Do joint supplements work?

xJenniferx

xJenniferx

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My horse has recently developed a clicking joint, not sure which joint but it is a rear one.

I spoke to my vet this morning who said that although he was happy to come out, from my description (no lameness, swelling, injury, but just a clicking sound) it sounded a very simple and common problem. He said that quite alot of horses develop it. He advised that a joint supplement might help.

Do joint supplements actually work? I am looking at NAF Superflex and Cortaflex as they seem to both come highly recommended. Any advice>

Thanks in advance
 
Pernamax, without a shadow of a doubt.

Not cheap, but worked wonders on my arthritic horse, brought him from badly lame to completely sound and now jumping again.

Can't recommend it highly enough.:)
 
I don't think they work for horses or humans!
Its worth a try I suppose if you want to follow the vets advice. You could get an equine chiropractor to give your horse the once over. My horse has a session every six months and it seems to really work for her. (I have one with a human one too and it works well for me!) It costs a bit but it probably works out cheaper than suplements in the long run.
 
Thanks for all the advice.

My vet gave me the impression that it was six and half a dozen whether I used the supplement so I wasn't sure if it was actually going to make any difference.

Looked at cod liver oil but wasn't sure how good it was, but if it does the trick as you say it is cheaper than many supplements.
 
If it is just a clicking noise and no obvious stiffness or lameness a joint suppliment might or not work. If you can afford it then it won't do any harm!

It may be worth having a physio or chiro out to give him the once over to see if he has any stiffness or any issues that would warrant or benefit from a joint suppliment.

Thats what i did and found out the few issues we had (including the clicking)have been greatly improved with the exercises i have had to do with his leg! However i have now put him on a joint suppliment aswell due to his age and what work i want from him.

As for suppliments there are so many out there and some work for some horses and not for others so can be trial and error but bearing mind it can take upto 3 months to get in the system and to see the results! Cortaflex is scientifically proven and worked brilliantly on my last horse but know a few horsess that it didn't help.

I use Premierflex HA by Equine Answers but only just started him on it!
 
I have booked him in for a review by the equine body worker I use. Coming out start of next month.

I rode him tonight and he was fine. Bit lay, but I think I woke him up in field so can't really complain :D
 
My old arthritic mare has had a new lease of life on the Maxavita stuff, really rate it. Have also used cortaflex and suppleaze gold in the past with success.
 
Pale Moon said:
Pernamax, without a shadow of a doubt.

Not cheap, but worked wonders on my arthritic horse, brought him from badly lame to completely sound and now jumping again.

Can't recommend it highly enough.:)
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Maxavita now do this combined with other stuff called Maxaflex and do a 3 for 2 offer so it works out a bit cheaper.

One thing to check when comparing is how much of the active ingredient does it contain. For example my vet prescribed Newmarket joint supplement for glucosamine HCL which contains 10mg fed at the maintenance dose. They say this is required level to have an effect. NAF Superflex contains 4.8 mg when fed at the maintenance dose.
 
CrisO said:
Maxavita now do this combined with other stuff called Maxaflex and do a 3 for 2 offer so it works out a bit cheaper.

One thing to check when comparing is how much of the active ingredient does it contain. For example my vet prescribed Newmarket joint supplement for glucosamine HCL which contains 10mg fed at the maintenance dose. They say this is required level to have an effect. NAF Superflex contains 4.8 mg when fed at the maintenance dose.
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It's Maxaflex that we use :)
 
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