Keeps Your Horses Fit! - Kraft Horse Walker
Keeps Your Horses Fit! - Kraft Horse Walker
Keeps Your Horses Fit! - Kraft Horse Walker
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<strong>Kraft</strong> Water <strong>Walker</strong>, Oval & Round<br />
System Voncini<br />
® <strong>Kraft</strong> ...keeps your horses fit!
"Water is Life“<br />
All life originates from water.<br />
Life without this component would be<br />
hard to imagine. Water is one of the<br />
most amazing and essential<br />
substances that exist.<br />
Humans have taken advantage<br />
of its beneficial properties<br />
for centuries. It has achieved high<br />
recognition in both human as well<br />
as veterinary medicine.<br />
Water brings life to body<br />
and soul. It heals,<br />
relaxes and is therapeutic!<br />
<strong>Kraft</strong> ...keeps your horses fit!<br />
. . . and now also in water
"<strong><strong>Horse</strong>s</strong> love Water“<br />
<strong><strong>Horse</strong>s</strong> are happy and excited when they enter water.<br />
They immediately begin stomping and splashing. Not<br />
everyone, however, is fortunate enough to live near<br />
an ocean, a lake or a river.<br />
Enjoyment is not the only factor to consider: therapy,<br />
rehabilitation, muscle toning and conditioning are<br />
also very important factors in this connection. The<br />
successful reports on treatment and healing of<br />
severe injuries among race and sport horses using<br />
hydrotherapy sound like miracle stories.<br />
There are few possibilities for horses to enjoy natural<br />
bodies of water:<br />
<strong>Kraft</strong> brings the benefits of water to your<br />
farm!<br />
Four Experts – one Idea<br />
Four different experts worked on the development of<br />
the <strong>Kraft</strong> water walker:<br />
a leading manufacturer of horse walkers<br />
a race horse owner<br />
a swimming pool manufacturer<br />
a farrier<br />
They combined their expertise and this resulted in<br />
a well-engineered water walker. <strong><strong>Horse</strong>s</strong> that do not<br />
have access to natural water now have the opportunity<br />
to enjoy the many benefits of water.<br />
<strong>Kraft</strong> Water <strong>Horse</strong> <strong>Walker</strong>,<br />
System Voncini, round or oval
® <strong>Kraft</strong> Water <strong>Horse</strong> <strong>Walker</strong>,<br />
System Voncini, oval<br />
Roomy tread pool –<br />
variable water height<br />
from 30-100 cm<br />
(1 to 3 3)<br />
Control panel<br />
Expert<br />
consultation<br />
<strong>Kraft</strong> Rail-Gliding<br />
<strong>Horse</strong> <strong>Walker</strong> with<br />
drive assembly<br />
Slip resi<br />
ramp wi<br />
floor
stant entry<br />
th rubber<br />
Fencing<br />
Pool walls with<br />
rounded edges<br />
Filtration system<br />
with various options<br />
Sliding gate (can<br />
be operated from<br />
outside the pool)
® <strong>Kraft</strong> ...keeps your horses fit!<br />
. . . and now also in water<br />
Hydro or water therapy has successfully been used in<br />
equine medicine since the 90’s. It has been used for<br />
healing sicknesses as well as for preventing injuries.<br />
The <strong>Kraft</strong> Water <strong>Walker</strong> is not a swimming pool, but a<br />
tread pool; that is, the horses don’t swim. They tread<br />
in water and have permanent contact with the<br />
ground. This provides balanced stress relief to the<br />
supporting skeletal structure. When horses swim,<br />
they raise their heads, cause pressure to their backs<br />
and hinder improved muscle toning (loosening).<br />
Water is the optimum medium for healing various<br />
illnesses as well as regaining strength.<br />
What is Hydrotherapy?<br />
Hydrotherapy is the methodological use of water to<br />
treat acute and chronic symptoms, to stabilize bodily<br />
functions, to be a preventative measure and for rehabilitation<br />
and regeneration. The buoyancy of the<br />
water also lessens the weight-bearing load on the<br />
limbs.<br />
Treading water (known as Kneipp in human medicine)<br />
has also been an effective method for treating<br />
illnesses and injuries. It also increases the healing<br />
process.<br />
The knowledge of the healing properties of water has<br />
been applied for hundreds of years in veterinary<br />
medicine.<br />
The <strong>Kraft</strong> Water <strong>Walker</strong> unites Therapy,<br />
Training and Wellness.
