkers are used extensively in the management and training of horses. They permit controlled exercise of horses at walk and trot and are less labour intensive than most other forms of controlled exercise, such as walking in-hand, lunging, riding, swimming or running horses on treadmills.

Dr David Marlin & Paul Farrington (European Trainer - issue 18 - Summer 2007)

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Does artificial lighting benefit the conditioning of a horse?

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The claims of manufacturers of light therapy equipment for equines vary from the scientifically proven, through the scientifically dodgy to the downright bizarre. Trainers need to be able to sift through the advice and make financially viable judgements and weigh up the various proposed benefits against costs

Paul Peacock (19 October 2006 - Issue Number: 2)

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The benefits of long reining - enhancing a horse's physical and emotional well-being

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Lunging and long reining may seem like old fashioned, basic disciplines for working horses. However by the end of this article, I hope to remind you that these disciplines, when incorporated into your horse’s work routine, can really enhance their physical and emotional state.

Bolette Petersen (19 October 2006 - Issue Number: 2)

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Weighing Racehorses - how regular monitoring can provide vital information

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From stud to stable, weighing machines have augmented, and even supplanted, the empirical judgment of the eye. Applications range from gauging the development of the weanling to assimilating the optimal fighting-weight of the performance horse to monitoring the effects of transportation.

James Willoughby (European Trainer - issue 7 - Spring 2004)

 

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