Equithrive Original Joint Supplement Powder with Resveratrol and Hyaluronic Acid for Horses, Equine Care, 2 lbs

first rec by equine specialist vet in Lamesa, TX - started a young horse who had early cutting horse training injury, turned into coffin joint arthritis/ringbone. I thought I would have to put my gorgeous Cody down over 3 yrs ago. He is so improved with this supplement - now runs pasture and good for light riding. I put my 20 yr old & 18 yr old on and see a vast improvement over past yrs since. They had developed knobby hocks/fetlocks, stiffness - they are definitely improved - move smoother and more eager to run and handle heavier work. I have all 3 on maintenance dose and very please. It is noticeable. Highly recommend.

This supplement has worked well with my other joint supplement to keep my 18 yr mare moving great. I highly recommend it for its anti-inflammatory properties. I did stop using it for about a month and I did notice a difference after about 2 weeks of being off of it. I believe it is one of the better joint products available for the hard working equine.

We have a pony who has suffered from laminitis his entire 25 years. We would allow him some pasture time each day, but after several weeks we would notice him walking gingerly. So, back to confining him with nothing but grass hay. Then, our vet suggested EquiThrive and we tried it to reduce his insulin reaction. At first we kept him confined but added ET. When he had noticeably lost weight and was feeling much better, we gave him some pasture each day. Now, he's doing great and acting like a ten year old. We'll see what happens in the spring when the grass again turns green and lush. But we are hopeful and encouraged.

I don't do many reviews, but I feel obligated to pass on my experiences in the hope you can help your horse. My recommendation is if you have a horse with any arthritic problems, you need to try this. One of my horses has bone spavin and another one has just a little bit of arthritis in the hock. I've tried many expensive joint supplement (both recommended by vets, and homeopathic.) The one with bone spavin has had his hocks injected and other intramuscular injection remedies. When he hurts he is not as happy, does not want to move around, and obviously can't be ridden. I saw some studies on Equithrive, along with other peoples reviews, and decided to try it. I noticed an improvement in about 4 days because he seemed happier (more personality) and was running around with the other horses. I'm now riding him at a walk/trot and he is doing well. I now have my other two horses on it and the one with minor arthritis is also performing better at the lope. I am continuing to give my bone spavin guy the loading dose because it is working so well. I'm afraid to reduce it, but it is well worth the money compared to hock injections, etc.

I think the product helped my horse's joints, but he also became very "hot" ... not normal for him. When I spoke to my veterinarian, he mentioned that the product is proven to work well for joint issues but that it also stimulates something at the cellular level (too many "big" words for me to follow) ... and has the potential to cause some horses to become too "hot" at the recommended dosage on the packaging. He suggested that I should cut back on the dosage until I find the right mix of joint health and horse temperament. Still working on that.

Seems to work but may need more time on it

While I'm glad for other folks who had success with this, I have to be the naysayer who didn't. My horse has moderate arthritis in both hocks and had to be injected 18 months ago, with good success. Since she has started some arthritic changes in her shoulders, I thought I'd try to make all of her feel better and perhaps bypass the injections. I'd rather pay $100 a month to slow all the problems than $1200 a year for injections and mask only one of the problems. Sadly, there wasn't even 10 cents worth of improvement for $100 worth of supplement. My horse had become stiff-backed and angry under saddle because of the pain. She kept right on doing it after starting this supplement with the loading dose as directed and continuing it during 12 days of rest. Absolutely zero improvement. I finally threw in the towel, got the injections, and she was back to her flexible, cheerful self a week later. I'm giving this 2 stars because at least it was palatable. She was happy to eat it, and so was every other horse in the barn. She's not one who eats every supplement, either, and she's especially suspicious of powders. Also, a regular serving is a tiny amount, and the scoop inside is a nice one--makes fast work of preparing food. I hope you're one of the lucky ones, but it doesn't work for all of them.

Using it on two horses. Vern - 30 yrs old - retired show horse. Severe joint problems. Some days are better for the old guy than others but all in all he has shown improvement. His comfort is most important to us. Second - Claire - 20 yr old retired show horse. Claire had started to slow down and showed stiffness in pasture and with farrier. Claire now acts like a ten year old. This was suggested to us by our vet. YES - it is spendy - since we have two using it but I would not stop using it even if price went way up. Very happy with product and would suggest it to anyone who is looking for a product that works. I tried all the cheaper things - was throwing my money away.