Tumeric for old horses

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Been told this is great for old stiff horses - needs to be mixed with ground black pepper as it then has good anti inflammatory properties - this is what I have been told - anyone confirm this? Would like to know

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It's worked wonders for my oldie - helped to reduce the amount of bute he was on anyway. You need black pepper and oil (olive or coconut) for it to work. Definitely check out the turmeric user group
 
just about to start my 29 yr old on it mixed with linseed and fresh ground black pepper so will be interested to see what results it may or may not bring .....
 
Brilliant stuff, I was ready to have my mid 20's mare pts as she was in pain with arthritis even on daily bute, put her on Tumeric, 2 yrs later she is still with us and still in light work and no bute needed, any oil seems to work, my mare (and myself) benefit from one tumeric sarnie a week, using butter as the oil bit, what have you got to lose by trying, word of warning though, it shouldn't be used if ulcers are present
 
I have just started my boy on the Global Herbs Turmeric and have been introducing it really gradually (started with just a pinch!) and currently at 3/4 of the little scoop it comes with and he is eating it fine. It does seem to be making a difference already though! :D The Global Herbs one is ready mixed too so it's easy to feed :)
 
I have 4 on turmeric, black pepper and linseed and they all love it. One had a sarcoid and has ringbone and is sound, a veteran mare has changes and is now so mobile she belies her age doing regular distance rides and another has chronic sacro illiac dysfunction. The fourth gets it because he shares feeds
 
I put mine on it over the winter and it definately made a difference, the old pony started jumping out of his field! They were already on linseed.

I didn't bother with the black pepper stuff as when I looked into it that isn't really needed for horses (don't remember the details now, but the pepper helps us humans absorb the "good stuff" from the turmeric, horses absorb it anyway).
 
laura_nash said:
I put mine on it over the winter and it definately made a difference, the old pony started jumping out of his field! They were already on linseed.

I didn't bother with the black pepper stuff as when I looked into it that isn't really needed for horses (don't remember the details now, but the pepper helps us humans absorb the "good stuff" from the turmeric, horses absorb it anyway).
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Horses still need the black pepper (and oil) or else the good stuff from the turmeric isn't released and absorbed. You're thinking of the 'golden paste' - in humans/other animals all the ingredients need to be 'cooked' together as per the golden paste recipe ideally. For horses you can just chuck the ingredients in separately but they MUST all go in or else you're essentially wasting our turmeric as it will just go straight through them...
 
It's working on H. I'd have needed to up his bute by now if he wasn't taking it. Took about 2 weeks to start to notice a difference, now he even trots in for breakfast!
 
My 20 yr old horse has been on it for sometime, turmeric / linseed powder and black pepper - he is / was definitely more lively to the point he damaged himself quite badly in the summer being silly in his field - I blame the turmeric :) He is well on his way to full recovery and the vet is amazed how quickly he is improving so I am not stopping turmeric anytime soon though I do panic now if he has a "moment" out there.
 
I've started my two on Turmeric: not sure really whether it is working or not.........

Also started myself and elderly mum on it.

Again, Jury still out.

Can't say I've noticed any dramatic improvement TBH..........

Be aware that on the Turmeric User Group on FB there is a LOT, and I mean a lot, of information. Personally I find it all very confusing, as whether Turmeric "works for you" can depend on so many other factors, i.e. type of turmeric you used, etc etc. If I'm honest, I find it all a bit daunting.
 
Turmeric, coconut milk ( i think, hubby in charge of cooking it in batches! !) and black pepper. Cooked.

Done mine wonders.
 
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FinkleyAlex said:
Horses still need the black pepper (and oil) or else the good stuff from the turmeric isn't released and absorbed. You're thinking of the 'golden paste' - in humans/other animals all the ingredients need to be 'cooked' together as per the golden paste recipe ideally. For horses you can just chuck the ingredients in separately but they MUST all go in or else you're essentially wasting our turmeric as it will just go straight through them...
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I wasn't actually thinking of the 'golden paste'. I don't have my research here, but when I looked into it I found the evidence very sketchy for needing the peperine to allow horses to absorb the curcumin and other compounds. The evidence was there for humans, but not for horses.

The turmeric (fed with linseed but no black pepper) certainly had a dramatic effect on mine as I mentioned, so I'm pretty sure I wasn't wasting it and it wasn't going straight through them.
 
My mare has been on it, fed correctly with micronised linseed and fresh ground black pepper twice a day, for 18 months. She has progressed from being virtually unrideable and about to be put down to successfully completing a 120km endurance race. She will not be coming off it!
Has also worked wonders on lame husband!
 
Good stuff, I have my daughters arthritic dressage mare on it, previously on Danilon daily, dropped the Danilon last winter and *touch wood* she hasn't needed it since, fed with Linseed & Black Pepper, she's moves much more freely and has become more expressive in her movement now whereas before she always looked a little stuffy & guarded.
 
I agree , there is so much on the group. I think that some people give up too early . I have all the horses on the mix and they vary from 1 teaspoon to half a cup . It has no relation to the size .
I always start with a tiny pinch and work up Some love it and some have to learn to love it !!.
My dogs are the same , the one that needs it most doesnt like it so it gets mixed with pate and the quantities gradually change she is fine now . She would be on major doses of metecam by now or pts .
 
Yes, I feed turmeric (with black pepper and coconut oil). I don't make the golden paste, just add the ingredients into feed. I do think it's made a difference and helped reduce stiffness.
 
Can I ask, do the pre made mixes like global herbs turmeric do the same job? I only ask as 3 days of the week a pretty non horsey farmer feeds my horse and it would be too much to ask for pepper grinding etc. Or if I pre made a mix a few days in advance would that do?
 
I retired my now 18yo almost 2 years ago because of his arthritis. He was on a bute a day, and sound in the field, but just seemed to plod about, keeping the other 3 in check. I decided to try turmeric. The FB group scared me, as so many people seemed to push it as a cure for everything, and I won't lie, some of the sarcoid pics made me feel quite sick. One of the girls at the yard was using it on her oldie, and even her farrier noticed a difference, so I thought, what have I got to lose?

Mac gets 3 teaspoons of turmeric, 15 twists of the pepper grinder, and I use Virgin olive oil. He now canters up the field for his tea, often bucking and farting, and am now taking him for little plods around the farm now and again. He is also completely off the bute, but will give it to him as and when he needs it.
 
After reading this post, along with many other tumeric posts. I've finally placed an order with valley view today. I'm very excited to start feeding my 16yr old TBxID this mix. He had a bad fall out hunting years ago with his previous owner, which the after affects are now starting to show. He is stiff in his behind and clicks all the time. We are happy hackers but love racing round the fields. I've tried superflex & supplease gold, with ok results. But this will be much more cost effective and my little mini can try it too for his slightly sticky stifle. Fingers crossed it will work for us.
 
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