Equine athletes generate tremendous speed and force during activity, stretching their tendons and ligaments to very near the breaking point and compressing and twisting bones and joints. Repetitive wear and tear cause micro damage to all of these structures, which is normally repaired. A single traumatic event, or cumulative damage that is in excess of the ability of the repair process, can cause macro damage and initiate the cycle of joint disease.

Equine athletes who are supplemented with oral glucosamine are provided with ample substrate for the repair process of cartilage, as well as an anti-inflammatory product.The addition of oral hyaluronic acid makes the ant-inflammatory response more rapid.

As horses age repair processes tend to slow and cumulative micro damage exceeds the capability of the muscoluskeletal system for repair. Aging horses, in particular, are often affected with osteoarthritis in multiple joints from foot to back; therefore a systematic rather than localized approach to joint care is particularly effective in this group. Feeding our glucosamine and hyaluronic acid supplement provides pain relief through a decrease in inflammation and provides building blocks for the repair process in damaged joints. Feeding glucosamine and hyaluronic acid is cost effective and non-invasive.

Horses with soft tissue injuries such as bowed tendon or suspensory ligament disease often have low grade, often clinically unrecognized joint disease in the same limb as the tendon injury or in other limbs. Subtle gait changes due to low-grade arthritis may go undeteced until chronic overload of a tendon or ligament secondary to protecting sore joints causes damage to the tendon or ligament. Providing horses who are recovering from a soft tissue injury with oral glucosamine will decrease joint inflammation and encourage joint healing while the soft tissue is being repaired. This will result in a sounder athlete after rehabilitation who is less prone to soft tissue injury.