Equine fitness monitoring
First Claim
1. ) Apparatus for monitoring the status of a horse, wherein the apparatus includes:
- (a) a blanket having a first sensor, the first sensor being adapted to generate indicating data indicative of at least one health status indicator; and
, (b) a second sensor for generating position data indicative of the position of the horse, wherein, in use, a processing system is adapted to determine the health status of the horse in response to the indicating data and the position data.
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Abstract
Apparatus for determining the health or fitness, under an exercise load, of an animal such a horse comprises: a first sensor (incorporated in module (3) and having electrodes (5, 6)), positioned in blanket (1) under saddle (2a) of a horse, generating physiological data, e.g. breathing or heart rate, blood pressure or flow, temperature, etc; a second sensor, also incorporated in module (3), for generating position data, e.g. a GPS sensor having antenna (11). By using an algorithm, a fitness indicator such as velocity at a heart rate of 200 beats per minute (V-200) can then be derived using data from the sensors. Lameness, disease or poor physiological potential of the animal can thus be identified.
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39 Claims
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1. ) Apparatus for monitoring the status of a horse, wherein the apparatus includes:
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(a) a blanket having a first sensor, the first sensor being adapted to generate indicating data indicative of at least one health status indicator; and
,(b) a second sensor for generating position data indicative of the position of the horse, wherein, in use, a processing system is adapted to determine the health status of the horse in response to the indicating data and the position data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 25, 31, 33, 35, 37)
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16. ) Apparatus for monitoring the status of a horse, wherein the apparatus includes a processing system adapted to:
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(a) receive, from a first sensor provided in a horse blanket, indicating data indicative of at least one health status indicator;
(b) receive, from a second sensor, position data indicative of the position of the horse; and
,(c) determine the health status of the horse in accordance with the indicating data and the position data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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26. ) Apparatus for monitoring the status of a horse, wherein the apparatus includes a processing system adapted to:
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(a) receive, from a first sensor, indicating data indicative of the heart rate of the horse;
(b) receive, from a second sensor, position data indicative of the position of the horse;
(c) determine from the position data, movement data indicative of the rate of movement of the horse; and
,(d) determine the health status of the horse in accordance with a predetermined algorithm, the predetermined algorithm defining a relationship between the heart rate and the rate of movement of the horse. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. ) A system for monitoring the status of a horse, wherein the system includes:
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(a) a blanket having a first sensor, the first sensor being adapted to generate indicating data indicative of at least one health status indicator; and
,(b) a second sensor for generating position data indicative of the position of the horse; and
,(c) a processing system, the processing system being responsive to the indicating and position data to thereby determine the heath status of the horse.
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32. ) A method of monitoring the health status of a horse, wherein the method includes:
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(a) using a blanket having a first sensor to generate indicating data indicative of at least one health status indicator; and
,(b) using a second sensor to generate position data indicative of the position of the horse; and
,(c) determining the health status of the horse in response to the indicating data and the position data.
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34. ) A method of monitoring the health status of a horse, wherein the method includes, in a horse blanket:
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(a) generating indicating data using a first sensor, the indicating data being indicative of at least one health status indicator;
(b) obtaining position data from a second sensor, the position data being indicative of the position of the horse; and
,(c) providing the indicating data and the position data to a processing system, the processing system being responsive to the indicating data and the position data to determine the health status of the horse.
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36. ) A method of monitoring the health status of a horse, wherein the method includes, in a processing system:
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(a) receiving, from a first sensor provided in a horse blanket, indicating data indicative of at least one health status indicator;
(b) receiving, from a second sensor, position data indicative of the position of the horse; and
,(c) determining the health status of the horse in accordance with the indicating data and the position data.
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38. ) Apparatus for monitoring the status of a horse, wherein the apparatus includes a processing system adapted to:
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(a) receive, from a first sensor, indicating data indicative of the heart rate of the horse;
(b) receive, from a second sensor, position data indicative of the position of the horse;
(c) determine from the position data, movement data indicative of the rate of movement of the horse; and
,(d) determine the health status of the horse in accordance with a predetermined algorithm, the predetermined algorithm defining a relationship between the heart rate and the rate of movement of the horse. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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