Real jump trajectory: Shape of the curve on the Z-axis in space during a jump.

The Move Pro’s ultra-precise chip establishes the exact horse’s trajectory in space during the jumps. This trajectory is specific to each horse and varies according to many of the criteria detailed later in this article. You will therefore be able to see the progress of a specific horse or observe the different jumping techniques from one horse to another.

How will I be able to interpret the jump curves?

Thanks to the Alogo Move Pro WebApp, you will be able to observe in detail all the parameters for all your jumps and analyse them according to many points!

Our mobile application will show you a complete summary for every sessions you did. In particular, it will highlight the most unusual jumps compared to your reference jumps and will propose you the trajectories superposition. These displays will help you understand how and why these jumps were so different from each other.

Contrary to popular belief, the trajectory of a jump is not a homogenous, regular and perfectly symmetrical parabola from the take-off to the landing.

As we said above, many parameters have an impact on the shape of the jump trajectory. Notably:

  • The quality of the canter, the precision of the approach but also the intensity of the session. A horse coming too close to the jump will obviously not jump in the same way or with the same trajectory as a horse arriving with a too long place, just as you may notice differences in trajectory between the beginning and the end of a session. Thanks to the data, you will be able to adapt the intensity of your ride to support your horse’s progress without going too far into its red zone (a decrease in the quality of the jumps and the canter which leads to a deterioration in the performances or even injuries).
  • The type & quality of the ground on which you ride. Thus, you will observe more or less marked differences depending on the horse between sessions on grass or sand and depending on the quality of these surfaces. You will then be aware of the properties of the floors on which your horse(s) jump the best or are most comfortable.
  • The types of obstacles. In the same way, the curves will vary according to the obstacle profiles. For example, at the same height, the top of the curve on an oxer will generally be longer and flatter than on a vertical. The cross-country obstacles will also have a flatter trajectory than the mobile obstacles on the jumping. Thus, the Alogo Move Pro sensor will provide you all the information you need to perform with each horse on all jumping configurations.
  • Depending on the age and experience of the horse. The jumping technique changes and therefore the curve as well. Thanks to our sensor, you will be able to concretely see the progress of your horses, then adapt your way of riding to these evolutions and progress over the time.
  • Depending on the material used (bites, training aids, etc…). The accuracy of our device will allow you to measure and observe changes due to the use of new equipment. Even the finest variations will be captured and will influence the shape of the trajectories.

For professionals, adjust your approach thanks to Alogo Move Pro. Our device will allow you to test and measure the different riding methods on your horses. And thus find the best and most efficient manner for each horse to perform well.

As you can see on the pictures below, same course, same fence height and length, same approach to the jump and yet…very  different jumping techniques so the trajectories are just as different!

  • Chloé & Callgirl
  • Callgirl’s jump trajectory
  • Léon & Verona
  • Verona’s jump trajectory

FACT!

Sometimes, depending on the horse, a small wave can appear on the curve during the ascending phase. Don’t worry, this is not a mistake or a “bug”! It is again a question of the horse’s jumping technique, this wave will mainly be present when the horse puts his forelegs under him in 2 times. The first one, when he hits and rises from the ground, it bends them slightly. The second is when he bends more his knees, he will at that moment put his forelegs further under him and extend himself to cover the width and/or rise a few more centimeters above the jump.

In the same way, on landing, one notices another “wave” which appears when the horse lands on one foot and then the other. It should be noted that 95% of horses land on one landing foot and few horses land on both feet together (as Tresor, who used to be Steve Guerdat’s Grand Prix horse). – Source: Dr. Vet Stéphane Montavon.

Oxer trajectory with a “wave” during the take-off and the landing phases.

Would you like more details about this feature? Would you like a demonstration of the Move Pro and/or would you like to try it out? Do not hesitate to contact us, we will be happy to answer your requests!