Increasing the PosAbilities
Your Gateway to the Benefits of Therapeutic Riding
The MiraColt™ is a cutting-edge medical-grade motion simulator designed to proactively stimulate the lumbar-pelvic core and neuro-cognitive pathways. It enhances core strength, gait quality, posture control, stability and balance while reducing fall risk and increasing functional range of motion and ability. Ideal for general wellness, seniors, and those with neurological conditions like Cerebral Palsy, Parkinson’s, Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, and Autism, the MiraColt™ makes therapeutic riding exercise benefits accessible to all.
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, the MiraColt™ is a specialized, robust, and durable motion simulator designed to accurately reproduce a horse’s natural smooth, rhythmic, and multidimensional walking gait. The MiraColt™ offers significant wellness exercise, physical and occupational therapy benefits to everyone, enhancing balance, coordination, and core strength. For individuals with neurological movement disorders and seniors at risk of falling, the device provides an effective and safe therapeutic option. Whether used in attended or minimally supervised (or unattended) environments, the MiraColt™ makes the benefits of horseback riding accessible to all.
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, equilibrating, smooth, rhythmic, and repetitive multidimensional walking gait of a horse. Our robust device offers a safe, comfortable, and seamless experience, making the therapeutic benefits of horseback riding accessible from the comfort of controlled, attended, or minimally supervised environments.
This innovative design is particularly useful for those who may have difficulty accessing horseback riding due to physical, logistical, or environmental limitations.
The MiraColt™ passive-active motion simulator engages and stimulates the lumbar-pelvic region, promoting improvements in core strength, gait quality, postural correction, and balance control. Additionally, it offers secondary functional neuro-muscular and neuro-cognitive benefits, aiding in recovery, rehabilitation, increased motion range and functionality, confidence and fall risk reduction. These benefits mirror the proven advantages of horseback riding in hippotherapy, therapeutic horseback riding, and equine-assisted therapies, providing an accessible solution for both the general population and individuals with specific therapeutic needs.
Research has shown that the multidimensional, rhythmic, and variable sensory input from horseback riding therapy offers a range of physical, emotional, and cognitive benefits, especially for individuals with physical and neurological movement disorders but also among the general populace, particular seniors who need regular cardio-motor exercise to keep healthy, maintain bone mass and functional stability and engagement. These benefits include improved balance, posture, gait, muscle tone, strength, joint stability, trunk control, coordination, physical fitness, self-awareness, confidence, sensory stimulation, and sensory integration. It also has a calming effect, beneficial for individuals with autism and other sensory processing disorders.
The MiraColt™ is designed to replicate these benefits in a controlled and safe environment. It provides a consistent and customizable platform for exercise and therapy sessions in clinical, equine therapy, care facility, gymnasium, or home settings. Users, therapists and caregivers can adjust the device’s speed, rider sitting positions, accessory use, and other intervention aspects to target specific needs and goals. This ensures each session is tailored to the individual’s requirements.
The MiraColt™ offers a unique solution for safe and effective use in home, care center, and clinical environments, delivering continuous passive-reactive benefits to enhance core strength, gait, posture, and balance. Riders can experience these benefits with minimal supervision, simply by using the device for 15-30 minutes. This a value benefit for clinics as an unattended billable service.
Passive riding also provides a moderate cardio workout and primes the body by stimulating muscle groups and neuro-cognitive pathways, making physical or occupational therapy interventions and general exercise routines more effective.
By enhancing the functional response of muscle groups and neuro-cognitive pathways, the MiraColt™ optimizes exercise and therapeutic interventions. This enables clients and therapists to achieve goals more efficiently, benefiting both clinical and non-clinical settings i.e. you go further, faster and easier. . In non-clinical settings, it offers a safe, low-supervision exercise option that improves functional capability, reduces fall risk, and increases independence and engagement, enhancing quality of life.
Additionally, the MiraColt™ serves as a versatile tool in special education environments, offering benefits as a warm-up, calming, and reward tool. It complements attended therapy activities, enhancing outcomes for whole-body functional growth, regeneration, and rehabilitation. The MiraColt™ is also useful for evaluating posture while riding and building strength for those preparing to ride horses for therapy. It is easy to handle, space-efficient, weather-independent, and reduces fall risks, making it ideal for those allergic to or fearful of horses.
While the MiraColt™ is a valuable wellness exercise and therapeutic tool, it should complement other treatments rather than replace them. Wellness programs or Therapy for neurological movement disorders should be individualized and may include medication, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. The MiraColt™ aims to enhance the effectiveness of these interventions and treatments.
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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.
