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Should I buy an ArcEquine?


Georgina Clarkson and ProJo at the 2017 Pony Club Championships


carry himself properly, whilst ensuring he was never overusing any particular structure in his body. As a nine-year-old we progressed to doing 1 x BE90 to test whether he would be sound! He was very silly, loved his jumping and it told me he was still keen for the job and really happy. He was sound the next day and stayed sound. It wasn’t until 2016 when Joe was 10 that I thought I would try out a little more, but not until I knew the ground was going to be OK. I planned not to do many events, but following pre- season training with Blyth Tait, at which we ended up jumping 1.30m despite my slight lack of confidence, then a confident cross country session with Les Smith over novice fences, we decided to start at BE100. We finished fourth, so he was definitely back. I was very careful all season, using iced boots to cool his ligaments along with the ArcEquine after every event and for maintenance each month. We had three novice runs and as I messed up, not him, we had no novice points and were still therefore eligible for the BE100 Misubishi Motors Cup Regional Final, which I entered. That event was at Aske Hall and the ground was appalling. Jumping in ‘clart’ and slippery conditions is horrible and you just get to know over the years that there are too many things you can break in a horse for no reason and you don’t want to risk them. Fortunately, none of that happened and amazingly, we qualified for Badminton! However that wasn’t to be, as a freak accident lunging a client’s horse resulted in me fracturing my elbow and when her horse Henry started to suffer from Hard Ground issues in July, my daughter Georgina took over the ride and the lovely Joe has been an absolute star! Earlier in the year she had ridden him in the National Schools Eventing Association (NSEA) eventing at Northallerton and won the 100 section.


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That was their very first event together. She was then selected for our South Northumberland Pony Club 100 team with him - fortunately they’d done their three mandatory qualifying rallies over the winter! She ran him at Warwick Hall for a quick practise run before the Pony Club Areas there in June - and was placed again. At the Areas, the team only made it into 2nd place but the National Championships held at Cholmondeley Castle in Cheshire is a different ballgame and the experience of all our riders came through to make them unbeatable, whichever combination of scores were used.


In amongst all that, Georgina and Joe also qualified for the Pony Club Open Dressage at the Championships as individuals and finished 5th in their arena, following it up with a 5th in the Elite dressage competition too, riding the British Dressage Medium 73 test. Following the Pony Club Championships they went on to do their first British Eventing novice together at Richmond and finished well for a first run with a qualifying score towards the BENu18 Championships for next year. I never thought Joe would become a Pony Club boy, let alone go to the National Championships and put Georgina on the podium but he loved his week in Cheshire. It was great compensation for the loss of my Badminton run but I think I may have to let Georgina continue to event him for me as she’s doing such a great job!


Looking back, we had exhausted all further veterinary options, although our vets were supportive of my use of the ArcEquine unit and I do swear by it for his recovery. It would be interesting to re-do the MRI scan and see the ligaments now, as when I ride Joe he feels like a very, very different horse and he can use himself in a completely different way, producing power and hence able to work much better in every discipline, as he’s proved this season.


Are you thinking of buying an ArcEquine but can’t decide whether the advanced regenerative technology will help with your horse’s injury? It’s a question asked every day by horse owners who contact the ArcEquine team, so collectively, they have put together the following 10 reasons why the daily use of an ArcEquine microcurrent unit will be beneficial to all equine injuries:-


1. An ArcEquine unit is small, completely portable and very easy to use.


2. ArcEquine’s microcurrent technology is drug free, non- invasive and holistic, as it treats the whole body.


3. One three-hour treatment period daily will effectively support the efforts of your equine vet to diagnose a problem and efficiently manage your horse’s recovery.


4. The uniquely effective technology will rapidly reduce swelling, inflammation and pain in injured tissues.


5. The versatile ArcEquine unit will support healing in all tissue types, including bone, tendon, ligament, muscle and nerves.


6. By effectively preventing cumulative damage caused by so-called micro-tears, which occur daily as part of ‘normal’ training, the likelihood of major injuries to soft tissues including


tendons, ligaments and muscles is reduced.


7. Horses and ponies are very comfortable with an ArcEquine, which should be rotated around uninjured legs on consecutive days during a treatment period.


8. When compared to pharmaceutical medications, ArcEquine therapy has no known side-effects and cannot be ‘overdosed’.


9. Use of an ArcEquine alongside correct


rehabilitation will speed up the healing process and shorten recovery time, helping to reduce stress and anxiety alongside promoting general wellbeing.


10. Ideal for use on more than one horse or pony, ArcEquine microcurrent technology has the potential to improve equine health in many different ways – and at the same time save you money!


A complete ArcEquine kit contains everything you need to get started and costs £449.99. Contact the ArcEquine office on 01580 755504, email enquiries@arc-family.com for more information and join the online communities on Facebook, Twitter and Google+.


Visit www.arcequine.com where you can purchase an ArcEquine from the secure online store – and with discount code ARC5012, you’ll get £45.00 off!


An ArcEquine unit in use on a horse’s leg


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