SmartBoots use limb-mounted inertial sensors to capture stride-by-stride motion from all four legs at once — the same underlying principle used in stationary inertial gait-analysis systems, extended to continuous, real-world conditions instead of a single controlled pass. Head-to-head validation against stationary and optical systems is an active focus of the Research Network — practices running both side-by-side are one of the collaboration formats we're actively recruiting for.

Every horse's Personal AI Vet profile moves through a defined 30-day baseline period: an initial Learning phase across the first sessions, a Pattern Building phase around days 8–21 where recurring movement signatures are established, and a Baseline Refinement phase from day 22–30 that locks in what "normal" looks like for that specific horse. From day 30 onward, the system moves into active monitoring — comparing every new session against the horse's own baseline, not a generic population average.

Reports use a symmetry index referenced to the AAEP lameness grading scale (Grades 0–5), so results translate into language your colleagues, insurers, and referring practices already use. This is a mapping to a recognized clinical reference, not a claim of formal third-party certification.

Because all four limbs are measured simultaneously, you can compare loading patterns unridden vs. ridden, or across surfaces, which helps separate a horse-source asymmetry from a tack, rider-balance, or footing effect. It's a data point for your differential — not a standalone diagnosis.

No. It's built to provide objective, continuous intelligence that supports the vet's and physiotherapist's own assessment — not to substitute it. Every alert and report is meant to be interpreted by a professional, not acted on automatically.

Fitting the boots takes under a minute, and a standard five-minute in-hand walk is enough to generate a report — so it fits inside a normal lameness workup or recheck without adding real time to the visit.

Yes. Reports are designed to be exported and filed alongside your existing records, and several collaborating practices already include them as a supporting exhibit in PPE documentation.

Every session is timestamped and tied to the horse's own baseline, so you can compare a recheck to the original visit, or the same horse under two different riders or surfaces, on the same scale.

Fitting the sensors and starting a session needs no special training — most teams are comfortable within two or three sessions. Interpreting a report benefits from a short onboarding call with our clinical team, included with every trial unit.

Collaboration trials are typically free or subsidized for an agreed period. Exact cost and duration depend on your caseload and the collaboration format, and are confirmed individually once your application is reviewed.

Your practice retains ownership of your patients' case data. CABASUS uses it, in de-identified and aggregated form, to improve the underlying models and — where you opt in — to support a shared research dataset.

Yes. Approved practices, university clinics, and individual researchers can apply for access to the anonymized CABASUS dataset for a defined research question. Access is reviewed case by case.

Yes — publication, whether in a journal, at a conference, or featured on the CABASUS site, is one of the goals of the program. Anything featured on CABASUS is reviewed with you before it goes live, and authorship and credit stay with you.

Yes. Several collaboration slots are reserved for thesis and residency work, and the research team can help scope a question the existing dataset — or a fresh case series — can realistically answer.

Session and report data can be exported for downstream analysis, and the research team can advise on the format that best fits your existing analysis pipeline.

Practicing equine veterinarians, equine physiotherapists, university clinics, and researchers with an active caseload or a defined research question are all eligible to apply.

Using SmartBoots on an agreed caseload, sharing structured session data with the research team, and a short feedback check-in every few weeks. Full detail is in "The Exchange" section below.

Trial hardware, a case-data dashboard, publication support, and — where relevant — dataset access and a speaking slot at CABASUS Vet Sessions. Full detail is in "The Exchange" section below.

Most applicants hear back within two business days with either next steps or a short scoping call.

Yes — group and institutional applications are welcome, and are often the best fit for a multi-horse case series or a comparative validation study.