My horse is about to turn 8 in May, and he's already had two hock injections. His last one was in January, but as I continue to read up on equine medicine and hock injections in particular, the more I worry about the long term affects on my horse's joints. He's relatively small, technically a pony at 14.1hh; we do a lot of jumping- hunters, jumpers and a little xc as well as dressage. Have any of you heard of or had any positive experiences with any alternatives, or know of any supplements that will help? I know that there's always Adequan and Legend, but I don't think that will help slow the deterioration of the joint or contribute to the overall health of the hock. Is there any way to slow this, or at least make the hock injections less frequent/necessary?

Thanks!

The question was answered by :
pa pizzazz :
My 13.3h 26 year old has arthritis in her hocks and she still jumps etc. She is fed Acti-flex 4000 and it is absolutely fantastic stuff.

I buy from the States and ship it over and costs about $108 a gallon which lasts about 3 months.

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