REHAB: EquiVibe

Vibration plates were originally developed in the 1960s to help Soviet cosmonauts prevent muscle and bone atrophy during space flight. Vibration plates, like EquiVibe, may have many benefits, including:

• Horses that used a vibration plate twice a day for 60 days had up to 40% increased hoof growth in the first 30-60 days.

• Vibration plates can reduce stress by increasing parasympathetic nervous system activity. This can benefit a horse's mental and physical health. 

• Stalled horses that received vibration therapy had similar bone mineral content to stalled horses that received light exercise. 

• Vibration plates can improve blood flow to the lower limbs, which can help injured areas heal faster. 

• Reduction in thoracolumbar pain in horses and improved topline in 4 weeks.

• Tendon and ligament injuries showed a shortened and higher quality healing than without whole-body vibration.