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SALT Chamber Brings Equine Salt Therapy to Santa Anita Park

SALTainer™ will help horses combat respiratory and skin conditions to enhance performance

Boca Raton, FL – SALT Chamber, the pioneer in providing halotherapy access to horses (equine salt therapy) and pets, has partnered with Eclipse Equine Sports Therapy Center to bring salt therapy to Santa Anita Park by designing and building a SALTainer™, which transforms shipping containers into transportable and permanent salt therapy concepts.

Shipping containers have been used by renowned architects in developing homes, offices, and even portable emergency medical centers, and now, SALT Chamber has developed them into salt therapy rooms. The first SALT Chamber SALTainer™ project, the SALT BOX, was built and designed in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom earlier this year, and now the first one is being installed at the Santa Anita Park for the equine industry.

Equipped with SALT Chamber’s trademarked SALT FX® halogenerators, these shipping containers are environmentally controlled and equipped with stable partitions, chest bars, and other unique features specifically designed for horses and pets.

A halogenerator is a machine that grinds, crushes, and disperses pure-grade sodium chloride into micron-sized dry salt aerosol particles that are inhaled into the respiratory system and absorbed by the skin.

Woman Stands By Horse By Halotherapy Trailer

Angie and Mike Scully, the owners of Eclipse Equine Sports Therapy Center, said “We’ve been using SALT Chamber’s equipment for several years in our mobile horse trailer with great results and we are very excited to be working with the Santa Anita Park to provide a more enhanced salt therapy modality for the equine industry”.

According to the Salt Therapy Association, dry salt therapy (aka halotherapy) is a natural, drug-free therapy that helps combat respiratory issues such as equine asthma, heaves, Recurrent Airway Obstruction (RAO), and skin conditions like dermatitis, boils, mud fever, and ringworm.  Salt therapy also improves cardiovascular performance, endurance, and recovery.

Leo Tonkin, CEO of SALT Chamber commented, “We’ve been partnering with top trainers, owners, veterinarians, and facilities from around the world to create equine salt therapy concepts in permanent stables and mobile trailers for close to 8 years and designing and installing our new SALTainer™ at Santa Anita Park with the Scully’s is a huge accomplishment for everyone involved.”

SALT Chamber’s clients include: Patrick and Andie Biancone who’s horse Sole Volante was in the recent 2020 Kentucky Derby, Rookery Equine Spa and Therapy in the UK, Vaccarezza Racing Stables, JRs Equine Spa and Retreat, and many others.

To learn more about the SALTainer™ and SALT Chamber, please visit www.saltchamberinc.com.

ABOUT SALT CHAMBER

Headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, SALT Chamber is the industry leader in educating, consulting, manufacturing, marketing, training, and distributing the most innovative and advanced dry salt therapy products and services around the globe. With decades of combined experience in both the Salt Therapy and Spa industries, SALT Chamber manufactures and distributes Halotherapy equipment, Himalayan salt décor, offers turnkey solution services, and has completed over 1,000 projects to date. For more information, visit www.saltchamberinc.com 

ABOUT ECLIPSE EQUINE SPORTS THERAPY CENTER

Established in 2006, Eclipse is the most comprehensive Equine Training and Therapy Center in the country.   Their latest cutting-edge therapies along with a knowledgeable, dedicated staff, ensure each horse receives the best care available. Each horse will return relaxed, strong, and ready to perform.  Located in beautiful Santa Ynez Valley, Eclipse offers the perfect environment for training as well as recovery.  Their 120-acre facility offers grass turnouts, sand pens, 1/2-mile training track maintained by Rich Tedesco, Eurowalker, and Aquatred. For more information, visit http://eclipse-equine.com/

ABOUT SANTA ANITA PARK

Santa Anita Park is a Thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California. It offers some of the prominent horse racing events in the United States during early fall, winter, and spring. The track is home to numerous prestigious races including both the Santa Anita Derby and the Santa Anita Handicap, as well as hosting the Breeders’ Cup in 1986, 1993, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2019. For more information, visit www.santaanita.com

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EDITOR’S NOTE: For more information about SALT Chamber and to arrange to speak with a company spokesperson, please contact Director of Marketing Adam Loss at 561-425-7258 or [email protected]