Joint Supplements

[Heidi1]

Which one's do you all use................ I want to give two of mine a boost, one is my old chap, he's 18 and retired, slightly stiff in the back legs and when it gets colder he is worse also want to give my older TB mare something she is 15 and will be hunting regularly, so which do you folks recommend.........all info much appreciated........

 

[Marquire]

The mare I have on loan for OH gets loads of supplements as she's 19 and can be a bit stiff behind and can be a bit footy. I just carried on giving her exactly what she was being fed by her owner although what everything is for is beyond me. All I know is that it costs me a fortune every month!

She the gets the following per day
1kg D&H 16+ mix
1 handfuls apple chaff
3 measures biotin
1 measure selenevite
big glug cod liver oil
3 squirts soya oil
1 measure garlic
1 measure Mudgard.

Marie

 

[KatB]

Superflex IMHO is the best stuff you can use. Know it had a better effect than cortaflx ever had on same horse.

 

[aran]

omega 3 oil is the best for joints. you find it in linseed and cod liver oils. it prevents the formation of inflammatory mediators in the joint (and other tissues).
it is also cheap

 

[Salcey]

there are sooo many on the market - I'd just look for one with a good dose of glucosamine and MSM, our regulars say it really makes a huge difference, but I can't say personally as ours are still young.

 

[cyearsley]

Cortaflex powder worked on my last neddy and also the one for dogs is doing wonders for my retriever. Apple cider vinegar is also known for being good for joints, arthritis etc and is cheap so he was on that too and that with the Cortaflex seemed to really help in especially in the colder months when spending more time in etc.

 

[equibabe20]

I work at a retierment home for old horses adn we use Gluco-Flex from farm and stable supplies or Arthri-Aid both work really well.

 

[K9Wendy]

Livery next door was using coraflex for months and saw no change, then she decided to try pure glucosimine and within a few weeks there was a huge difference in him, she's sticking with that.

 

[aran]

there has been a lot of mixed results with the joint sup powders and research in human and equine marketed supplements have shown that they don't all contain as much as they say and can be very variable in their concentrations

(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/...411594&query_hl=3&itool=pubmed_docsum)

research has shown that you need to feed a high level of glucoamine and make sure you feed it every day (in combination with chondroitin sulphate to get the best result). so its best to find a sup with the highest levels - there are new ones out all the time!

 

[Madam_max]

http://www.healthspan.co.uk/shop/product.aspx?id=EQFX

Used it for years. It also gets delivered to me.

 

[MagicMelon]

NAF Superflex definately. Have tried cortaflex, didnt do anything for mine. But Superflex - wow! The difference in one of mine (who wasnt even stiff! I just began it as maintenence) is amazing! And the bigger tub lasts ages, after the initial 'loading' period of a week its only 3 (tiny!) scoops a day. WELL WORTH IT!

 

[_daisy_]

Ebi is on Mobifor from the vets - very good.
Sasha is on cortaflex.
both of them get cider vinegar as well.

 

[miamibear]

Me too!! Its cheap and has really good levels of glucosamine and chondroitin

 

[SpaceMolly]

Soluble Superflex by NAF is the only one I have found to make a difference in my mare!

 

[johnsongreyhorse]

I'll second spacemolly, soluble superflex was the only one that helped my old man

 

[lornaA]

try synequin you can only get it form the vet, i think and its expensive but it seems to be good. or cortaflex or cortaflex ha.