StrideSAFE

StrideSAFE has reached an agreement with the shareholders of StrideMaster to acquire 100% of the Australian company, a strategic move that will transfer sensor production from Australia to Kentucky, the company said in a Friday press release. Besides obvious cost efficiency, relocation of manufacturing to Lexington will also advance StrideSAFE's goal of fast-tracking production of stand-alone sensor systems specifically for use by trainers and veterinarians to monitor horses breezing. Dr. David Lambert, CEO of StrideSAFE, said, "The acquisition of StrideMaster represents a milestone moment in the growth of the StrideSAFE...

Sensor and stride technologies being used in horse racing were discussed during the second installment in the 2026 OwnerView webinar series held Apr. 7. Gary Falter, project manager for OwnerView, moderated the panel with guests Fabienne De Geer, representing Sleip; Ben Bernhard, representing Stable Analytics; and Dr. David Lambert, representing StrideSAFE. The webinar began with general questions about each technology. De Geer explained that Sleip is based on gait analysis, and that Sleip has different types of users beyond racing. "Veteriniarians are the biggest users, but we have two versions...

Though rare, sudden deaths in racehorses have long proven a source of great frustration for being just that--a sudden event with virtually no way to predict it, and oftentimes no way to explain it. Emerging research, however, offers real hope that perhaps soon, the industry will have a way to both zero in on the small number of horses at heightened risk of apparent sudden death, as well as a better understanding of just what might be happening to them. Using data from more than 21,000 horses who wore the...

In discussing the evolution of his StrideSAFE wearable sensor, Dave Lambert turns to a tufty-haired German philosopher called Arthur Schopenhauer, who described new truths as a play in three parts. "First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as self-evident." Lambert has had the rejection and a little bit of ridicule, he said. "Some people have thrown rocks at me," he added, one recent afternoon via Zoom in a brightly lit corner of his Kentucky home, a small bronze horse as his virtual companion. "But...

Last week, I witnessed firsthand the career-saving and even life-saving potential of the StrideSAFE sensor technology--and I feel a responsibility to share what happened. A stakes-level horse in our barn was flagged by StrideSAFE after showing a dramatic rise in injury risk in the right front leg over its two most recent races. A barn exam by our veterinarian showed no obvious lameness or inflammation. But based on the compelling StrideSAFE data, we took the next step and scheduled advanced imaging. The PET scan results--confirmed by two separate equine hospitals--showed...

The University of Louisville Equine Industry Program has named David Lambert the 34th recipient of the John W. Galbreath Award for Outstanding Entrepreneurship in the Equine Industry. Lambert will be presented the award on Thursday, Dec. 5. A native of England, Lambert received his bachelor's degree in veterinary science from Liverpool University. Lambert worked in private veterinary practice and with the United States Equestrian Team before founding Equine Analysis Systems in 1987 in Midway, Ky. In 2019, Lambert launched StrideSAFE, wearable sensor technology to document a horse's movements at high...

StrideSAFE, a biometric sensor used as a tool to help identify horses at risk of injury, was recognized at the recent Calgary International Equine Symposium when Dr. Denise McSweeney was honored with the Best Podium Presentation Award. The global conference, held Sept. 5-6 and hosted by the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM), brought together experts the world over for a named focus in "Innovation in Equine Health and Welfare." McSweeney's presentation, "Using accelerometer-based inertial measurement unit sensors to identify racing Thoroughbreds at high risk of catastrophic musculoskeletal...

At Keeneland, they take the safety of the horses and the jockeys very seriously, the reason why Dr. Stuart Brown was brought on board in 2020. As Keeneland's Vice President of Equine Safety, it is Brown's job to do whatever is necessary to protect the sport's competitors. Brown was this week's Green Group Guest of the Week on the TDN Writers' Room Podcast Presented by Keeneland and he gave our team a tutorial on all Keeneland is doing to promote safety. The effort includes the usage of StrideSAFE, which uses...

The remaining days in 2023 dwindled to a few last week, a welcome development considering the year that it was. Yes, there was some good news. Arcangelo (Arrogate) winning the GI Belmont S. for trainer Jena Antonucci was as good a story as we've seen in some time. The saga of Cody's Wish (Curlin) continued to tug at our heartstrings. The sales continue to post huge numbers. Purses have soared in Kentucky and at Oaklawn, with maidens running for pots in excess of $100,000. But for every good story there...

As the sport continues in its efforts to drastically reduced the number of fatalities that occur in races and in morning training, there's little doubt that StrideSAFE is going to play an important role in preventing breakdowns. StrideSAFE is a biometric sensor mechanism that slips into the saddle cloth to detect minute changes in a horses's gait at high speed. Those changes can, and often do, signal that a horse is in the early stages of having a problem that could lead to a fatal injury. If the StrideSAFE data...

StrideSAFE LLC CEO David Lambert joins the TDN Writers' Room to talk about his technology's ability to potentially prevent breakdowns on the racetrack.

Like the wildfires fanned by this summer's hot winds, doomsday predictions of horse racing's demise have raged through the mainstream and trade press this year, fueled by a sickening spate of high-profile equine fatalities on the sport's highest-profile stages--tracks armed with some of the most stringent safety guardrails. This means these horses passed before the eyes of a slew of experts--from the riders to the trainers to the veterinarians and the regulators--deemed among the best in the business. If they can't single out these horses before catastrophe happens, who can?...