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Tokyo Calling – Documenting Iresine’s journey from rural France to the Japan Cup
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What does it take to become a trainer?
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How racing is making strides into ‘Big Data’
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Prep school - the role of the pre-trainer in the flat racing world
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Artificial Intelligence tools - and their growing use in racing
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Pre-trainers and their influence on Irish NH racing
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The effect of whip use on stride parameters and the racehorse
Horse x-ray
The X Factor - Growth spurts in young horses: What can we learn from 'human' research into growth and maturation in sport and exercise?
Water Treadmill for racehorses - Trainer Magazine
Water treadmills – what can they offer our racehorses? 
Horse bedding and tools
Horse Bedding: Beware the Marketing Hype
A racehorse with behavioural issues
Training - 'horses with attitude'
Building a stronger racehorse with DYNAMIC MOBILISATION EXERCISES
Building a stronger racehorse with DYNAMIC MOBILISATION EXERCISES
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How breastplates and breast girths can inhibit performance
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Stables vices - are they behaviours or a product of their environment?
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Reducing the pressure - Scientists discover performance benefits of relieving five key pressure points under tack
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Saddle + Half Pads - The effect on race saddle pressures and gallop kinematics
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Hydrotherapy for performance - the benefits of water based conditioning - hydrotherapy as a mechanism for enhancing performance in the racehorse
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FMBs Water Treadmills - a unique and innovative product that can be used for both rehabilitation after injury
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The dominant limb - can we train a completely symmetrical horse?
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The benefit of using ‘yearling rollers - Dr. Russell Mackechnie-Guire asks if a roller is a harmless piece of equipment? -scientists discover performance inhibiting spinal pressure under rollers
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On the bridle - scientific research uncovers performance advantages of different types of bridles - reducing bridle pressure
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How girths have been scientifically proven to have an impact on performance
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How technology can quantify the impact saddles have on performance
Brad Cox, and assistant Tessa, at Keeneland 6.25.18.
Are we going soft on our horses?
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Tech advances - opportunities for trainers
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State-of-the-art training facilities come to China
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Why are leg boots not commonly used in racing?
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The latest from Gavin Hernon
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Starting out - Gavin Hernon
Ride & Guide - which bits work best and what to use when
Ride & Guide - which bits work best and what to use when
Is all-weather racing no longer the poor relation?
Is all-weather racing no longer the poor relation?
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Starting out - the latest update from new trainer - Gavin Hernon
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The importance of good nutrition and its bearing on mental health
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Travelling Stateside - The trainer's perspective
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Back to School: Dressage as a Training Tool
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Starting Up: Where in the EU can New Trainers Get the Best Start?
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Part I: The Thoroughbred Trainer in the Digital Age
Daily rates
The Trainers' Daily Rates Survey
Training yearlings
Training yearlings: Schools of thought around the world
Iconic Gallops
Iconic Gallops of Europe
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Generation X
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Hoof - Surface Interaction Study
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Developing the young foot
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Training: Continuing Education for New York trainers
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Don't forget the jockey: Horse-jockey interaction in racing
Gait and lameness analysis - the Singapore way
Stable staff training & education - learning on the job
Italian Trainers who moved to France - three trainers share their experiences
The Gallops - Searching for the ideal training surface
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Marginal Gains - can the philosophy apply to horseracing?
Michael Hourigan - The Gadget Man
Racing Schools
Racing Schools
Headgear and the racehorse: Seeing the wood from the trees!
Headgear and the racehorse: Seeing the wood from the trees!
Hooves and ground surface - the impact of intentional shoeing interventions
Hooves and ground surface - the impact of intentional shoeing interventions
Let there be light - how daylight affects performance and safety
Let there be light - how daylight affects performance and safety
Tongue-ties - their place in racing in 2014
Tongue-ties - their place in racing in 2014
The effects of routine morning exercise on muscle response in thoroughbreds
The effects of routine morning exercise on muscle response in thoroughbreds
Do horses sense fear?
Do horses sense fear?
Yogi Breisner - taking racehorses back to school
Yogi Breisner - taking racehorses back to school
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Hydrotherapy for horses - the many healing qualities of water
BREEDING- EXCLUSIVE profile on Northern Farm (Japan)
Katsumi Yoshida invites us around Northern Farm
Grand Designs - Creating the perfect training centre
Grand Designs - Creating the perfect training centre
The Heath - the headquarters of horseracing
The Heath - the headquarters of horseracing
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Changing methods for preparing NH store horses
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Breaking the silence: The impact of sound and hearing
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Flying high - training horses at altitude
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Life after racing - going for gold in other equine disciplines
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First time on turf - how to prepare a horse
Eco Trainers - converting manure to electricity
The importance of warm-up and cool-down in the racehorse
Stabling and health specifically for racehorses
The Equine Heart - how it works to power a racehorse
Reinventing the Wheel - the Kurt Equine Training System
Equine Exercise Physiology - understanding basic terminology and concepts
Horsewalkers - should they be round or oval?
Does artificial lighting benefit the conditioning of a horse?
The benefits of long reining - enhancing a horse's physical and emotional well-being
Weighing Racehorses - how regular monitoring can provide vital information