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Hydro training:<br />
Training in water has a positive effect on horse’s<br />
muscular development and circulation. To tread in<br />
water for 20 to 30 minutes requires great strength<br />
and promotes fitness, endurance and condition.<br />
Health and performance must be balanced in a<br />
responsible way. Too much emphasis is often placed<br />
on strength and condition. Consequently sinews,<br />
ligaments, bones and cartilage are often neglected.<br />
Hydrotherapy creates a healthy balance and is the<br />
ideal addition to basic training.<br />
Hydro training is an additional option that<br />
supplements conventional sport horse training.<br />
(breaking, lunging, horse walker or treadmill)<br />
Hydrotherapy has the following<br />
benefits:<br />
Relaxed and gentle strengthening of the<br />
muscular system<br />
Accelerated healing of back and joint<br />
problems related to capsule tendon disorders<br />
Effective treatment for leg and hoof injuries,<br />
fast and healthy hoof growth<br />
Gentle mobilization, greater flexibility / less<br />
stiffness in the musculoskeletal system<br />
Promotes blood circulation, faster elimination<br />
of waste<br />
Anti-inflammatory effect<br />
Injury prevention<br />
and much more<br />
A horse can make its rounds relaxed and unconfined<br />
in a Water <strong>Horse</strong> <strong>Walker</strong>.<br />
Wellness:<br />
Relaxed horses are the best premise for a good<br />
working relationship between rider and horse.<br />
<strong><strong>Horse</strong>s</strong> can move completely stress free in the water<br />
basin of a <strong>Kraft</strong> Water <strong>Walker</strong>. They can easily tread<br />
against the water and can freely choose their natural<br />
gait.<br />
The joy horses show while moving in water is evident.<br />
<strong><strong>Horse</strong>s</strong> do not feel confined when entering the pool.<br />
There is plenty of space, they feel good and do not<br />
feel caged-in.<br />
The <strong>Kraft</strong> Water <strong>Walker</strong>, whether round or oval, gives<br />
your horses the chance to relax after intensive<br />
training. This is also true for young horses during<br />
breaking – pure wellness!<br />
As with all training equipment, we<br />
recommend the use of a water walker<br />
based on your own experience and also<br />
recommend that you speak with your<br />
personal veterinarian.
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The Project Team:<br />
The <strong>Kraft</strong> Water <strong>Walker</strong> is a combined development<br />
of 4 experts, each with a different specialization.<br />
Claudio Voncinin, founder of the <strong>Horse</strong>wellness<br />
Company and race horse farm owner from Italy as<br />
well as Uwe <strong>Kraft</strong>, owner of the Uwe <strong>Kraft</strong> Company<br />
and breeder from Germany deserve special mention.<br />
Claudio Voncini<br />
from Undine, Italy is a<br />
passionate race horse owner<br />
and also owns a construction<br />
company. He has spent many<br />
years researching the<br />
combination of horses and<br />
water.<br />
Speaking with Experts:<br />
Uwe <strong>Kraft</strong><br />
Reitsportgeräte & Metallbau GmbH<br />
Riedwasen 10<br />
D-74586 Frankenhardt - Honhardt<br />
Andrea Menegaldo, farrier from<br />
Italy and co-developer of the<br />
Water <strong>Walker</strong>.<br />
Question: You are familiar with<br />
the first water walkers. How do<br />
you describe your experience?<br />
Answer: The training results are amazing. Even more<br />
fascinating is the joy of the horses when entering the<br />
pool and especially the even temper they show<br />
before and after training. Individual training and<br />
therapy programs can be implemented for a number<br />
of horses at the same time. This greatly reduces the<br />
work load of a horse farm.<br />
Dorothee Gondert, Equine Practice, Trier.<br />
Question: As veterinarian and manager of an<br />
equine practice, you have decided to install a <strong>Kraft</strong><br />
Water <strong>Walker</strong>. What moved you to this decision?<br />
Answer: The great freedom of movement with which<br />
the horses walked in the water walker convinced me.<br />
Telefon 0049 (07959) 7 02<br />
Telefax 0049 (07959) 25 94<br />
Internet: www.kraft-fuehranlagen.de<br />
email: info@kraft-fuehranlagen.de<br />
This team developed the <strong>Kraft</strong> Water <strong>Walker</strong>, System<br />
Voncini in approximately 5 years; from the initial<br />
blueprint to the start of production.<br />
The specialized knowledge of these 4 experts was<br />
combined to produce the best product for therapy,<br />
training and the general wellness of horses.<br />
Uwe <strong>Kraft</strong><br />
from Baden-Württemberg,<br />
Germany and holds a Master’s<br />
degree in Metal Construction.<br />
He founded the Uwe <strong>Kraft</strong><br />
Company when he was 25<br />
years old and this company is<br />
now a leading manufacturer of<br />
horse walkers in the world. He is also owner of a<br />
breeding and boarding farm.<br />
Hermann Josef Hackenesch,<br />
Riding and boarding farm in<br />
Munster, Germany.<br />
Question: <strong>Your</strong> farm received<br />
the first <strong>Kraft</strong> Water <strong>Walker</strong> in<br />
Germany. Why did you decide on<br />
a water walker?<br />
Answer: We had been researching this option for a<br />
long time. We cannot offer natural bodies of water<br />
such as a lake or river to our horse owners and<br />
that is why we were searching for an adequate<br />
alternative. <strong><strong>Horse</strong>s</strong> should not only have fun but<br />
also have physical and therapeutic benefits.<br />
That was the first thing that impressed me when I<br />
visited the Hackenesch’s water walker. Every horse<br />
can freely choose its own rhythm and gait. That<br />
loosens the muscular system and encourages stress<br />
free movement. The visibility through the walker’s<br />
fences also adds to this freedom. I also feel that the<br />
oval shape ideally balances the weight-bearing load<br />
on the joints.<br />
® <strong>Kraft</strong> ...keeps your horses fit!