Mark Todd Mountain Horse NAF Nuumed Perry Equestrian Pet Munchies PolyJumps Premier Equine Purina Red Gorilla Regatta Ridgeline Use continuous massage for your horse if you are moving the Hotspot heat pad over larger areas. This allows each sweep to deliver the same massage. Use the heat for your horse on its own for a gentle session to increase circulation. This is ideal for sensitive horses or in the later stages of healing post injury. Heat is also perfect prior to stretching your horse. To choose your desired setting press the cyclical or continuous massage button once to select the lowest intensity. Pushing the same button again will up the intensity to the medium level and finally, pushing it for a third time will turn it to the highest setting. Pushing the same button for the fourth time will turn the Hotspot off. For the heat option, simply push the relevant button once for on, and again for off. For the ultimate session, use heat and massage together! This is best suited when holding the Hotspot heat pad in one area or sweeping it over a smaller area. Using the Heat function

If you have had a musculoskeletal therapist (ie. Physiotherapist, chiropractor, massage therapist etc) treat your horse they may have identified areas where your horse would most benefit from some extra massage. Performance depends on freedom of movement, full flexibility and an absence of musculoskeletal pain, all of which can be improved using massage (Gellman, 1998). Heat does draw more from the battery than massage will. When the battery gets to the stage where it no longer has enough power to run the heat function, the lights on the control panel will flash and turn off. You will still be able to run the massage functions for a while after this happens however, to use heat again please fully recharge your battery. Safety Considerations: Offering comforting heat and massage options, the Hotspot heat pad soothes and relaxes your horses hardworking muscles.The Equilibrium Massage Mitt is a handy tool to help keep your horse relaxed and flexible, and can be used in a variety of ways to help your horse. General Massage/Warm Up There are a number of benefits of massage therapy. Massage helps improve flexibility and reduce stiffness by improving blood supply to the muscles. The heart rate is also reduced throughout the massage which promotes relaxation. Using heat will draw more energy from the battery than massage. When your battery no longer has enough power to run heat, all icons on the control panel will flash and turn off. You will still be able to use massage for a while after this happens. To use heat again, please fully recharge your battery. Who is the Massage Mitt Hotspot Heat Pad for? The control panel 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.

Spend longer on the areas that are specific to what your horse needs. We suggest 4 minutes per targeted muscle group, again being sure to do the same on both sides of the horse. For more information on muscle groups specific to discipline, read here. How can Massage benefit horses?Use heat to help increase circulation. Normally used for sensitive horses or on muscles prior to stretching. Next hold the mitt on the target area for at least 5 minutes (on medium, or high if required). If your horse is comfortable, start to apply some pressure through the mitt during this time, as this can help to increase the vibrations the horse feels. Some horses will lean into the mitt which is a sure sign that you’ve hit the spot! Please note that in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 we can only accept items returned to us for inspection if they are clean and dry, even if they are faulty. LOW for cool down after exercise, for a sensitive horse or to introduce the pad to your horse for the first time.