Peer-reviewed Equine Sports Medicine Publications

• Stevie has co-authored a number of peer-reviewed equine sports medicine publications (scan codes below). These studies collaborate with multinational veterinary specialists and universities in Belgium, Australia, Canada and the United States.
• The training data used for these research studies was generated and managed by Stevie using wearable Biometric monitoring devices applied daily to Thoroughbred racehorses in training (swimming &/or galloping) under his care as part of his work in Hong Kong.
• The research findings are being presented both nationally and internationally at veterinary and equine industry conferences. 

Research interests include using wearable technologies in elite athletes for:

• Cardiac monitoring (including exercising ECG interpretation & cardiac arrhythmia investigation), 
• Performance analysis including biometric monitoring, fitness assessment and equine performance analysis. 

Validating a Fitness Tracker in Swimming Horses for Underwater Single-Lead ECG and Heart Rate Variability Analysis https://avmajournals.avma.org/view/journals/ajvr/86/11/ajvr.25.04.0113.xml?tab_body=abstract-prime

Authors: Quinn Kisilevich BSc, Stephen G. P. O’Connor MVB MAgrSc CertAVP, Warwick M. Bayly BVSc PhD DACVIM and Renaud Léguillette DVM PhD DACVIM DACVSMR.

Cardiac Arrhythmias During Intense Exercise in Thoroughbred Racehorses: Incidence and Association with Subsequent Race Performance https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41873879/

Authors: E. van Erck-Westergren, S. O’Connor, B. Stewart, G. Dubois, J. Morton, K. Hinchcliff and F. ter Woort

Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation-like bursts in racehorses: do they affect speed and performance? A case control study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42172118/

Authors: Fe ter Woort ¹, Guillaume Dubois ², Stephen O’Connor ³, Emmanuelle van Erck-Westergren ⁴