Frequently Asked Questions

We accept payment via Venmo, Zelle, Paypal, cash, check, bank transfer, and credit card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express). Payment is due on the day of service.

At the appointment time, we ask that you have your horse inside, clean, and ready to tack up. Please be prepared to ride if it is safe to do so. 

An integrated equine bodywork session consists of soft tissue work and structural balancing techniques- individualized to each horse. Each session generally lasts 60 minutes and includes a detailed report with recommendations.

We do not work on horses that are in need of immediate veterinary treatment (acute injuury, acute lameness, neurological signs, allergic reactions). 

Yes. Horses can return to normal work the day of bodywork sessions and laser treatments. If riding, we recommend a more stretchy, forward ride with limited collection on the day of. It’s important to note that in some cases, horses may feel worse initially due to taking away compensatory patterns in the body. We then advise to give them a couple days off before returning to work.  

We recommend a routine saddle fitting at least twice a year. The following scenarios may require a sooner appointment: weight gain or loss; starting (or restarting) a horse under saddle; during or following rehab; a change in rider; a growing horse; negative behavior during riding or tacking up.

Both laser and red light therapy use light therapy or photobiomodulation (PBM)  to stimulate electrons in the mitochondria of the cells. Watts are used to describe the speed at which energy is transferred. Most high powered red light therapy and lasers use  3-5 Watts, with some at the capacity of just .5 Watts of power.  What sets Class IV lasers apart, is their vastly more powerful capacity. The PTX-IQ laser specifically has the capacity of emitting up to 15 watts of power during certain applications, allowing for a much deeper and more focalized target.  Lower level devices  use wavelengths of light that don’t produce heat (and are referred to as “cold lasers”), meaning the application can be constant and immoveable for a period of time (some examples may include LED therapy pads and some hand held devices).