I’M not going to lie, to date I’ve often found the ability to put my faith in artificial intelligence (AI) a bit difficult, perhaps because I’m a writer and it naturally makes you feel threatened in some way. However, the more I look, the more I see that, in the context of horses, the ethical debates around creativity etc. can easily be swept to one side by the hugely impressive AI technologies for gait analysis to name but one. AI is transforming the equine industry, and particularly with foaling cameras used to monitor pregnant mares and detect signs of labour. In my mind up until now, there’s no beating an experienced owner or stud attendant who knows their mares inside out, but as anyone who has spent a few weeks foaling knows, there’s no denying exhaustion kicks in eventually.