CUTTING AND THE VIBRAVM

The VibraVM is an airway clearance device for both large and small animals. This short article is about one of the many uses “besides” airway clearance. There is a setting on the VibraVM called “Massage”. This setting causes the airways to “open up” to the maximum extent possible.

The regular VibraVM treatment “calms” the horse to such a degree that it can actually slow the horse's reaction time in competition. The massage mode opens the airways without the calming effect.

Competitors using the device have reported requiring less time to get their horse ready for the ring. The horse is not as fresh and appears to be more focused on the tasks at hand. Looping time is also reduced.

The current protocol is to give the horse a full treatment the night before the event so it can relax and sleep. The morning of the event only requires a 2 minute Massage to get the max performance. If the event lasts

several days you have only to treat with the massage mode for the remainder of the competition.

Once you get the horse back home, a full treatment will help minimize shipping fever. The calming effect has also helped farriers, without using drugs.