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Peer-reviewed studies behind SKIIN™ Equine, measured against reference ECG at rest, over long recordings, and at high-speed exercise.

Featured studyEquine Veterinary Journal · 2026

Validation of a smart textile electrocardiographic monitoring device in racehorses during high-speed exercise

Kapusniak A, Hitchens PL, Bailey S, McCrae P, Nath L, Franklin S

Measured against reference ECG at racing speed, the hardest condition in the series.

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2022–2026 · 6 studies

  1. 2025

    BMC Veterinary ResearchOpen access

    Validation of a smart textile device for long-duration heart rate variability and detection of physiological arrhythmias in resting horses

    McCrae P, Spong H, Moorehead J, Pearson W

    Extended recordings in resting horses.

  2. 2025

    Journal of Animal ScienceOpen access

    The effects of a plant-based and a plant- and marine-based n-3 oil supplement on behavioral reactivity, heart rate variability, and plasma fatty acid profile in young healthy horses

    Hartwig S, Rankovic A, McCrae P, Gagliardi K, Burron S, Ellis J, Ma DWL, Shoveller AK

    A feeding trial rather than a device validation, with heart rate variability among the measures.

  3. 2024

    The Canadian Veterinary Journal

    The impact of skin preparation method on electrocardiogram quality in horses

    McCrae P, Spong H, Mahnam A, Bashura Y, Pearson W

    How skin preparation method affects ECG signal quality in horses, informing electrode contact in the field.

  4. 2023

    AnimalsOpen access

    Validation of an Equine Smart Textile System for Heart Rate Variability: A Preliminary Study

    McCrae P, Spong H, Golestani N, Mahnam A, Bashura Y, Pearson W

    The preliminary study, later extended by the long-duration and exercise work.

  5. 2022

    AnimalsOpen access

    A Smart Textile Band Achieves High-Quality Electrocardiograms in Unrestrained Horses

    McCrae P, Spong H, Rutherford AA, Osborne V, Mahnam A, Pearson W

    Three-lead textile ECG compared with standard adhesive electrodes in 22 unrestrained horses.

A chestnut horse in a wooden stable wearing the SKIIN Equine band around its girth, a hand resting gently on its cheek

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