Long time clicker trainer and behavior consultant, Patti Sanborn, has recently become a Sumerel Therapy Technician. The Sumerel Therapy System is a two part system which first locates a physical problem then, with light therapy, helps correct those problems. The technology used in this approach has been used in both the human and animal care industry for years with impressive results.

The first part of the STS 2 is the scanner. It uses a micro current to measure the electrical resistance in the tissue being contacted. When living tissue is injured there is a drop in the electrical resistance in that location. The scanner senses those areas and gives an audible signal. Far too often horse owners waste enormous amounts of time, energy and money trying to determine specifically where their horse is having problems. The scanner, by pinpointing where the problems exist, can be the solution to that dilemma. It does not label or diagnose the problem but rather it specifically locates where problems exist today. Injuries that are an active problem to the horse will show up. Old injuries that have healed and are not a problem today will not show up.

After scanning the whole horse, as problems rarely occur in isolation, the second part of the system is used. The Equine Treatment Unit stimulates the injured areas to heal. Scientific studies along with thousands of clinical tests have shown that certain wavelengths of light pulsed at specific frequencies can dramatically stimulate and accelerate the healing process.

The Sumerel Therapy System or STS 2 is safe and effective. After decades of documented success here in the US and especially in Europe, light therapy is becoming more common. It is used for both human and equine athletes to treat all types of injuries but also before events as a preventative to injuries.

We, at Live and Let Live Farm, are interested in alternative medical treatments which are safe and non invasive. Used in conjunction with competent veterinary care they can greatly increase a horse's well being. In the interest of our goal of happy, healthy horses we promote good nutrition, proper hoof care, kind, effective training techniques, and attention to health and healing. We are pleased to have another method to help our horse's heal.

Patti can be reached at blackhorsefarm@gmail.com or by calling (603) 435-7583