Thera-plates?

[Tagoat]

Apologies if I am very late to this topic, or replicating an existing one. What exactly are they used/good for? Is there any scientific research/proof of their efficacy? I have obviously googled it, but only appear to have come across the sales-shpeel/marketing gumff.
Recommendations please or otherwise.
Thank you

 

[Regandal]

Is that the one that the horse stands on? My instructor uses that, she thinks it’s brilliant.

 

[Tagoat]

For what though?

 

[Regandal]

I think she uses it to improve the horses posture, it has to make tiny adjustments constantly. No idea how it works though, never seen one.

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

It's a giant wobble board. If you look at the list of things that a horse has wrong with them that you shouldn't use it for then no horse would ever step on one. I don't see the point in them.

 

[scats]

I’m still awaiting the scientific evidence that it works.

 

[ycbm]

I’m still awaiting the scientific evidence that it works.

Add magnets, acupuncture and homeopathy to that list.

 

[Xmasha]

They are fantastic at extracting money from the gullible.

 

[flying_high]

It's a giant wobble board. If you look at the list of things that a horse has wrong with them that you shouldn't use it for then no horse would ever step on one. I don't see the point in them.

I dont see why a number of big yards (e.g. I listened to Dan Skelton's H&H interview) are using them??

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

I dont see why a number of big yards (e.g. I listened to Dan Skelton's H&H interview) are using them??

We have one and I don't know why ? it Sat gathering dust for the best part of 9 months before it actually got put into use ? must be one hell of a sales pitch though!

I have stood on it and it is bone jolting! My knees couldn't take it and that was on a low setting so I hate to imagine what it does on a higher setting! We have a set of solarium lights above ours which will do more good that what the horse is standing on ?