Chapa La Rosina to introduce Arioneo polo horse performance measurement and evaluation in Argentina – Equimetre system will measure acceleration, speed, cardiovascular functions, fitness and detect pathologies
Paris, France and Pilar, Argentina – French equine technology company Arioneo has entered into an exclusive agreement with Argentina based polo club Chapa La Rosina to deploy its state-of-the-art horse health and performance monitoring solution in the worlds leading polo market. The solution will also be made available in Chile and Uruguay.
Equimetre by Arioneo combines a monitoring device that includes patented components with a comprehensive software application that is 100% non-invasive, easy to use, and has been tested in over 200,000 training sessions in 43 countries by more than 700 users during the last decade.
The Equimetre solution provides comprehensive health and performance monitoring including ECG (cardiovascular) analysis which is automatically analyzed during exercise providing cardiac viability and can identify arrythmias and cardiac pathologies and detect pain and its origin.
“This technology will become an important tool for players, for team mangers, and trainers to better understand the capabilities of individual horses,” said Hector Botero. “And for horse buyers and sellers, the CLR Index report produced by the Equimetre will become a standard. Time will come when no one will buy a polo horse without an Equimetre evaluation” continued Botero.
PERFORMANCE DATA
Acceleration
Equimetre combines locomotion and GPS data simultaneously and automatically to measure one of the most important performance metrics in polo, acceleration providing insights on the horse’s rate of acceleration.
Speed
Equimetre provides maximum speed data and measures the ability pf the horse to maintain speed over time, offering riders, team managers and coaches with critical information for horse selection during a match.
Stride
Equimetre provides detailed stride length and stride frequency data.
Detect arrhythmias
These abnormal changes in heart rate can endanger athletic horses, especially when they occur during very intense effort. EQUIMETRE VET will assist you in the detection of arrhythmias by collecting the ECG for each training session.
Horse Health
ECG data during exercise serves as a clear indicator of the horse’s fitness, its ability to perform during the length of the chukker, and its ability to recover from strenuous runs. ECG data can detect arrhythmia or abnormal changes in heart rate which can endanger athletic horses, especially when they occur during very intense effort.
Performance Overview and Data Management
Consistent use of Equimetre will ensure regular monitoring of horses’ health and performance. All data is centralized to facilitate storage and analysis. Measure and track the evolution of horse’s fitness over time and identify preferences and pathologies. All data is strictly confidential, and data management adheres to strict data privacy laws.
Physical Aptitude Analysis
Identify the optimal fitness level to play.
Analyze heart rate and recovery data to assess fitness and get baseline data to replicate before matches.
Determine the locomotor profile.
Analyze the stride frequency and stride length of horses and detect their preferred distance to play.
Objectivize speed aptitudes.
Measure your horses maximal speed and acceleration capabilities. Quantify the speed during each training session and analyze split times to view the best 100, 200 and 300 meters.
Longitudinal Monitoring
Evaluate the data evolution over the season.
Identify areas for improvement and measure changes in physical aptitudes over time. Has recovery period improved from one period to the next? Is the V200 faster?
Easily compare multiple horses’ aptitudes. Identify which horses have the best physical abilities. Individualize training according to the needs of each horse.
Collect and build a training history for the entire stable. With historical data collected and stored you can easily detect abnormal values and act quickly.
Detection and Prevention
Watch for the warning signs. Identify a bad recovery, an abnormal heart rate or changes in locomotion to act accordingly.
Endure a successful return to the training after a break or injury. Closely monitor your horse’s workload to ensure a successful return after a break or injury.
Easily communicate data to your veterinary team to facilitate your horses’ care. Remotely share data with your veterinarian to ensure a regular and complete follow up. ECGs are automatically collected at each training session allowing you to investigate an anomaly retroactively and remotely.
About Arioneo
Arioneo is a French company specialized in the development and marketing of analysis solutions for the performance and health of equine athletes. We master 100% of the skills required to develop our products and services (electronics, embedded software, design, web and mobile development, algorithms, physiology of the athletic horse). We have surrounded ourselves with experienced veterinarians, equine professionals and doctors in biomechanics to ensure the accuracy and efficiency of our algorithms. Our mission is to improve the performance and health of athletic horses through new technologies.
About Chapa La Rosina
Centrally located on the “Wall Street” of Polo in Pilar Argentina, Chapa La Rosina is the result of a joint venture between Bautista Heguy the founder of Chapa Uno and Hector Botero, the founder of Finca La Rosina polo team. Chapa La Rosina facilities include barn facilities for 150 horses, 3 polo pitches, a training track and the Chapa Bar restaurant pub.
About Bautista Heguy
After winning the Junior Open Championship and the General Belgrano cup in 1990 he joined the Indios Chapaleufú I team and were crowned champions of the Argentine Open Polo Championship. In 1991 he received his first Silver Olympia (he received the award again in 1992, 1993, 1996 and 2001). After these victories Bautista received the 10-goal handicap and went on to win the Argentine Open Polo Championship in 1992 and 1993. In 1992 in addition to the Palermo open and the Jockey Club Open he won the World Cup and International Open in the United States. In England he won the Queen’s Cup; In Chile he won the Open Championship; and in Spain he won the King’s Cip and Hierro Cup.
1993 – Indios Chapaleufú I won the third Argentine Open Polo Championship, the Hurlingham Club Open Polo Championship and won the International Open in the United States again. Bautista Heguy won the Silver Olimpia for the third consecutive time.
1994 – He won the Gold Cup in the United States, the Hurlingham Open and was nominated for the Silver Olimpia.
1995 – He won the Argentine Open Polo Championship again with Indios Chapaleufú I, despite the injury suffered by his brother Horacio while playing in England, which had raised fears of a drop in the team’s performance. Bautista was nominated for the Silver Olimpia again, which was finally won by his brother Marcos.
1996 – He won the Los Indios-Tortugas Open, the Hurlingham Open, but lost the final of the Palermo Open to his cousins from Indios Chapaleufú II, even though he won the Silver Olimpia for the fourth time.
1998 – He won the Polo Players Open, the Hurlingham Open again, and was a finalist in the USA Open. In the United States he won the Best Polo Player of the Year Award.
2000 – The Konex Foundation chose him to give him its prestigious award for the most influential personality in Polo, the same award he would later receive in 2010.
Hector Botero
Born in New York City Mr. Botero’s parents emigrated to the United States from Colombia in the 1950s but maintained ties to native Colombia and to Finca La Rosina, a coffee plantation in Sonson, Antioquia, that belonged to his grandfather. Over the years Mr. Botero rose as an entrepreneur and investor going on to build several companies. In the 1990s Mr. Botero founded International Media Services which operated as Business Wire Latin America and Business Wire Asia-Pacific. Business Wire was sold in 2006 to Warren Buffets’ Berkshire Hathaway. In 2008 Mr. Botero sold IMS to Omers Private Equity of Canada and spent the next five years working on the international development of Marketwired making several acquisitions around the globe. In 2016 Marketwired was sold to NASDAQ stock exchange. Today Mr. Botero is the CEO of iCrowdNewswire and ContentEngine LLC, leading companies in news technology operating in Latin America, Asia, and Europe.
Familia Botero
The Botero family has been active in thoroughbred horse ownership in the United States for over a decade and launched https://Fincalarosinapolo.com in Argentina in 2024. The Botero family is involved in charitable giving and in 2024 produced la Copa San Camilo polo match to support El Hogar San Camilo home for the severely handicapped which is based in San Antonio de Areco. Other global charities supported by the Familia Botero can be seen here: https://fincalarosina.com/charitable-giving/