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A Brief Overview of Therapy Devices

Learn about commonly used therapy modalities, and which ones are beneficial to the body and ones that should be avoided.

Electro-Acuscope Therapy for Treating Horses

The Electro-Acuscope is a brand name for one of many microcurrent instruments and has a companion instrument called the Myopulse. Later models are called Myoscope, Equiscope, and others. They were one of the first direct copies of the original microcurrent units marketed by Dr. Wing. Promoters of the Electro-Acuscope distanced themselves from this connection […]

Make an Informed Choice Before Jumping to Osphos®

By: Nikki Alvin-Smith There are many drugs that come to market every year and as a horse owner their arrival can provide a barrage of overwhelming complex medical data that encourages us to simply defer our decision on their use to our trusted vet. One of the most common bony changes that occur in our […]

2018 Kentucky Derby: Practicum of the Horse’s Body Structure

While watching the 2018 Kentucky Derby, I studied the horse’s bodies. It is partly because it has become a habit from assisting Bambi Dorè in her bodywork courses. When we do microcurrent therapy with Matrix Best-Vet, our eyes learn to recognize subtle distortions. It is an unfair screening, as the opportunities to properly view the […]

Therapeutic Riding Centers: The Horses’s Perspective

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard the comment that I donated my horse to a therapeutic riding center and felt this was a win/win situation. They envision their horse with the simple job of packing around a disabled rider at the walk. This is a far harder job than most people realize. […]

Therapeutic Riding Centers: Caretaker & Volunteer Perspective

At our last Microcurrent class we had the pleasure of working with the staff of a local horse therapy (hippotherapy) program that uses horses to help disabled children. It was refreshing to see that they recognized the toll this type of work takes on the horses not only physically but mentally, and that they knew […]

Heavy Metals and Drugs in Horses: A Poisonous Gathering

The list of usual suspects for heavy metals are aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, mercury and lead. These can be found in the environment, hay, supplements, water and soil. As the toxicity of the sources grow, so does the potential of accumulation in the body. The symptoms can range from lack of focus in training, liver pain […]

One Woman’s Story: Langley Equine Studies Massage

One woman’s struggles to become legitimate: Langley Equine Studies Massage College in WA Langley Equine Studies is a state-approved equine massage college that offers a full 300-hour on-campus, supervised one-on-one class in Eastern Washington. There is also an on-line and long distance study for out of State residents at LangleyEquineStudies.com. Mary Lou Langley is […]

Book: MicroCurrent for Dogs

MicroCurrent for Dogs is a step-by-step introduction and guide to using unique and effective therapies that can reduce a dog’s recovery time compared to standard veterinary practices. The goal of the book is to provide owners and practitioners with a resource for incorporating therapy tools into the health care of dogs.