Equi-Pro®

The mobile gait analysis system for Equine Professionals.

Product details

Equi-Pro® is a mobile equine gait analysis tool that comes to support professionals in evaluating lameness and gait performance in an objective way. The assessment of asymmetries in the horse’s gait is usually done with visual inspection only. Equi-Pro is an objective instrument that complements the imperfections of the human eye. Veterinarians and researchers can use Equi-Pro in their daily routines assessing equine locomotion thanks to its mobility, flexibility and ease of use.

Equi-Pro is based on cutting-edge R&D carried out in the Eurostars EquiMoves project and validated in the “EquiMoves: A Wireless Networked Inertial Measurement System for Objective Examination of Horse Gait” scientific article.

Equi-Pro works by capturing the horse’s motion from up to nine synchronized wireless inertial measurement units (IMUs). It can be used in various equine gaits and it analyzes both the upper-body and the limb movements.

Horse wearing the Equi-Pro sensors during a lameness evaluation.

Hardware

Equi-Pro® uses ProMove-V sensors, Inertia’s new-generation wireless Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) from the ProMove series. ProMove-V is a waterproof and dust-proof sensor which can sample and stream motion sensor data at high data rates using Inertia’s high-speed and low-power wireless technology.

The sensor data is accurately synchronized and transmitted to a central node, the Gateway, which connects to the computer through USB and acts as the master hub for synchronization, data collection and sensor configuration over-the-air.

Equi-Pro uses 7 or 9 ProMove-V sensors, depending on the configuration. Moreover, for research purposes, up to 18 sensors can be used in the application.

The communication architecture of Equi-Pro mobile gait analysis system.

Software

The Equi‐Pro application integrates the motion processing software that computes the relevant parameters for equine gait analysis. It also quantifies the asymmetries and presents the results as complementary to the veterinary’s evaluation. The level of detail varies from the high‐level measurement overview to the in‐depth stride-by-stride information. Multiple measurements can be compared to evaluate the horse’s evolution in time and to quantify the effect of veterinary interventions (flexion tests and diagnostic analgesia). Watch this demo video showing the various options for inspecting the measurement results available in the Equi-Pro application.

Example of the results screen in the Equi-Pro mobile gait analysis application interface.

System configurations

Standard Equi-Pro system:

  • Seven ProMove-V sensor nodes and one spare
  • Equi-Pro Gateway
  • Charging cradle for 10 sensors
  • Bridle with sensor pocket
  • Girth with sensor pocket
  • 4 horse boots with sensor pockets
  • Animal polster and double-sided tape
  • Equi-Pro application for data acquisition, motion analytics and generation of reports

How does it work?

The standard system uses seven wireless ProMove‐V sensors, where three sensors are attached to the upper body (head, withers and pelvis) and four sensors to the horse’s limbs. The Gateway receives the data from the sensors and transmits it to the Equi-Pro application for processing. Attachments include bridle with sensor pocket, girth, boots with sensor pockets, animal polster and double-sided tape.

The application automatically detects:

  • The gait: walk, trot, canter (left and right leads), tölt or pace;
  • The direction of movement: straight line, left circle or right circle;
  • The surface type: hard or soft.

The application measures:

  • The upper‐body symmetry parameters, such as Symmetry Index, MinDiff and MaxDiff;
  • The limb‐related parameters, such as timing of footfalls, stride duration and number of strides, swing intensity, stance and swing duration per leg, duty factor, protraction and retraction, abduction and adduction.
Standard Equi-Pro system

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Extended Equi-Pro system:

  • Nine ProMove-V sensor nodes and one spare
  • GNSS receiver for computation of speed and display of the measurement map
  • Equi-Pro Gateway
  • Charging cradle for 10 sensors
  • Bridle with sensor pocket
  • Girth with sensor pocket
  • 4 horse boots with sensor pockets
  • Animal polster and double-sided tape
  • Equi-Pro application for data acquisition, motion analytics and generation of reports

How does it work?

The extended system uses nine wireless ProMove‐V sensors, where five sensors are attached to the upper body (head, withers, pelvis, left and right tuber‐coxae) and four sensors to the horse’s limbs. The Gateway receives the data from the sensors and transmits it to the Equi-Pro application for processing. Attachments include bridle with sensor pocket, girth, boots with sensor pockets, animal polster and double-sided tape.

The equine gait analysis application automatically detects:

  • The gait: walk, trot, canter (left and right leads), tölt or pace;
  • The direction of movement: straight line, left circle or right circle;
  • The surface type: hard or soft.

The equine gait analysis application measures:

  • The upper‐body symmetry parameters, such as Symmetry Index, MinDiff, MaxDiff and HipHike;
  • The limb‐related parameters, such as timing of footfalls, stride duration and number of strides, swing intensity, stance and swing duration per leg, duty factor, protraction and retraction, abduction and adduction;
  • The speed and location of the horse.
Extended Equi-Pro system

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Key Features

  • Highly accurate and objective gait analysis
  • Scientifically validated
  • Mobile and wireless system
  • Detailed analysis of both upper-body and legs
  • Automatic detection of gaits
  • Automatic detection of surface type and direction of motion
  • Accurate stride-related information
  • GNSS support for speed estimation (optional)
  • Hip-hike for detailed insight in asymmetry results (optional)
  • Side-by-side comparison of results
  • Detailed measurement reports
  • IP67 water-proof and dust-proof sensors
  • Customized attachments for optimal ergonomics
  • Flexible research environment integrating up to 18 sensors

Applications

  • Lameness evaluation
  • Pre-purchase exams
  • Sport horse monitoring
  • Research

Tech articles

Explaining Clock Plots Clock Plots are visuals that illustrate asymmetry indices, which may help practitioners during lameness evaluations. In Equi-Pro®, there are two Clock Plots:     The left Clock Plot, which shows the front limb MinDiff and MaxDiff asymmetry [...]
MinDiff, MaxDiff, Symmetry Index and HipHike In this article we present the definitions and the methods to calculate the upper-body asymmetry parameters in the Equi-Pro application.    As described by Bosch et al. (2018), the upper-body symmetry parameters can be [...]
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Use cases

Equine gait analysis with Equi-Pro® With Equi-Pro®, an accurate measurement of the main parameters of the horse's movement can be obtained, including upper-body symmetry and limb-related parameters.    In the standard Equi-Pro configuration, 7 wireless ProMove-V [...]
Wireless Equine Gait Analysis Visit Equi-Pro® for more information about the product.    Every horse has its own natural movement characteristics, such as stride duration, speed and stride length. Traditionally, scientists had been able to evaluate the movement of horses [...]
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User Manuals

Datasheets

Sample Code

  • json2mat (1.0) (22-01-2024) | Matlab® script transforming Equi-Pro results file from JSON to CSV and MAT formats; the JSON file has to be exported from at least Equi-Pro version 1.1.240129.
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