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1.0 Introduction 1.1 The Equine Complementary therapy industry The equine industry’s economic value increased between 2011 and 2015, with the total consumer spending in the industry being valued at around £3.8 Billion in 2011 and £4.3 Billion in 2015 (Beta-uk.org, 2017). This money was generated from goods and services in the industry, among other services, the therapy industry is included in this data. In the UK in 2015 there were 446,000 horse-owning households, with the number of horses in the UK at the time totalling 944,000. This figure includes privately owned horses, loaned horses and horses in business i.e. riding schools and clubs. With an increase in horse ownership and the large amount of money that is spent on horses in the industry and more knowledge of health care comes an increase in therapy for horses. These can be traditional forms such as physiotherapy, chiropractic, osteopathy and massage but also an increase in other more holistic complementary therapies such as zoo pharmacognosy and Reiki. The integration of these therapies is more accepted in current times but are complementary and not a replacement for conventional veterinary medicine. A recent review of the industry showed that 62% of British horse owners are willing to spend money on non-essential items for their horses (Beta-uk.org, 2017). This is a high figure and it can be determined that horse owners have disposable income in which they can afford complementary therapy for their horses as well as ‘essential items’ such as food and bedding (Beta-uk.org, 2017). Equine Therapists are now using more techniques to aid the treatments the horses are given with continuing professional development (CPD) courses readily available and increasing scientific research in the areas. One of these therapies that has increased is Light therapy (LT). This form of therapy is also referred to as photomedicine, photo biomodulation and is often described as LED/infrared therapy as the devices carry both red and Infrared rays via Light emitting diodes. The doses of these can vary and on the market currently there are devices in which you can set the dosage of waves to the patient or you can purchase devices which have a pre- set dose for the job that it is intended for. The device used in this study is the Photizo Vetcare, which has a 31 second pre-set dosage of 633nm Red and 850nm Infrared 1PDF Image | THE EFFECT OF LIGHT THERAPY ON HEART RATE, HORSES
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