Bluegrass Equine Center’s team of equine professionals have years of experience in the discipline of training and breaking horses. Each member of the staff understands the rigors of athletic competition. The staff knows how to prepare each horse for success in every step of the process. The Bluegrass Equine Center has the tools and services needed to carry out each step in the process.
The Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber is a sealed compartment in which horses are exposed to very high concentrations of oxygen. By creating an oxygen-enriched environment and increasing the pressure, the amount of oxygen in the blood can increase by as much as 15 times the normal level. The goal of the Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber is to increase the amount of oxygen delivered to the injured tissue to help it to heal. Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy can be used to:
Improve and speed healing
Reduce inflammation and swelling
Fight infections
Effective alone or with other therapies
The Aqua-Tred is an underwater equine treadmill. This piece of equipment is exceptional for training, rehabilitation and sales preparation. The Aqua-Tread allows horses to rehabilitate or build muscles in a low-stress underwater environment.
Walking at a slow rate underwater helps muscles build and bone to develop strength without the risk of further damage. The Aqua-Tread can stimulate the horse’s musculoskeletal system to respond and adapt to incrementally increasing levels of exercise stress.
Shock Wave Therapy is a treatment for horse’s orthopedic and soft tissue ailments. The therapy can deliver a specific amount of energy to a measurable "focused" tissue area. At the Bluegrass Equine Center, Shock Wave Therapy is applied under the supervision of a veterinarian.
Shock Wave Therapy has been shown to:
Decrease inflammation
Hasten healing time
Enhance blood vessel formation
Improve fiber alignment in tendon repair
Quicken bone healing
Shock Wave Therapy has been effective in treating:
