The equestrian facilities are mostly equipped with
conventional lighting (fluorescence, discharge lamps, …) for which:
Technologies do not allow the sought flexibility
to adapt the lighting to the specificities of the horse’s vision
and its behaviour.
Power consumption and life duration (maintenance)
have a significant impact on the operating budget.
individual boxes, collective stables, …
riding arenas, race tracks, …
horse-trailers, trucks, planes, …
such as veterinary clinics,…
in rest areas to optimise their performance during the work phases in training, sports competitions and races
before the effort to reduce the risk of accidents
after the effort
and facilitate boarding and transportation in trucks and horse-trailers
to limit seasonal depressive disorders during the winter
requiring less maintenance
between horses and reduce boredom and behavioural problems
for the mares and fertility for stallions
Light in buildings for animal welfare is very important. A horse, by definition, is not used to live between 4 walls. Any stress attributed to the animal before a race is totally negative.
I want my horses to feel good before they get to the races or pre-workouts. The comfort aspect for the horses in the buildings and the boxes, thanks to adapted lighting, is a parameter to which the trainers can only be very sensitive.
Xavier Martin
Manager and Stallion Manager of Haras de La Barbotière (Calvados – France)