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Pasha
Platinum Member
 England
3622 Posts |
 Posted - 11 Jan 2010 : 11:50:46 AM
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I have researched various joint supplements and found the one which works for my boy, but thought I would share my findings with you as there are lots of posts flying about asking which the best one is 
I tried to use the same on-line site for cost (so not necessarily the cheapest) and worked out the cost per month for an average sized horse (500Kg or less) based on the maintenance level. Obviously during the loading period and for larger horses, the cost will be more!
First off, vet administered and most highly rated (on equine forums):
Cosequin (generally accepted as the gold standard):
Glucosamine Hydrochloride 1800mg
Manganese 16mg
Sodium Chondroitin Sulfate 600mg
Cost (700g tub) £88.66
Cost/month: £25.09
Equistro Flexadin (comparable to Cosequin)
Glucosamine Hydrochloride 1800mg
Harpagophytum (Devils Claw) 300mg
Manganese 16mg
Sodium Chondroitin Sulfate 600mg
Cost (1050g tub) £80.64
Cost/month: £23.04
Synequin
Ascorbic Acid 570mg
Glucosamine Hydrochloride 5000mg
N. Acetyl D. Glucosamine 500mg
Sodium Chondroitin Sulfate 2000mg
Zinc Sulphate 360mg
Cost (1Kg tub) £127.80
Cost/month: £38.34
Suppleaze Gold (compares itself to Synequin on website)
Glucosamine Hydrochloride 5500mg
HA (Hyaluronic Acid) 40mg
MSM (Methylsulfonylmethane) 2460mg
Sodium Chondroitin Sulfate 2000mg
Cost (600g tub) £45.95
Cost/month: £6.89
Newmarket Joint Supplement
Glucosamine Hydrochloride 10000mg
Cost (1.5Kg tub) £79.76
Cost/month: £15.95
And then I took a look at some of the more popular off-the-shelf products:
Fixe Star Superflex
Glucosamine Hydrochloride 4610mg
Glutamine 1200mg
MSM 4300mg
Sodium Chondroitin Sulfate 175mg
Cost (800g tub) £32.99
Cost/month: £16.49
Extraflex HA
Abscorbate 348mg
Glucosamine Hydrochloride 12.5g
Glucoronic Acid 75mg
Glutamic Acid 45mg
Glutamine 145mg
Glycine 145mg
Hyaluronic Acid (HA) 75mg
Manganese 52mg
MSM 10g
Omega 3 ALA 4560mg
Proline 45mg
Sodium Chondroitin Sulfate 1000mg
Cost (1.8Kg tub) £48.90
Cost/month: £24.45
Cortaflex
Glucoronic Acid 50mg
Glutamic Acid 30mg
Glutamine 100mg
Glycine 100mg
Hyaluronic Acid (HA) 57.2mg
Manganese 28.5mg
Proline 31mg
Cost (908g tub) £52.26
Cost/month: £13.44
Cortaflex HA
Glucoronic Acid 150mg
Glutamic Acid 100mg
Glutamine 200mg
Glycine 264mg
Hyaluronic Acid (HA) 57.2mg
Manganese 28.5mg
Proline 190mg
Cost (908g tub) £69.34
Cost/month: £17.33
I will let you draw your own conclusions
Sarah x
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georgiauk
Platinum Member
United Kingdom
2605 Posts |
Posted - 23 Jan 2010 : 9:44:21 PM
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I've used Premierflex ha on two seperate occasions and found it to be very good, my old girl was on it long term most of last year, I gradually weaned her off during the warmer weather and haven't needed to start it again.......
Analysis:
Glucosamine HCL 26%
MSM 15%
Chondroitin Sulphate 10%
Hyaluronic Acid 6000mg/Kg
Vitamin E 3000mg/Kg
Vitamin C 3000mg/Kg
Lysine 5000mg/Kg
Methionine 5000mg/Kg
Oil 15%
Protein 8%
Levels of main ingredients at initial dose:
Glucosamine HCL 13,000mg
Chondroitin Sulphate 5,000mg
MSM 7,500mg
Hyaluronic Acid (HA) 300mg
£39.99 - 4 months supply
£74.95 - 8 months supply |
Edited by - georgiauk on 23 Jan 2010 9:47:15 PM |
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