Accuhorsemat gives your horse the best conditions for recovery
This new and innovative blanket is a practical and easy way to increase the blood flow in muscle tissue. Increased blood flow will among other things, make the muscles warm, supple and less tense and it also helps getting rid of waste products in the muscles after training. It releases wellbeing endorphins which helps your horse to relax and feel good.
Taut muscles mean that the horse can experience pain, overcompensate with movements that are harmful to the body, develop a shorter stride length and have impaired muscle growth. Our tests show that Accuhorsemat® makes horses calmer and relaxes the muscles, which speeds up the export of waste products from the muscles.
The Thermography Study shows that placing the acupressure mats on vital areas of the horse’s body is sufficient as the effect of increased bloodflow will spread through the whole body of the horse.
“With the Accuhorsemat your horse will experience an increase in the delivery of oxygen to the muscles. As seen in the thermography report, there is increased uptake over critical areas of interest that better engage the hind end and the withers to allow more fluid movement and extension through the front end of the horse”.
Circulation is critical to a horse’s recovery process. It brings nutrient rich oxygen to help muscles recover, removes toxins and wastes, reduces inflamation, and improves the body’s ability to heal itself.
Accuhorsemat significantly increases blood flow in as little as 15 minutes. You can see that the increased circulation happens across the horse’s whole body, not just where the mats are placed!
Fascia is the connective tissue web that runs throughout your horse’s entire body, surrounding and infusing every muscle, tendon, ligament, bone, organ, blood vessel and nerve in the body (just like a human body!).
Rigorous physical training programs can put stress and strain on the fascia system, causing it to be bound down and restricted. These fascial restrictions tighten over time, and the resulting tension can cause many problems like lack of flexibility, sore muscles, back pain, lead change problems, balance issues, poor collection, behavior issues, and tendon and ligament injury.
Using an acupressure blanket on a regular basis works to relax the restrictions in the fascia system. The Accuhorsemat will restore the natural glide of the fascia to facilitate smooth movement, prevent injury, and improve recovery after exercise.
Acupressure is an ancient treatment method for relaxation and pain relief which involves stimulating the acupuncture points along the body’s energy paths – so-called meridians.
The Accuhorsemat® has acupressure mats covered with “spike rosettes” perfectly positioned over the horse’s shoulder and haunch, which are similar to the spike mats available for people. The horse’s skin and nervous system are much more sensitive than those of humans, and when 11,000 neat spikes work on the horse’s acupressure points, a noticeable effect is achieved in a short time.
A full set includes:
A full set includes one Accuhorsemat® Blanket, one acupressure mat for the hind-quarters, two for the shoulders and a bag for storage.
Click here for the Accuhorsemat Instruction PDF.
Acupressure, as well as acupuncture, has many different uses:
