Sunshine Coast Pulse Therapy founder George Carpenter helping heal the racing industry

Sunshine Coast business owner George Carpenter has turned a motorcycle crash into his own venture working alongside some of Queensland’s top trainers and thoroughbreds.

Sunshine Coast entrepreneur George Carpenter has taken an unfortunate motorcycle accident and turned it into a thriving business revolutionising the horse racing industry.

Carpenter, who is the owner and founder of Sunshine Coast Pulse Therapy, stumbled on the non-invasive healing idea after treating his knee following a motorcycle accident.

The 23-year-old, who was working as a carpenter at the time, decided to mix his passion for horses and racing and purchased his first machine before launching the business in 2019.

He uses a method called pulsed electromagnetic field therapy, to increase blood flow and healing for treatment on some of South East Queensland’s leading thoroughbreds.

“It uses a frequency of pulses and levels of intensity to increase the flow of nutrients and oxygen to an injured area to fix or ease the issue,” he said.

“It also goes down to a cellular level so at that stage it’s flushing toxins and regenerating cells for the body to heal quicker.”

George Carpenter, who is the owner and founder of Sunshine Coast Pulse Therapy. Picture: Patrick Woods.

The former Chancellor State College Student said he was thankful for the positive feedback he had received.

“I think the main reason for it is obviously if the horses aren’t sound or feeling 100 per cent then they’re not able to perform at their best whether it’s for racing, showjumping or even pony club,” he said.

“In all disciplines, you want your horses happy and healthy so it’s a big asset to a number of racing stables.”

George Carpenter treating a horse at Peachester Lodge. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Carpenter said he now treats between 35 and 40 horses per week travelling to various stables at Caloundra, Eagle Farm, Ipswich and Peachester Lodge.

“The first few months I did struggle a bit obviously going from an apprentice wage to trying to get my name out there and really trying to build something but things are going okay currently which is nice,” he said.

“At the moment I’m doing the horses of Steven O’dea and Matthew Hoysted every week and then there are other trainers that will come and go like Chris Munce, Natalie McCall, David Vandyke and a few others.”

Carpenter was part of the 2021 Generation Innovation Challenge and hoped to expand his business further in the coming months.