Supplement for the older horse - joints

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Hello, I have a 23 year old Connemara who is starting to get a little stiff. He is in semi retirement and gets light hacking a couple of days a week. Looking for a supplement to help his joints through old age, any suggestions?
 
For the past 18 months, I have had my husbands old ex hunter on haf a sachet of bute a day. Over the past couple of weeks, I have weaned him off this and onto tumeric. It took him a couple of days to accept it in his feed, but now he and my other older horse, are eating up well.

http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=357805

I would hesitate to use this with a horse that has had a history of gastric ulcers, but as mine have never shown symptoms, I have not been overly concerned about this.

Both horses are moving well and not showing any adverse reaction.
 
dalidaydream said:
Had great results with this:-

http://www.equimins-online.com/all-products/46-equimins-flexijoint-cartilage-supplement.html:-

and they offer your money back if it doesn't work
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Ive been using supplease gold but since seeing this might switch over. Ive nearly ran out and aviform are out of stock untill 6th.

I called equimins for some info and they were very helpful and not at all pushy ! I questioned how do you know if it doesnt work for your customers and was advised they go by what the customer says !! Cant get better than that.
 
Vetwrap said:
For the past 18 months, I have had my husbands old ex hunter on haf a sachet of bute a day. Over the past couple of weeks, I have weaned him off this and onto tumeric. It took him a couple of days to accept it in his feed, but now he and my other older horse, are eating up well.

http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=357805

I would hesitate to use this with a horse that has had a history of gastric ulcers, but as mine have never shown symptoms, I have not been overly concerned about this.

Both horses are moving well and not showing any adverse reaction.
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I'm using turmeric too - but it's mainly to persuade my younger horse to eat his feeds. He LOVES it
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I also really recommend simple and cheap micronised linseed - great for coat, gut and joints.
 
Hello I have ha my 24 ex event horse on Allan and page veteran feed and I also add linseed powder, along with chaf, I also give it to har on a night so I give it warm, her coat is so shiny and she looks fab I wouldn't take her off it as she is still in work and doing great, the veteran feeds have all the oils in them.

Good luck as its a mine field out there!!
 
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