Increasing the PosAbilities
Your Gateway to the Benefits of Therapeutic Riding
The MiraColt™ is a cutting-edge medical-grade passive-active motion simulator, meticulously crafted to proactively stimulate a rider’s lumbar-pelvic core and neuro-cognitive pathways. It opens doors, and increases access to proven benefits to core strength, gait quality, posture control, balance and fall risk reduction among seniors, and those with neurological movement disorders occurring in Cerebral Palsy, Parkinson’s, Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Autism, and similar conditions.
MiraColt Base (Gen 4)
$9,250
Base Model with option of either the High or Low Base Seat. Now features a longer seat base that enables greater rider support.
MiraColt Plus (Gen 4)
$9,825
Has Interchangeable Seat Upgrade with both Low and High Base Seats
MiraColt Rental
$475-545/month
Only in Texas. $500.00 Security deposit and 6 months minimum term.
What is the MiraColt™?
Inspired by the therapeutic benefits of horseback riding in Hippotherapy, the MiraColt™ is a specialized, robust, and durable medical-grade motion simulator designed to accurately reproduce a horse’s natural smooth, rhythmic, and repetitive multidimensional walking gait pattern; increasing accessibility to the motion’s proven physical and occupational therapy benefits to its rider. This is particularly useful for individuals with neurological movement disorders and those at fall risk (especially seniors) in both attended and minimally supervised (unattended) environments.
The American Hippotherapy Association (AHA), describes hippotherapy as “how occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech-language pathology professionals use evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning in the purposeful manipulation of equine movement as a therapy tool.”
Why the MiraColt™?
The MiraColt™ motion simulator is meticulously designed to accurately replicate the natural and equilibrating smooth, rhythmic, repetitive, multidimensional walking gait motion pattern of a horse. Our robust device offers a safe, comfortable, and seamless experience, providing riders with accessibility to goal-oriented, targeted therapeutic benefits of horseback riding from the comfort of a controlled attended or even minimally supervised (unattended) environments.
This is particularly useful for individuals with neurological movement disorders or at increased fall risk, who can benefit from a horse-riding experience but may have difficulty accessing the benefits of horseback riding due to physical, logistical, or environmental limitations.
Through its thoughtful and innovative design, The MiraColt™ passive-active motion simulator engages and stimulates the lumbar-pelvic human motion promoting reactive improvements in core strength, gait quality, postural correction, and balance control, as well as secondary functional neuro-muscular and neuro-cognitive improvements, recovery, rehabilitative and fall risk reduction benefits akin to proven mechanical benefits of horseback riding in hippotherapy or equine assisted therapies.
Research has shown that the multi-dimensional, repeated, rhythmic and yet constantly changing sensory input elicited from the walking gait of a horse during horseback riding therapy has a range of physical, emotional and cognitive benefits for individuals with physical and neurological (neuromotor or developmental) movement disorders. These, include improvements in balance, posture (greater postural equilibrium reduces fall risk), gait, muscle tone, muscle strength, joint stability, body weight shift when sitting or moving, trunk control and coordination. It also leads to overall improvements in physical fitness, self-awareness, and confidence. Plus, it also provides sensory stimulation, promotes sensory integration, and has a calming effect which can be particularly beneficial for individuals with autism and other sensory processing disorders.
The MiraColt™ is designed to provide these benefits in a controlled and safe environment. It provides a consistent and customizable platform for exercise and therapy sessions in a clinical or equine therapy setting, or even at a care facility, gymnasium, or home environment. The speed of the device, rider sitting positions, accessory use, and other intervention aspects can be altered or tuned by therapists and caregivers, thereby enabling them to monitor, optimize, and grade the level of stimulation and challenge required to target specific areas of need and goals related to the rider’s ability and improvement. This ensures that each session is tailored to the individual’s specific needs and goals.
The MiraColt™ presents a unique solution for safe and effective use in a home, care center, and clinical environments, offering continuous passive-reactive benefits to enhance core strength, gait, posture, and balance. Whether in an unattended or with minimally supervised therapist direction as a billable service,riders experience these benefits simply by riding the device for 15-30 minutes.
Passive riding also provides a reasonably moderate cardio-calorie workout, and more importantly primes the body by stimulating muscle groups and neuro-cognitive pathways. This priming effect reduces the effort required to achieve desired goals in physical or occupational therapy interventions and general exercise routines.
By significantly enhancing the functional response of limb and core muscle groups, as well as neuro-cognitive pathways, the MiraColt™ optimizes the effectiveness of exercise and therapeutic interventions thus enabling both the clients and therapists more easily achieve more goals, in a much faster time i.e. you go further, faster and easier. A billable benefit in a clinical setting that profitably optimizes the time of both the client and therapist for maximal benefit and in non-clinical settings at home or in a residential or care facility provides safe and hugely beneficial low supervision options for exercise that increases functional capability and ability, whilst reducing fall risk and increasing independence and engagement which are critical for improvements in quality of life.
Furthermore, the MiraColt™ serves as a versatile tool in special education environments, offering benefits beyond exercise as a warm-up, calming, and reward tool. Additionally, it complements attended therapy activities, as a platform that expands options and enhances outcomes for whole-body functional growth, regeneration, and rehabilitation.
The MiraColt™ has also been used to evaluate posture while riding, and to build strength for people preparing to ride horses for therapy. Whether in a home or clinic, the MiraColt is a useful complement alongside horseback riding on a live horse. It is easy to handle, doesn’t take up much space, isn’t dependent on weather conditions, and decreases the risk of falls. It’s an ideal solution for anyone who’s allergic to, or simply fearful of horses.
It’s important to note that while the MiraColt may be a valuable tool in therapy, it should not be seen as a replacement for other forms of treatment. Therapy for neurological movement disorders should be individualized and may include a variety of approaches, including medication, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy, among others. The MiraColt’s use in therapy or treatment is intended to be complimentary to or as a foundational element that potentiates the effectiveness of other treatment interventions.
The MiraColt™ is currently serving….
37
PATH/AHA Affiliated Centers
18
At Home Placements
16
PT/OT/SLP Clinics
11
Higher Ed. & Research Centers
7
Special Education Facilities
1
Senior Care Facilities
Testimonials
What our clients and colleagues have to say about us.
The Ride On Centre for Kids (ROCK) is a non-profit organization based in Georgetown, Texas, that provides equine-assisted therapy and activities to children with physical, cognitive, and emotional disabilities. ROCK has been using the MiraColt™ as part of its equine-assisted therapy/ hippotherapy program.
The MiraColt™ is designed to provide a realistic riding experience that is safe, therapeutic, and enjoyable for children with various disabilities. It allows children who may not be able to ride a real horse due to their condition to still experience the benefits of equine-assisted therapy. ROCK’s program with the MiraColt™ aims to improve the physical, emotional, and social well-being of the children who participate, as well as to provide a fun and unique experience that they will remember for years to come.