magnetic blankets..yay or nay?

RedHotTamale17 · 11-15-2009, 06:51 PM

I am toying with the idea of buying my 15 year old barrel horse a magnetic blanket, does anyone use them, have a used one for sale or have any input on them...a friend of mine uses a motorized one but they are over $3500 i cant spend taht much on something there is not really clinically proven to work...any advice or imput would be lovely!

fishing_trex · 11-16-2009, 07:57 AM

My equine chiropractor uses one when she is done working on the horses. She swears by it and all I can say is she gets good results.

She did tell me there is a world of difference in the various blankets. She has one that pulses and says that is the best.

kanoo32 · 11-16-2009, 11:39 AM

I use them and I believe that they are the greatest thing since cracked ice. All of the big trainers use them as well......If you want to be on the cutting edge then you use these type of products.Scientific studies do show that they speed up circulation and aid in healing sore muscles and strained tendons and ligaments.....I would highly recommend them.....

RedHotTamale17 · 11-16-2009, 06:15 PM

Thanks for all the imput...ill look for something i can afford to try first! sounds like its worth a try!

Horselady44 · 11-16-2009, 11:37 PM

They are really great. I would def look into getting one if I were you!

North.Idaho.Cowgirl · 11-18-2009, 09:11 AM

I have one. I have not used it, although all my horses are mostly pasture pals right now and none of them do any work for me to justify using it.

I would be willing to sell it. Ill have to measure it, and get more info on it if you are interested. Its not a mechanical one, its just got magnets along the key areas and they are removable for washing the blanket as well. Send me a pm or email at North.Idaho.Cowgirl@gmail.com if you are interested.

Thanks

Rockin GR · 11-18-2009, 11:38 AM

A TON of barrel racers use them. Saw one at a very large race a couple weekends ago that I swear he'd have been in trouble if he'd have walked by anything metal. Poor horse had a mag sheet, hock boots, bell boots, splint boots and who knows what else. He'd have stuck for sure!
I don't personally use them at the moment, though I do believe they would work--I've just not gotten to it yet. I have thought about the hock boots for Mia, since she's already having some very minor issues. But they can greatly improve circulation for speedy healing and bouce back. I'd have someone who knows what they are doing help you though. I've heard that if you don't use the right ones they can really screw one up. Something about their polars and if they are opposite polared than the magnet it can be bad bad bad.
PTH's are supposed to be the best, and T-Mags are supposed to be very good also. But also very expensive.

Sirita_88 · 11-18-2009, 01:31 PM

Okay, I am the odd man out here, but... I have tried magnets on myself and they don't do a single thing, I don't see how they would help a horse...

Amjzimm19 · 11-18-2009, 02:18 PM

I believe in them.

I was told by a lady with a what can be rather high strung horse, that it helps to keep him calm before she runs. I totally believe her.

I have thought about getting a blanket and the polo quilts from PHT.

RedHotTamale17 · 11-18-2009, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by North.Idaho.Cowgirl

I have one. I have not used it, although all my horses are mostly pasture pals right now and none of them do any work for me to justify using it.

I would be willing to sell it. Ill have to measure it, and get more info on it if you are interested. Its not a mechanical one, its just got magnets along the key areas and they are removable for washing the blanket as well. Send me a pm or email at North.Idaho.Cowgirl@gmail.com if you are interested.

Thanks

i am interested in your blanket, please let me know the size, price and shipping on teh blanklet to 29073...i tried to email you but for some reason it kicked back to me if you have pics of it you can email me at mandygurl0487@aol.com
Thanks you!

Lady_MCSE · 11-18-2009, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kanoo32

Scientific studies do show that they speed up circulation and aid in healing sore muscles and strained tendons and ligaments.....I would highly recommend them.....

Can you provide any references?

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11-15-2009, 06:51 PM
RedHotTamale17 Halter broke Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 70	magnetic blankets..yay or nay? I am toying with the idea of buying my 15 year old barrel horse a magnetic blanket, does anyone use them, have a used one for sale or have any input on them...a friend of mine uses a motorized one but they are over $3500 i cant spend taht much on something there is not really clinically proven to work...any advice or imput would be lovely! __________________ Amanda Wolfe- Windy Wood Farms (Lexington SC) http://www.windywoodfarms.bravehost.com "All horses deserve, at least once in their lives, to be loved by a little girl." -Author Unknown

11-16-2009, 07:57 AM
fishing_trex Greenbroke Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,762	My equine chiropractor uses one when she is done working on the horses. She swears by it and all I can say is she gets good results. She did tell me there is a world of difference in the various blankets. She has one that pulses and says that is the best. __________________ -- There are two ways to slide easily through life -- to believe everything or to doubt everything. Both ways will save you from thinking.

11-16-2009, 11:39 AM
kanoo32 Seasoned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 4,863	I use them and I believe that they are the greatest thing since cracked ice. All of the big trainers use them as well......If you want to be on the cutting edge then you use these type of products.Scientific studies do show that they speed up circulation and aid in healing sore muscles and strained tendons and ligaments.....I would highly recommend them..... __________________ "Animals are such agreeable friends--they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms..." --George Eliot In Loving Memory of Spikey...My Best Friend...I Miss You RIP 1988-2009

11-16-2009, 06:15 PM
RedHotTamale17 Halter broke Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 70	Thanks for all the imput...ill look for something i can afford to try first! sounds like its worth a try! __________________ Amanda Wolfe- Windy Wood Farms (Lexington SC) http://www.windywoodfarms.bravehost.com "All horses deserve, at least once in their lives, to be loved by a little girl." -Author Unknown

11-16-2009, 11:37 PM
Horselady44 Started Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Montana Posts: 2,550	They are really great. I would def look into getting one if I were you! __________________ A happy horse equals a happy rider!

11-18-2009, 09:11 AM
North.Idaho.Cowgirl Halter broke Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: North Idaho Posts: 114	I have one. I have not used it, although all my horses are mostly pasture pals right now and none of them do any work for me to justify using it. I would be willing to sell it. Ill have to measure it, and get more info on it if you are interested. Its not a mechanical one, its just got magnets along the key areas and they are removable for washing the blanket as well. Send me a pm or email at North.Idaho.Cowgirl@gmail.com if you are interested. Thanks

11-18-2009, 11:38 AM
Rockin GR Yearling Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Canton, KS Posts: 881	A TON of barrel racers use them. Saw one at a very large race a couple weekends ago that I swear he'd have been in trouble if he'd have walked by anything metal. Poor horse had a mag sheet, hock boots, bell boots, splint boots and who knows what else. He'd have stuck for sure! I don't personally use them at the moment, though I do believe they would work--I've just not gotten to it yet. I have thought about the hock boots for Mia, since she's already having some very minor issues. But they can greatly improve circulation for speedy healing and bouce back. I'd have someone who knows what they are doing help you though. I've heard that if you don't use the right ones they can really screw one up. Something about their polars and if they are opposite polared than the magnet it can be bad bad bad. PTH's are supposed to be the best, and T-Mags are supposed to be very good also. But also very expensive. __________________ "No horse ever goes as fast as the money you spend on him."

11-18-2009, 01:31 PM
Sirita_88 Started Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mt. Juliet, Tennessee Posts: 2,828	hokey... Okay, I am the odd man out here, but... I have tried magnets on myself and they don't do a single thing, I don't see how they would help a horse...

11-18-2009, 02:18 PM
Amjzimm19 Yearling Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Viola Posts: 526	I believe in them. I was told by a lady with a what can be rather high strung horse, that it helps to keep him calm before she runs. I totally believe her. I have thought about getting a blanket and the polo quilts from PHT.