Testimonials

Equinalysis: An Insurance Companies View
David Ashby is bloodstock underwriter for Amlin Plus, the specialist bloodstock arm of Amlin plc, one of the leading independent Lloyd's insurance groups.
"I can see significant benefits to both the insured and the insurer from an annual Equinalysis review, and Amlin Plus would certainly reflect this by a reduction in premium," he says. "Some of the major issues with loss of use and veterinary fee insurance, and hence the reason for higher premiums, are the very high costs involved in diagnostic work for subtle or hard-to-find lameness. I am hopeful that Equinalysis could help to significantly reduce these costs and thus horse owners' insurance premiums as well. Amlin Plus is committed to supporting ideas that reduce costs and give its clients a fuller and better understanding of their horses' capabilities and potential, given that the examination costs are reasonable. Amlin Plus is positioned at the high-value end of the market, and it is likely that we will make an annual Equinalysis review a no-cost benefit of our policy. That said, I believe the work of Equinalysis should see a reduction of premiums to all horse owners who use the system, as a credit for their good husbandry and horsemanship."

John McEwen BVMS MRCVS, Director of Equine Sports Science, British Equestrian Federation
"The Equinalysis System is the perfect example of science and research working in close partnership with the practitioners (those that are regularly in contact with horses, riders and owners). The system has proven itself to be a very useful aid in both the monitoring and improvement of performance within the World Class Programme."

Will Connell, BEF Performance Director
"The concept of Equinalysis Gait Analysis in sports horse practice, appeals to me as the first readily available and easily understood tool for the clinicians appraisal of the efficiency of their diagnostic techniques and treatments."

Leading Biomechanist Dr Bob Colborne
"I am delighted to be associated with Equinalysis in this exciting area, helping to make biomechanical analysis of equine gait accessible to those in the field who will benefit most from it." "Kinematic gait analysis offers a quantitative way to evaluate equine movement, and to objectively track changes occurring over time as a result of training or treatment."
This development will greatly enhance the ability of equine practitioners to evaluate the gait of a horse and prescribe the appropriate course of treatment, if necessary. The Equinalysis system provides the ability to easily communicate information via the web, facilitating a multidisciplinary approach to managing difficult equine locomotor cases."

Vikki Underwood, World Class Development Manager
"This technology has proved extremely useful in all sorts of sports and we hope it will similarly help with the equestrian Olympic and Paralympic disciplines. We want riders and trainers to be able to identify various areas, improve performance and ultimately get better results."

Ruth Edge, World Class Event Rider
"This technology is really useful: it highlights your weaknesses, and then you can improve on them. You can also keep a record and look back at past recordings and see what improvements there are."

Henry Boswell, World Class Dressage Rider "The performance analysis has helped me enormously and I use it regularly on my horses and myself. It is useful to watch yourself riding and you can assess your own weaknesses and see posture problems. I keep the results of the screenings and it means I can refer back with my vet, trainer or farrier if the need arises or we want to see how a particular issue in either horse or rider is developing."

Tina Goosen, World Class Development Programme Discipline Co-ordinator for Showjumping.
"Centaur Biomechanics comes and videos all our show jumping squad sessions and the riders find it very useful to have that feedback and reference. I am sure it helps to improve performance."

David Hamer, World Class Development Programme Discipline Co-ordinator for Para Dressage
"Russell from Centaur Biomechanics has provided a high quality level of performance analysis for us. We have used various systems and from the riders and coaches point of view getting extrinsic feedback from the video analysis has been extremely beneficial. It has made a real difference to performance and all our riders have really benefited from it."

Yogi Breisner, World Class Performance Manager, British Eventing.
"We have used performance analysis to good effect both with our developing riders and our World Class Performance riders. Centaur Biomechanics is very good, very uncomplicated and does a very professional job. It is very helpful when we are looking at riding technique and when it comes to the execution of dressage tests and show jumping rounds."

Richard Davison, World Class Team GBR Dressage Rider and former National Dressage Champion.
"I have been involved with this since its inception. I first heard about Equinalysis in a World Class meeting some years ago and it immediately appealed to me. There is no point training a high quality competition horse and unknowingly putting unnecessary stress and strain on its joints only to find that you have shortened the competing life of your horse. Comfortable horses perform at their best. I have found it a very useful tool in horse training and management."