Aquafit Treadmill

The Aqua-Fit is a unique water treadmill allowing horses to be exercised at walk and trot speeds, in any height of water up to around shoulder height.

The benefits of the water treadmill are in increasing the buoyancy of the horse and thus reducing weight bearing and concussion on the limbs, and in providing a resistance to limb movement.

The resistance of the water appears to induce specific gait modifications at different water heights, and these modifications can be incorporated into the rehabilitation programme.