Coho Now Equips the French Team.
Lisa Cez, para-dressage rider with the French team, looks after her horse Stallone. (© Sarah Bedu)
Montbonnot-Saint-Martin, September 11, 2023. Founded in 2018, startup Animalinks is developing “Coho”, the first smart connected camera for monitoring a horse’s safety and health. Designed in Coho’s workshops and manufactured in France, the Coho camera uses 3D printing techniques and embeds the world’s most advanced artificial intelligence for monitoring a horse’s condition and safety. This monitoring can be carried out wherever the horse moves, thanks to an AI that is immediately operational as soon as the horse arrives, whether in the temporary competition stall or a stable box. In this way, it enables us to intervene as early as possible in the event of a health or safety problem, and to optimize performance at work. The Coho camera follows the horse. Immediate access to timelapses, photos/videos/live feed of your horse on demand, and the temperature of your stall or pasture shelter complete the offer.
Sophie Dubourg, National Technical Director of the FFE, explains: “The health, well-being, and longitudinal monitoring of high-level horses is a major concern for our sport. In the context of preparing for the Paris Games, we wanted to go even further, and the COHO solution perfectly met our needs and those of the teams caring for the horses daily. The ease of use and flexibility of the camera allow it to be used both at home and in competition, which is also a major asset.”
For Frédéric Bouix, General Delegate of the FFE, “this operation is part of the action plan undertaken by the federation, which mobilizes unprecedented resources to support the preparation of Olympic pairs and ensure France’s success during this very important sporting event. The FFE is delighted to have found a solution to our needs with a French startup passionate about horses and developing high-performance technology.”
“By being chosen by the French equestrian team for this contract, we are now enabling the best French horses, and thus France’s best medal hopes, to be monitored by our camera. They benefit from cutting-edge French technology integrating artificial intelligence, which allows for close monitoring of horses’ health and safety to optimize their performance. We are happy to contribute, on our scale, to the influence of French athletes,” declares Sébastien Dubois, founder and president of Animalinks.
The Coho camera has already found its place with several hundred riders, appealing both to amateur owners looking to improve the health and safety of their horses, and to professionals in the equine industry (breeders, competitors, veterinarians, research organizations, etc.). The company is also a partner of the Hippolia cluster and the equine health and well-being cluster. It is based in Montbonnot-Saint-Martin, in the heart of Innovallée, Grenoble’s French Tech region, giving access to top-level skills in AI and connected objects.
