As the weeks went by, she thought Gospel was improving, but she wasn’t sure. After one month, she took Gospel to see the vet, and surprisingly Gospel’s new x-rays revealed something that the vet couldn’t believe. The coffin bone was retreating and returning already 5 degrees from his last visit! Completely baf- fled, the vet couldn’t imagine what Christina was doing with Gospel. With such great news, she and Gospel happily returned home where Christina continued her treatments. “Within a few months, the coffin bone was back where it should have been. We were thrilled,” she says. And so Gospel was here to stay, and their fledgling company, Equine Light Therapy was born.
Giving Back
“It didn’t occur to us that this unique therapy might grow into a viable business. In the beginning people would call us and ask for ‘one of Gospel’s light pads.’ They had heard about our suc- cess and wanted to see if it would help their own beloved horse or dog. And that’s how it began,” Christina says.
After their prototype went through a fair amount of test- ing, they began manufacturing and marketing their first ver- sion of the light therapy pads in 2005. They consider the product a tribute to the horse they love but also a way to give back to the horse commu- nity. “We felt that we were being gently pushed in this direction; that this was what we were supposed to do. Our mission is to help as many ani- mals as we can.” In order to keep costs down, they market the product themselves, selling direct by mail, via the Internet, and at trade shows.
“I truly believe Gospel Hour came into our lives to teach. My vet claims they have saved a hundred or more horses because of what they learned from Gospel. In fact, they eventually added a special wing of their clinic to treat severe laminitic cases. That’s a wonderful legacy. And it was certainly a journey we went on together. You start on something like this and you just don‘t know where it‘s going to lead. It’s like it was meant to be.” WT
Editors Note:
After this article was completed, we were saddened to learn that Gospel Hour began to suffer additional health complications and had to be euthanized. We extend our sympathy to Christina and Dennis Reguli, but also our congratulations for all they were able to do for their treasured horse – and other horses – with their invention. Gospel Hour lived to be 23 years old.
55
Above: Gospel Hour jumping with Christina’s trainer David Q.Wright
Left: The first manufactured version of the Equine Light Therapy pad.
Far Left: The Mouse Pad prototype ver- sion of the Light Pad well used by many animals
Below: The clinic’s staff threw a special party when Gospel finally went home.
All photos courtesy of
www.equinelighttherapy.com
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73