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Protequus and Exceed Equine Announce New Research Alliance to Protect the Welfare of Racehorses
Protequus® and Exceed Equine announce a new strategic alliance to leverage the NIGHTWATCH® smart halter™ and advances in data science to protect the welfare of racehorses at Exceed Equine’s cutting-edge research, training, and rehabilitation center.
For decades racehorse trainers have relied upon past performance coupled with subjective and anecdotal information to gain a winning edge. However, today through advances in AI (artificial intelligence), biosensors, and IoT (internet of thing) technology, we have the ability to apply objective insight into an animal’s wellbeing to predict future outcomes.
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3 Times You Needed Objective Insight
Objective insight is a broad term. Let's break it down and explain what it means to horse owners. -
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How Horse Breeders Use the Smart Halter
Breeding is a major facet of the equine industry and our team is motivated to continually bring more value to breeders - professional operations and horse owners alike! -
"App"solutely Great Features
App Store/Google Play, QR codes, and care teams... oh my! These are just a few of many features in the new NIGHTWATCH® App that will seriously make your life easier. -
Activity Index Now Available
This week, we want to tell you about the new Activity Index and how you can be alerted to changes in your horse's daily activity. -
BRAND. NEW. APP.
We are excited to announce our brand new NIGHTWATCH® App is now available in the App Store! -
Unpopular Opinion: Leaving a Halter On
Leaving halters on unsupervised horses is quite a taboo subject, but it's time to debunk the safety of leather halters vs the dangers of nylon halters. -
What is Equine Distress?
As horse owners, we are ingrained with the need to be hyper vigilant when it comes to spotting behavioral changes in our horses. But what constitutes the buzz words of “equine distress” and how do we bring objectivity to detecting this distress? -
Introducing Manual Mode
NIGHTWATCH® is excited to announce a new manual alert mode that makes your device easier to use out-of-the-box. So, what’s the difference between this new manual mode and smart mode? -
Is the EDI® Just Another TLA (3-letter acronym)?
Have you ever wished your horse could tell you exactly how they're feeling? Us too! So until we learn to speak horse, we can rely on a new 10-point scale called the EDI® (Equine Distress Index), which is exclusive to NIGHTWATCH®. Your horse's EDI® score is like a FICO® score meaning it's one number (at a glance) that tells you if there is a problem (0=good, 10=bad). Learn more about this TLA. -
2016 Wrap-Up
2016 was nothing short of extraordinary for the Protequus® team. As we look ahead to an exciting 2017, we are grateful for the memories made traveling from show to show spreading the word about the World's first smart halter™, NIGHTWATCH®.
