Tendon Injuries - Success Stories

Tendons consist of tissue that is made up of very strong fibrous material that groups together to form cords. When a tendon injury occurs it is due to strain or stress on the tendon, usually while exercising. There are different symptoms of tendon injuries including; heat, swelling, bruising and inflammation, however lameness may or may not always be present in tendon injuries.

Over the years there have been many developments in the treatment of tendon injuries. Most are either invasive, time consuming, expensive or involve box rest. ArcEquine on the other hand, supports and aid's the body's natural healing process using microcurrents. You can read more about microcurrents in our "What is Microcurrent?" post.

Please read below for some success stories on tendon injuries.


Pete's Story

Pebbly Paintbox (aka Pete) was voted most successful Scottish Junior Horse in 2009. Purchased by the Copestake family with view to competing in the FEI Pony Trials.  He suffered lesion damage to Superficial Digital Flexor Tendon (SDFT) and received stem cell treatment which resulted in having 2011 off, but in 2012 he started competing again.

Original Prognosis: Secondary injury in the same leg was diagnosed.  Vets considered Stem Cell treatment inappropriate and prescribed 4 weeks'box rest prior to reassessing.

Programme: Daily ArcEquine usage, progressive controlled exercise, repeated scans

Results: Scans showed that the enlargement of the tendon at the point of injury had reduced and there appeared a reduction in the presence of scar tissue, with normal fibre patterns in existence. Given that this was two years after the original injury past scans showed that these changes were recent.

And to top it off: Despite all odds, Pete has gone on to be one of the best ponies in the UK having had an outstanding eventing career curtailed through injury he has established himself as a 15h workers schoolmaster with hopefully many years ahead of him teaching young jockeys.

BLM Diamond Delux's Story

3 *** eventer 

Original Prognosis: Diamond Delux was scanned in June 2013 and had a black hole in his tendon.  In September 2013 a 2^nd scan showed not much change in the black hole.

Programme: Daily ArcEquine use was introduced in September 2013.  

Results: After 10 weeks of daily ArcEquine use a scan showed that the black hole was completely filled in.  He started back jumping in February 2014.

And to top it off: Diamond Delux’s general well being is way better and his coat is gleaming which was very hard to achieve, even with supplements.  

ArcEquine Programmes Explained

One of our most common questions is "what programme should I use?". There is often a bit of confusion about what programmes to use and how to do so.

Well ladies and gentlemen, read on and your questions will be answered!

The Programmes 

We always recommend that you first run through the following 6-week cycle in order to help the body maximise ATP production. Once the initial 6-week cycle finishes you should use programme 4 (maintenance) for a minimum of two days a month, or you can select the individual programme that best suits your horse’s condition (please see below for a description of what each programme is addressing). If there is an injury, use ArcEquine every day on the most appropriate programme. 

Every few months, we recommend running through the 6-week cycle again in order to maintain optimum results. 

Each programme lasts for 3 hours. You can’t overuse an ArcEquine, but you must rotate the device between healthy legs after each treatment to avoid it always being attached to the same place. 

Selecting a Programme

1. On/Off button – hold for 3 seconds to turn on or to turn off.
2. All four indicator lights will very quickly flash green, then red to indicate that your ArcEquine device is functioning correctly.
3. Indicator lights will then flash green corresponding with current battery charge; 1 light = 25%, 2 = 50%, 3 = 75%, 4 = 100%
4. After 3 seconds all of the lights will go out. Immediately after this, a red light will indicate which programme was last used; 1st light = P1, 2nd = P2, 3rd = P3, 4th = P4.
5. Press the left (On/Off) button quickly to skip through and select the desired programme, from P1 to P4.
6. Press the right play button to activate the selected programme. The unit will beep on activation of the selected programme.
7. Once activated, the right play button will turn either green (connected) or red (not connected).
8. The delivery unit will beep again after 3 hours to indicate that the selected programme has finished.