US eventer Julie Wolfert demonstrated the product on her horse during its launch in Kansas. (Caelan Beard photo)
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Blaze, the company’s first foray into the equine market, helps deliver insights into horse’s health and fitness.
By: Caelan Beard | August 29, 2025
Garmin, maker of GPS navigation and wearable technology, has launched a new product for horses: Blaze, an equine wellness system.
Blaze is comprised of a sensor that pops into a thin neoprene sleeve. The sleeve is wrapped around the base of the tail, with the sensor pressing closest to the underside of the tail.
Once paired with the Blaze app on a smartphone or a Garmin watch, the sensor then delivers live stats on your horse’s health, including their heart rate, skin temperature, and strides. (If you don’t ride with a phone or watch, the sensor still records data, and updates the information on the app once it reconnects to your device).
Other features of the product include biometric data such as changes in skin temperature, and a heat score based on AAEP guidelines and temperature and humidity pulled from local conditions.
It also provides kinetic information on the horse’s stride frequency, weather, speed and distance, the latter two which both rely on GPS data from a host phone or watch.
The sensor will also prompt alerts for certain conditions – for example, if you’re approaching a high heat score...
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