Some specific issues clients use the EquiVibe for.

What is an EquiVibe? How does it work?

When horses are in motion, there is gravity that pulls them down to the earth, and rebounding ground reaction force. Whole Body Vibration (with proper mechanics), delivers vertical impulses from the bottom up.  When standing on an EquiVibe plate, a horse’s entire body vibrates due to the frequency of the platform, which causes muscles to contract and stretch in order to sustain balance. These natural reflexes are involuntary (much like the human knee jerk reaction), and happen very rapidly.

Therefore, while “vibing” between gravity and the platform, horses gain benefit from the resulting stimulation to their bones, muscles, nerves, circulatory systems, and soft tissues, making it a very powerful form of conditioning and equine sports therapy.

When a horse is exercised, they use approximately 40% of their muscles, whereas with an EquiVibe plate they are using well over 90%, some they may have never used before.  During normal training and conditioning, a horse’s muscles contract one or two times per second, as compared to 10 to 60 times per second with whole body equine vibration therapy.

It is a gentle way to stimulate and condition muscles, bone, ligaments and tendons without the damaging wear & tear that comes along with actual riding.  It’s not a replacement for exercise, but it’s a way to help our horses recover from training and performing to stay in the best shape possible (for as long as possible)!

Why use an EquiVibe?

Outside of conditioning soft tissues and developing muscles, which leads to increased strength and equine bone density, one of the immediate effects of WBV (whole body vibration) on the EquiVibe platform is improved lymphatic and blood circulation.

Improved circulation is of significant benefit to the equine athlete, because increased blood flow improves oxygenation of the tissues, supporting the removal of toxins and metabolic waste, which boosts the immune system and enhances the body’s natural ability to stay healthy and heal itself drug free, which translates into less illness, soreness and especially – injury prevention.