Lighting the way – from Spade Bits to Riding Bridleless

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Lighting the way – from Spade Bits to Riding Bridleless

I love the old traditional style spade bits that are a work of art both in the silverwork and craftsmanship of the bit itself, and in the training of the finished spade bit bridle horse. This is where the Californios influence on my childhood shines through.  I love finely trained horses and the old Spanish

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Is a Poll Wrap just for the Head?

After using red and near-infrared Light Therapy for horses since the early 1990’s, Photonic Therapy Institute launched their Equine Light-Ease Wraps in early 2024 after a year or so of testing different products and looking for the right fit.  We instantly starting putting the wraps through their paces, and quickly figured out that there are

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Growing Mane & Tail with Light Therapy

Who would’ve guessed there could be an added bonus to using the Light-Ease Poll Wrap for my horse!?!  I started using it to calm him down and release the tension in his neck and poll, but found that is growing in new hair! In 2022 my horse had a severe reaction to vaccines causing him

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Tips for using the new Light-Ease Poll Wrap

After talking to a few people about their experiences with the new Light-Ease products, I decided to share some tips when using the new Equine Light-Ease Poll Wrap.  This wrap was designed to provide photobiomodulation therapy at the perfect low, slow rate that induces the best pain relief and tissue repair for your horse.  With

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Performance Horse going OFF his Feed!

A Scary Start when getting back to the Barrels! This past weekend, I wasn’t prepared for my horse going “off feed” at an event. He’s been hauled all over the western USA in the past without issue, but we’ve been home for the past 15 months. Like always, I premixed his pellets and supplements in

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Hock Injections vs Hock Care 

Are Injections doing our horses a Disservice? Our performance horses are subjected to many stresses on their bodies. Tarsus, or hock joint soreness is often diagnosed as the cause of poor performance. The hock is actually made up of 4 synovial joints. The upper joint is a ball and socket type joint that is responsible

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From Skeptic to Passionate About Light

It is so rewarding to watch a horse that is hurting and tense to go through a session and begin to relax and release that tension and pain.  Lights have become a huge part of our program in helping our horses to be sound and ready to work with our campers, lesson clients, trail riders, and friends that come to visit. 

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Pam Davis Light Story

I pretty much was put here on Earth to help heal the animals – especially horses. I have a bond with them that is unexplainable and there is no better feeling in the world than when a horse that is in pain and timid begins to release with the help of the lights and heal.

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