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Thank you for your encouragement! Boswellia is in Nutraquin+ which is a joint supplement that only vets can supply. I tried Naturebute liquid on my last horse but it smelt awful and he didn't like it, even with sugarbeet and fast fibre! I think Premierflex plus is really good too. It has msm and...

Bone and cartilage are living tissues, as in they are constantly regenerating and remodelling. It's how fractures repair and heal too. Inflammation in the joint causes swelling, destruction of the surfaces of the joint (cartilage +/- bone) and pain. Anything that reduces these will help to...

I was looking into the different quantities and types of ingredients in various popular joint supplements the other day. Very interesting. They pretty much all contain the same amounts of glucosamine and chondroitin. Then the differences begin... Some have msm, vit c, oil, boswellia, devils...

Thank you for your replies. Went back to vets yesterday and he is looking sound behind! He doesn't rest his fetlocks so much any more and his hamstrings are nice and normal now. He had steroids into his neck yesterday. He is on synequin, soon to be on micronised linseed and boswellia...

I think magnetic boots make a difference. I have also tried them overnight on my own arms (!!) because I get repetitive strain from my job in my wrist - I have no idea how they work but the warmth and whatever they do have made it all better. I also have a BoT rug. I have been told to keep my...

Hi My horse has been diagnosed with arthritis in his hind fetlocks - slightly lame, effusion (swelling) around fetlocks and confirmed on xrays. He had steroid injections 2 weeks ago, is turned out in the day, in at night and I am allowed to ride him for 10-15 min a day in walk. He had very...