Joint supplements poll - do you use one and do they work?

[Ziggy_]

Just out of curiousity, I want to know what joint supplements people have had good results with. I use NAF superflex and haven't really noticed any difference in my horse, wheras my friends mare was stiff to the point of being lame until she started on Equine America glucosamine, and 2 weeks on she looks like a different horse. Curious to know what results others have had?

(I'm sure theres loads more that I've missed but these were all the ones I could think of

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[Gentle_Warrior]

yes, winter only, gets pretty stiff and takes edge off, he lives out

Gold label, glucosomine

 

[popsicle]

Yes lolly is stiff and Cortaflex seems to work, I use it on Poppy to as a preventative measure. I have heard Devils Claw works well too, but I haven't used it

 

[lilym]

spavin, i was persuaded to try global herbs movefree plus, it has made a real difference to her movement. much happier pony!

 

[Spot_the_Risk]

I've tried loads (I own a feed store, so made a point of trying them all so I could work out which ones were good!).

My horse is half a tenth lame on each hind leg, which to the rider tends to mean very little as he feels and rides sound, except the saddle slips to one side. When assessed, you can see that he doesn't step under with his right hind as much as he should. This is all pretty irrelevant as all we do is hack these days! Still... I've tried many glucosamine based joint supplements, and none have worked for him. The best two I've used have been Net-tex Substibute, excellent but expensive, but I've settled on Devils Claw Flex, which is a New Zealand Equine Herbals product, I feed 20ml probably twice a week, and my horse now moves as well as can be expected, and is happy to go out hacking and having fun. He can also walk down hill without me feeling as if there is a disaster about to happen, ie landing on his nose! As a bonus, it is human grade and very good if you've had a fall, sore back etc, but it tastes FOUL! http://www.equushealth.org.uk/prod_details5.asp

 

[hadfos]

my friends 19yr old tb gelding(21 now)legs were knackered had hard life...when he came to our yard he was standing with his hinds right under his belly to eat his feed..we suggested feeding him cortaflex..he had never been on anything before,i was gobsmacked at the result in 3 weeks,his hinds were where they were supposed to be and the stiffness had gone completely

,had my lad on it but he has no issues and was only 10 at time so dont know if it worked for him

,doubt he will need it with his easy life,lol

 

[summertoots]

My horse has spavin so I put him on cortaflex HA, I have found it to be fantastic stuff, and with using this, and the work of my fantastic farrier, I have been able to get him back into full work again.

 

[Puppy]

yes, Cortaflex makes the world of difference to me, my horse and my dog

Plus I also feed the horse devils claw which helps greatly

 

[merlinsquest]

I use Equiform Nutrition Easy Joint.....

Used Cortaflex prior to this and Synequine..... and neither seemed to make much difference....

With the easyjoint he is sound as a pound!!!

 

[Chex]

I use Newmarket Joint Supplement, definitely helps Chex arthritis. Every horse seems to react differently to various ones which is a pain

. I heard great reviews about Pernamax, but it didn't do a thing for Chex). I've heard good things about Cortaflex but was put off by the main ingredients being alfalfa rather than glucosamine etc (should add that the person telling me how rubbish cortaflex was a NAF rep

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[Gorgeous George]

I feed George the equine america cheap glucosamine simply as a preventative as he is such a big boy, now he doesn't have a calmer I'm tempted to go back to superflex, I'm sure you get what you pay for??

 

[hackneylass2]

I had great results with Cortaflex, but that was a good few years ago and it was the in thing at the time. Cant remember if it contained glucosamine or not.

Generic glucosamine has been very beneficial to my old arthritic moggies...and my arthritic knees too

 

[PapaFrita]

My neddies don't need joint supplements yet but when /if the time comes, I'll go for apple cider vinegar (unpasteurised) ... partly because where I live there we don't have any joint supplements, but also because I've read a lot of good things about it.
I've also heard very good things about Cortaflex and it did wonders for my ex BF's dog. I can't remember if it did HIM any good but he did try it and said it tasted horrible.

 

[mon]

magnetic boots oil and apple cider vnegar try others if she gets so that she needs them

 

[zoeshiloh]

Yes, Ben had quite a serious injury a few years back, and I decided to start feeding him a joint supplement then. I looked around for the best ones, made lots of phonecalls, and eventually got approached by a vet at NAF (who called me from Spain, lol!) and offered me the chance to be a "test" case for their new joint supplement (now its known as 5 star superflex, but then it was still being developed). So I got a to try a joint supplement for free, and it made an awful lot of difference to Ben. I still get a discount on any NAF product that I buy, and I do find them to be superior in most things.

All of my other horses, broodmares, youngsters, companions etc are fed on the Equine America Glucosamine & MSM (the £13.99 one). Glucosamine is a preventitve, and the NAF vet explained to me that the younger you start feeding it, the better.