Kinesiology taping is a great, non-invasive tool that, depending on how it is applied, can help improve so many struggles the horse may be facing. Tape works by lifting the skin, activating proprioceptors, creating a new feeling for the horse, while also helping to draw proper blood flow, to send messages to muscles to either relax, activate, or even just offer support. Applying tape is fairly seamless! Tape is recommended to stay on for 7-10 days unless the body allows it to release sooner. Oftentimes, once the tape has done its job, it loses its strength and shape, based on the swelling releasing, etc, and falls off on its own. 

Specific Benefits:
Ever worry that once your horse has bodywork or a procedure done they will have a lag time in returning to work? Not the case with the tape! In fact, the horse can and is encouraged to work with the tape on for most applications! The tape is extremely non-invasive and causes no pain to the horse at all, oftentimes just causing the horse a long-term sense of relaxation by keeping the muscles relaxed, joints supported, and blood flowing without having to over-medicate or supplement. Once the tape has been removed, it can even be reapplied again 2-3 days later, once the skin has had time to breathe.

More often than not, we as riders, struggle to get horses to properly lift their belly, work over their back, and engage from behind, forming correct self-carriage. As a result, horses get really sucked back, form back injuries, may start tripping, or just become extremely heavy on the hands of their riders. The fact of the matter is, horses are much bigger and stronger than humans, and we will never be able to physically lift a horse to teach them self carriage and to get off the forehand. However, this can all be changed with the Equi-Band System! Equi-Band is, in short, resistance bands for horses! They work strictly off of proprioception by placing one under the tummy as a girth-like feature and one behind the hind legs as a tail strap-like feature. The idea is that the horse would feel the band and start to lift their tummy, leading them over their back or engaging the hind legs under themselves leading to self-carriage. This system is great for kissing spine cases where horses need to re-learn to strengthen their abs and carry themselves, teaching young horses about coming over their back into self-carriage, or even for the master horses that want to work on the lunge, but want it to be a valuable session. Before each band is placed on the horse, a physical evaluation will be completed, as well as an in-depth discussion of goals and the overall health of the horse to create the proper, safe, successful work plan.

Specific Benefits:
The greatest benefit is that this system can be used both under tack, on the lunge line, or even in hand/in the stall. The system is individually measured to each horse allowing it to shrink or enlarge based on the size of the horse and the level of training they have reached. There is no one size fits all with this system. Additionally, the system works off of the horse’s own response and power. There will be no more fighting with the horse or pulling them one way or another, or option for them to even become heavy and fight themselves, like in a pessoa system, because they are being encouraged to work over their own muscles, at their own pace, to form a comfortable, correct outline with minimal room for resistance.

Redlight therapy is becoming quite popular for its non-invasive, yet prompt healing properties. When applied, the redlight sends signals to the cells, whether they be bone, soft tissue, etc to increase the cell’s energy, which allows the cell to wake up and regain function after the damage that has been caused to them, increasing the rate of healing. The application is fairly simple, holding the light to the area that is determined based on the severity of damaged cells and location. 

Specific Benefits:
When your horse is injured, you always want the fastest, most seamless way to recover. Here we have it! By increasing the cell’s level of function, the process in which bone, wounds, tears, or strains heal is rapidly increased. Not only that, but nothing is being put into your horse’s body or left on their body long term so they have much more availability to live their normal, comfortable life without a single hassle to either of you. This is a great additional therapy to taping, antibiotics for healing open wounds, or support wraps for healing fractures.