Wearable tech for racehorses can prevent injuries

• Autores: Frances Marcellin
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3079, 2016, pág. 23
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • At Royal Ascot it can be hard to see the horses for the hats. Still, during this annual horse-racing event in the UK--which took place last week--the world's top thoroughbreds and riders compete for a prize pot that this year totaled more than 6.5 million. It's a dangerous sport. More than 150 of the UK's 14,000 racehorses are killed each year and thousands more are injured. Many deaths are due to overexertion or fractures that result in a horse being put down. A device that monitors a horse's well-being during a race could help reduce fatalities.