The virtual tour features a photographic storyboard detailing the processes involved in successfully completing a graded exercise test (GXT) and a simulated race test (SRT), the two types of equine exercise tests conducted at the exercise physiology lab. As visitors peruse the tour, they will learn interesting facts about how horses are prepared for the treadmill as well as why horses are studied at Rutgers University. The virtual tour is complete with links to individual profiles of horses in the Center’s research herd as well as a video of a horse in action on the treadmill and plenty of sounds!

“When a horse exercises, its body goes through many of the same changes as humans,” said Karyn Malinowski, director of the Equine Science Center. “With a youth-centered virtual tour of the treadmill lab, we are teaching young people the science of horses using a fun and interactive platform.”

According to Malinowski, the virtual tour of the treadmill laboratory, as well as a video demonstration of a horse exercising, offers equine enthusiasts an opportunity to learn about the science and research of the Equine Science Center as well as the thrilling experience of witnessing a horse on a treadmill. Best of all, the tour is available at anytime from the comfort of one’s home.

“At the Equine Science Center, we firmly believe in broadening our horizons as we bring better horse care through research and education,” added Malinowski. “The virtual tour of the exercise physiology laboratory provides another modality to enable us to reach the equine community.”

For more information about the equine exercise physiology laboratory virtual tour or the Equine Science Center, please visit esc.rutgers.edu or call 848-932-9419.