Magnets for arthritic horse

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One of my playing horses has arthritis in both hocks, she's on a good joint supplement (Equine Americas Kentucky), but I'm keen to get anything else I can to help her particularly when she's sat penned up at a tournament for the weekend. I've never used magnets on a horse before, have people found them to be effective and which ones are best; Bioflow boots, those bands, anything else?

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I havent, but one thing I find really helps is keeping the joints warm and dry. Hock is a bit awkward but my gelding wears the thermatex leg wraps at night and they have definitely helped with his arthritic fetlocks.
 
I got two of these fetlock bands for my mare who has arthritis in both hocks and both front pasterns and coffin joints.

http://www.magnetic.uk.com/animal.shtml

THey have not made her come sound (but then her arthritis is fairly advanced) but they do help with stopping her legs swelling whilst being stabled overnight which is a good thing ! The advantage of the bands are that you can leave them on all the time whereas the ones enclosed in a boot you are restricted to a few hours.
 
I have the equimagnets rug, which came with two free leg wraps. I can't give a scientific answer to whether they work or not, but they do make him lovely and warm, which I think can only be a good thing where muscles are concerned - unless they are injured obviously!
 
I agree that it's better to get something that keeps the legs warm instead of magnets, a lot of research suggests magnets do nothing anyway. I use Premier Equine Stable Wraps on one that is on box rest and another who is in full work......have seen a huge difference in the worked one in that he isn't stiff in the morning :)
 
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