Equilibrium Massage Pad Grey

SALE Equilibrium Massage Pad Grey

Reward. Relax. Release your horse’s potential with this massage pad, designed to increase flexibility and promote relaxation in the bigger horse.

Designed especially for the bigger horse, the Equilibrium XL Massage Pad includes all the proven features of the Standard Massage Pad but shaped for broader or long backed horses.  Suitable for horses who wear a 6’6″ rug and above, and/or are 16.2hh and over.

THE DETAILS:

• Battery operated 30-minute sessions – give your horse a massage while you complete other yard tasks.
• Elasticated belly straps for a comfortable, snug fit.
• Choose the intensity of the massage from three different programs.
• Lightweight and portable – take it with you wherever you go.
• Massage more and charge less with our high-performance battery & universal charger.
• No hassle returns or replacement if anything goes wrong in the first 2 years with our guarantee.

Pony: Four massage motors.

Standard: Four massage motors.

XL: Six massage motors to cover an even larger area.

USE:

Increased Flexibility
Massage helps to promote flexibility in healthy muscle tissue, fascia, and other soft tissue fibres. The effects of massage on flexibility can be measured using the 'Arch Dip' test to determine the amount of upwards or downwards bend of the horses' back. Test results from the trials demonstrated an overall improvement in back flexibility of approximately 46%.
Stride Length
The trial showed that the stride length of the treated horses increased over the period of the test by 12cms, whereas the control group showed little improvement. Horse owners know that a small change in stride length can make a major difference to the way of going in a horse!
Promoting Relaxation
Using a heart rate monitor, horses wearing the Equilibrium Massage Pad showed an increase in relaxation compared to the horses in the control group.
The results after 6 weeks of testing indicate that 1) the horses appeared more relaxed and 2) the performance of the horse would be expected to improve due to the increased flexibility of the horses’ back muscles. Relaxed muscles will assist with flexibility and movement, in particular for competition horses performing dressage movements and jumping technical fences.

 CONTROL PANEL:

This allows you to select low, medium, or high settings and as a result, you can choose the intensity of the program to suit your pony. Each program runs through a cycle of three different types of massage – pulsing, vibration, and stroking –to ensure all muscles are worked in different ways.

• LOW for cool down after exercise, for a sensitive horse, or to introduce the pad to your pony for the first time.
• MEDIUM to warm up the muscles prior to exercise or for general maintenance.
• HIGH if your pony prefers a more intense massage.

The massage pad will run for 30 minutes before turning itself off automatically, however, you can manually turn it off sooner if needed.
It can be used on its own or in conjunction with the hand-held Massage Mitt for an all over massage, or the Massage Mitt Hotspot to combine heat and massage.

WHEN TO USE:

• Ponies on box rest to maintain good circulation.
• After exercise to help support recovery.
• Before exercise as part of warm up.
• At a show after travelling to relax.
• On your horse's day off as general maintenance.
• Anytime as a reward.