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| I'm looking for experiences with this supplement. Has anyone tried it? Does anyone have an opinion on it? |
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| I have one horse on it who is boarded here. She has pretty much stayed the same as she always was I don't really notice a big change in her but she has not gotten worse. I changed all of mine over to a something different and really like it. My daughters mare who we have been unable to shoe behind because she was so stiff now has hind shoes on . |
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| Did the cosequin help with hind end? Or something else? |
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| recarlerrab - 2014-08-19 1:42 PM
Did the cosequin help with hind end? Or something else?
I will send a pm.
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| Anybody have any insight on Cosequin asu + specifically? |
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Location: Texas | I use it. I have three horses on it.
I'm not exactly sure what people expect of oral joint supplements. To me, nothing replaces injections. I haven't noticed my injections lasting any longer or shorter than they were prior to starting the supplement. All my horses are happy and healthy and working good. My horses eat the supplement.
When I sat in on a seminar with it they talked about it providing relief to horses with moderate joint disease and cartilage problems. They did a comparative study and showed that they were getting the same amount of relief as horses being buted were, so they said it would be a good alternative without having to use so much bute. |
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| I used a jar of it on my mare and loved the results she had. She went from walking around the pasture to out running my younger gelding. Once I finished it up I switched her over to regular Cosequin powder and added a scoop of MSM to it. Over time I had her backed down to one scoop per day along with the MSM. And, she rode like a dream. I had better results with their product then I did with joint injections. I saw zero results from them. |
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| Wow interesting!! Thank you for the insight! I inject also , but need something to supplement the injections. My vet recommended tandem oral or cosequin asu +. |
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Location: Muskogee, OK | casualdust07 - 2014-08-20 12:10 PM I use it. I have three horses on it. I'm not exactly sure what people expect of oral joint supplements. To me, nothing replaces injections. I haven't noticed my injections lasting any longer or shorter than they were prior to starting the supplement. All my horses are happy and healthy and working good. My horses eat the supplement. When I sat in on a seminar with it they talked about it providing relief to horses with moderate joint disease and cartilage problems. They did a comparative study and showed that they were getting the same amount of relief as horses being buted were, so they said it would be a good alternative without having to use so much bute.
Agree with this in full. I use it as well on all of my horses, but it is definitely not a replacement for injecting (although I will say that I think it does allow me to inject less often). I rely on it more so for preventative type therapy than a therapeutic.
Oral joint supplements are kind of a crap shoot, but if you are going to use one I would definitely choose Cosequin. It is truly research backed and the company has put a ton into doing that research over the years---definitely means something to me. |
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Location: Texas | barrelracingchick16 - 2014-08-20 9:01 PM
casualdust07 - 2014-08-20 12:10 PM I use it. I have three horses on it. I'm not exactly sure what people expect of oral joint supplements. To me, nothing replaces injections. I haven't noticed my injections lasting any longer or shorter than they were prior to starting the supplement. All my horses are happy and healthy and working good. My horses eat the supplement. When I sat in on a seminar with it they talked about it providing relief to horses with moderate joint disease and cartilage problems. They did a comparative study and showed that they were getting the same amount of relief as horses being buted were, so they said it would be a good alternative without having to use so much bute.
Agree with this in full. I use it as well on all of my horses, but it is definitely not a replacement for injecting (although I will say that I think it does allow me to inject less often). I rely on it more so for preventative type therapy than a therapeutic.
Oral joint supplements are kind of a crap shoot, but if you are going to use one I would definitely choose Cosequin. It is truly research backed and the company has put a ton into doing that research over the years---definitely means something to me.
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| My vet rcommended it for a yearling with a subluxated pastern. He recommended loading dose and particular angles from the farrier and 6 months stall rest. All better now, amazingly.
I put my then-17 year old mare on it. She has completely torn hamstrings inthe back and tends to stock up and get stiff. Her attitude completely changed and her gait definitely improved. (I attribute the attitude to pain relief). I was even able to run her for a summer and hit the 4D (a big deal considering she was completely lame and still has mechanical lameness).
My vet is a fan. He was a lameness vet at Alamitos before 'semi retiring' here. He hasn't let me down.
He says if you want the effect of injections, get the Csequin with HA in it and do a loading dose, but even that isn't the same as a direct injection. He said the Cosequin HA is a great compliment to stretch out your injections. |
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| Oh good! I'm glad to hear other vets are recommending it too . Thanks for the info! |
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| I think I read about an Australian study that paired use of Pentosan and Cosequin ASU as producing reportable gait improvements in arthritic horses. |
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Location: Muskogee, OK | findintimetoride - 2014-08-21 10:33 AM I think I read about an Australian study that paired use of Pentosan and Cosequin ASU as producing reportable gait improvements in arthritic horses.
In Australia it has been shown that Cosequin and Pentosan are supposed to work synergistically. I like to keep all of mine on loading doses of Pentosan 2-3 times a year (I will also give a dose of Pentosan every 2 weeks when I am running hard) and then daily Cosequin. I really like the results I've gotten. |
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