Chief Stipe Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 AAEP Seeks Proposals for Wearable Biometric Sensors Sensors have shown promise in identifying horses at risk of musculoskeletal injuries. Unedited Press Release The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) today released a Request for Proposal (RFP) soliciting proposals from applicants for a joint project that will involve the development and application of wearable biometric sensor technologies to improve early detection of musculoskeletal injuries in Thoroughbred racehorses in the United States. Wearable biometric sensors have shown promise in the identification of sub-clinically affected racehorses or those at risk of musculoskeletal injury. Any proposed system that monitors musculoskeletal parameters related to gait needs to have data transmission capabilities that interface with algorithms designed to detect injury; be scalable enough for widespread use; and be user-friendly and economical in order to be employed on all Thoroughbred racehorses for all races and recorded workouts. The AAEP will work with the successful applicant(s) on funding, licensing agreements, commercialization efforts and other legal issues. Depending on the nature of the response to this proposal request, the AAEP may also solicit funding from industry leaders. The RFP is available here. Pre-proposals are due Feb. 15, 2024. Interested applicants should direct all questions and/or a response to this proposal request to AAEP Racing Committee Chair Dr. Sara Langsam at langsam@tfbequine.com. Issuance of this RFP is among nine recommendations coming out of the AAEP-sponsored Forum on Thoroughbred Safety and Injury Prevention, which in late September convened 23 invited private racetrack practitioners, regulatory veterinarians, surgeons and radiologists to explore additional measures to reduced racehorse injuries. AAEP_RFP_Biometric_Sensor.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) today released a Request for Proposal (RFP) soliciting proposals from applicants for a joint project that will involve the development and application of wearable biometric sensor technologies to improve early detection of musculoskeletal injuries in Thoroughbred racehorses in the United States. Wearable biometric sensors have shown promise in the identification of sub-clinically affected racehorses or those at risk of musculoskeletal injury. Any proposed system that monitors musculoskeletal parameters related to gait needs to have data transmission capabilities that interface with algorithms designed to detect injury; be scalable enough for widespread use; and be user-friendly and economical in order to be employed on all Thoroughbred racehorses for all races and recorded workouts. The AAEP will work with the successful applicant(s) on funding, licensing agreements, commercialization efforts and other legal issues. Depending on the nature of the response to this proposal request, the AAEP may also solicit funding from industry leaders. The RFP is available here. Pre-proposals are due Feb. 15, 2024. Interested applicants should direct all questions and/or a response to this proposal request to AAEP Racing Committee Chair Dr. Sara Langsam at langsam@tfbequine.com. Issuance of this RFP is among nine recommendations coming out of the AAEP-sponsored Forum on Thoroughbred Safety and Injury Prevention, which in late September convened 23 invited private racetrack practitioners, regulatory veterinarians, surgeons and radiologists to explore additional measures to reduced racehorse injuries.
Shad Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 Wont be many making it to the gates if this is the way forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted November 23, 2023 Author Share Posted November 23, 2023 15 hours ago, Shad said: Wont be many making it to the gates if this is the way forward. Yep most of them carry a niggle at some stage. How would it work on a horse like Without A Fight? Can barely lift his feet in the parade ring. They're elite athletes and like many elite athletes they always have something not quite right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 8 hours ago, Chief Stipe said: Yep most of them carry a niggle at some stage. How would it work on a horse like Without A Fight? Can barely lift his feet in the parade ring. They're elite athletes and like many elite athletes they always have something not quite right. That's exactly it, alot of these top horses and others in general are only a day to day proposition, usually the less genuine ones turn out to be the soundest, I doubt the game would survive if this is what here proposing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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