"We are keen to promote the understanding and use of Equinalysis locomotive screening in several areas of horse care, particularly injury prevention, objective lameness assessment, rehabilitation and benchmarking equine locomotion," explains Equinalysis' Managing Director, Walter May. "As such, we are pleased to announce a new software module, pricing and training policy for educational establishments."

Equinalysis’ vision is to bring non-invasive, evidence based medicine to the equine industry, and the company focuses on products that assist in extending the competitive life of horses involved in equestrian sports, and optimising their performance.

“Sports science is a well established area within human medicine,” says Equinalysis’ Chairman, Professor John E Davies, a consultant physician and leading musculo-skeletal specialist. “Professional athletes in many disciplines apply a multitude of sports-enhancing techniques to attain a higher level of performance and move ahead of their competitors; in addition, an ever increasing array of technologies are available to aid diagnosis, accelerate rehabilitation and ultimately enhance performance. A similar trend is emerging within equine sport, and professional bodies such as the British Equine Veterinary Association are actively promoting the application of evidenced based veterinary medicine (EVBM).”

Currently, the assessment of equine locomotion and lameness is carried out visually and cannot be reliably quantified. FEI vet John McEwen BVMS, MRCVS states that “the objective measurement of lameness and changes in locomotion are the missing pieces of critical information needed to make key decisions related to equine health and performance.”

Thus, Equinalysis feels that equine biomechanics has many applications in the area of injury prevention, rehabilitation, performance enhancement and treatment monitoring, and has developed a range of modules to assist equine practitioners such as vets and farriers to be more pro-active in the monitoring and assessment of equine locomotion.

Lecturers, students or anyone interested in the ‘Education and Teaching’ module should contact Julie Hope at Equinalysis on 01291 671351, or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Visit: www.equinalysis.co.uk for further info.