which oil is best.?

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I have decided for finance reasons to stop giving a joint suppliment to my 15year old cob.

She has never shown any joint problems I just gave it as a preventative measure as she is knocking on a bit.

A fellow yardie told me to pop some oil in her feed instead..

so what oil should I use in her feed...cod liver/ vegetable/corn? bearing in mind I am looking for a cheaper alternative

I don't know what i can give her or if there is anything that I definately should not give... any advise greatly received
 
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She has never shown any joint problems I just gave it as a preventative measure as she is knocking on a bit.


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sorry IMO i would suggest maybe trying to find a cheaper source of supplement you're buying, as i've always believed and been told, once you start general supplements you really shouldn't stop.....

place i use is www.1stforsupplements.co.uk and found them to be very good in price and delivery
 
Linseed oil. Many of the others are actually pro-inflammatory. If you have a search through Stable Yard for Linseed oil you will find a post on a thread that explains the various omegas. I think it was teddyt who provided the information but I am not sure.

I use corn oil or soya if I can get it, but it's as a feed not a supplement.
 
We give ours vegtable oil, though this is because it is good for general condition! Soya oil is good for horses gettng on a bit but i find to give all the oldie i have fed it too a new lease of life!
 
She is on topspec 10:10 joint support..is this the same as general suppliments?

I thought that maybe as it was specifically for joints as opposed to general wellbeing that a swop to oil woild be ok...am I wrong then?
 
I use the VetVits joint supplement - @ £17.95 delivered.
It lasts my horse 40 days, smaller horses it will last longer.
Google for VetVits. They deliver it about a week before your previous tub runs out, delivery included.
 
If you push me, i would feed soya oil but it really does depends on lots of things the type of work and general wear and tear and your gg........

I would want to read what else 10.10 has got in it...... and cost it all out, but don't get me wrong costings DO have to come into owning horses, so adding oil into diet would help, but prob not as much IMO, but i'm not a dietary expert.........
 
If you have been feeding your horse a joint supplement for many years or from a young age that contains glucosamine for example the chances are you have already helped to prevent problems from developing now, however if you continue to feed something cheaper like an oil it needs to contain omega 3 fatty acids to benefit your horses joints, such as sunflower oil, corn oil, linseed oil, soya and cod liver oil, this again will continue to aid your horses joints.

Cider vinegar is also a cheaper alternative, I swear by it for older equines.
 
I have a gelding with artritic issues - was on the expensive £120 a tub stuff. Did no good at all.

Went onto the linseed meal fro Charnwood at £25 a bag - feed two mugs full a day - he'd sound and doing fantastically well on it

I was told by a nutritionist that this is the best form of oil to feed - in a solid form - the liquid oils do not get absorbed well and can cause ot her undersirable effects such as speeding transit and carrying out nutrients before they are absorbed.
 
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