NAF Superflex or Cortaflex?

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Having a think about the supplement I have my boy on and wondering which you though was best? Naf Superflex or Cortaflex(Or the other Cortaflex that has HA?)

He previously had osteoarthritis in his hocks which we treated twice with Tildren and he seems good on them now but keen to keep them in good condition, however he also has a weakness in his one front leg from a tendon injury which he sometimes comes up slightly unsound on but the Vet recommended to just use a supplement (suggested pure glucosamine, but others have said he would do better on one with other things in to help with his tendons as well)

Any suggestions welcome!

OH and Mom was also looking for some ingredient lists for both supplements which I can't find on their websites so if anyone has them i'd be very grateful!

Thanks in advance:D
 
The only joint suppliment that has been tested and can be sold with a certificatey thing is Synequin. Others are about - and for less money, but they havent gone through the testing.

I have got my mare on the superflex - the difference in her is incredible, to the point where i only tried it to see if there was a difference, and now im going to go back and buy the big tub of it.

I did have an interesting conversation with my friend last night, she works for Brinnicombe - and I fessed up to buying one that wasnt theirs - she told me that there are a few people who after using one suppliment find that it stops working on their horses - but chopping and changing seems to work, even when theres negligable difference between what they change to... she mentioned it to her vet to see if hed heard of it, and he said yes - its not uncommon at all....

so while I will buy their one next (when its on offer!) Im very happy with the NAF one for the minute :D
 
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I've tried all three with my gelding, he did a lot of jumping in his youth & his joints aren't as good as they used to be - he does tend to stiffen up and trip a lot without anything to help him.

We originally tried Cortaflex, small improvement - noticeable but not by much. Spoke to equine america and they suggested the HA version - put him on that and he was a different horse! Couldn't believe the difference it made to him, he was running and bouncing about again and seemed so much happier. He became noticeably more flexible in his legs and he found the stretches we do every day a lot easier.
It is costly though, and he was on other medication as well - and for that reason I had to take him off the Cortaflex HA & tried the superflex instead as I'd heard that it was similar but more affordable. Can't say I noticed an improvement when he was on that so having to swap back to the cortaflex HA, but others do swear by it - I think it's a case of different things working for a different horses.

I also read somewhere that the standard cortaflex is to prevent problems, the HA is to treat? Not sure if that's right though... maybe try the standard and see if you notice a change? x
 
Racergirl said:
The only joint suppliment that has been tested and can be sold with a certificatey thing is Synequin. Others are about - and for less money, but they havent gone through the testing.

I have got my mare on the superflex - the difference in her is incredible, to the point where i only tried it to see if there was a difference, and now im going to go back and buy the big tub of it.

I did have an interesting conversation with my friend last night, she works for Brinnicombe - and I fessed up to buying one that wasnt theirs - she told me that there are a few people who after using one suppliment find that it stops working on their horses - but chopping and changing seems to work, even when theres negligable difference between what they change to... she mentioned it to her vet to see if hed heard of it, and he said yes - its not uncommon at all....

so while I will buy their one next (when its on offer!) Im very happy with the NAF one for the minute :D
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Glucosamine and chondroitin have never ever been tested on horses, the ONLY joint supplement actually double blind placebo trialled and subsequently published and peer reviewed is Litovet, although I think that green lip muscle has been or is about to be tested, I am not sure if the results are yet published.

On top of that the BMA ran tests on Gluc and Chon on humans, the results were inconclusive and they could not say whether or not it was beneficial. As I said neither has been tested on horses but I see no reason why it should be any different.
 
Thats an interesting thing to find out - the rep that comes round to us from VetPlus (weve stocked it for years) makes a lot of noise about synequin being the only tested and certified equine suppliment.... I shall quiz him closeley when he comes next time - I like watching them squirm ;)


Ive never heard of Litovet - will go look it up :)
 
starryeyed said:
I've tried all three with my gelding, he did a lot of jumping in his youth & his joints aren't as good as they used to be - he does tend to stiffen up and trip a lot without anything to help him.

We originally tried Cortaflex, small improvement - noticeable but not by much. Spoke to equine america and they suggested the HA version - put him on that and he was a different horse! Couldn't believe the difference it made to him, he was running and bouncing about again and seemed so much happier. He became noticeably more flexible in his legs and he found the stretches we do every day a lot easier.
It is costly though, and he was on other medication as well - and for that reason I had to take him off the Cortaflex HA & tried the superflex instead as I'd heard that it was similar but more affordable. Can't say I noticed an improvement when he was on that so having to swap back to the cortaflex HA, but others do swear by it - I think it's a case of different things working for a different horses.

I also read somewhere that the standard cortaflex is to prevent problems, the HA is to treat? Not sure if that's right though... maybe try the standard and see if you notice a change? x
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How much more roughly was the Cortaflex+HA?
 
I was wondering what would be a good joint supplement for my horse who's got bone spavin. Currently on synequin but it's through the insurance which the claim runs out next month, vets also gave me some equistro flexadin UCII but only had 1 pot so cant comment if there was a difference but synequin seems to be doing the trick, he's not on any bute but nearly £180 for a box of synequin is a bit much so will be watching this thread to find ideas for an alternative
 
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