Best Joint Care Supplements for Horses 2023

Your horse’s joints are paramount to them living a long and happy life, whether they are still being ridden or retired. A joint care supplement can be given to any age of horse who needs that extra support to keep their joints moving well. 

Whether they have a condition such as arthritis or stiffness in the joints, and/or as a result had something like hock or stifle injections, then a joint supplement is a very important addition to their daily feed. 

This will help them along on a day to day basis making them a lot more comfortable, happy and as a result may not need another shock injection or at least not for a long time. In the long run, this could save you time and money even with the expense of a supplement. 

Just because your horse may suffer from these issues does not mean that they are unrideable and need to retire. If anything, a lot of horses are much better to be in consistent work, as it keeps everything moving and supple. Adding a joint-care supplement works hand in hand with this treatment of constant work and will keep your horse going for the years to come. 

Another reason your horse could be put onto a joint-care supplement is if they are in a lot of heavy and constant work. Like with humans, athletes need a few extra elements adding to their diet if they are training hard. Horses are exactly the same. Adding in a joint-care supplement should prolong his career and could even help him become better as he will have the nutrients and care he needs. 

There are many different situations where your horse may need a joint care supplement, but it is usually advised by a vet to do so. If your horse is feeling a little stiff or not tracking up from behind or just feels a little ‘off’, we suggest you seek professional advice first and then a joint-care supplement may be an aftercare solution to prolong his recovery. 

So without further adieu, see below our top section of joint care supplements. 

1. Equine America Glucosamine 12:10 Plus 

This is a great supplement for horses in very hard and constant work – like showjumpers, eventers and dressage horses. This joint care supplement includes everything needed for their joints to try and reduce injuries, protect their joints and reduce inflammation of the joints if you are riding them back to back days. 

This supplement includes high levels of glucosamine, which is a key ingredient to support joint health. Glucosamine targets primarily the cartilage to produce strong, elasticated and have good shock absorption within the collagen matrix – working hard to maintain this when put under a lot of strain with hard work. Glucosamine also works to preserve the cartilage and reduce degradation of this area. All in all, this is a key ingredient that you should look for when searching for the right joint care supplement for your horse. 

Other ingredients included are MSM, Green Lipped Mussel, Hydrochloric Acid and Manganese Glycinate, which all work to ensure your horse’s joints are looked after to prolong a long and healthy career. If you want to learn more in-depth about these special ingredients click on the link above or have a chat with one of our friendly customer service team here at Just Equine.   

This a great option for top competition horses who need that extra support to keep them sound and living a happy and healthy career.

2. Equine America Cortaflex Regular Liquid

This is another great option for competition horses, but also for horses that need that little extra boost including older horses and horses that are in work and out of work. This is more of an all-rounder joint care supplement for all types of horses and ponies. 

Available in a liquid or powder form, this is an easy supplement to add to your horses feed to reduce wear and tear on their joints and works to improve the longevity of your horse’s ridden career. And as an end result making them more comfortable on a day-to-day basis.  

With key ingredients including glucosamine, chondroitin and amino acids, all working together to achieve supple and fluid joint movement. Equine America Cortaflex is specifically formulated around the theory that the smaller key isolates provide the key amino acids required to maintain healthy joint tissue and cartilage.

Like with humans, when they get a little older their joints often need a helping hand with a supplement. This is basically the same concept, but for your horse. This is a great option for any horse, old or young, in work or out of work, to ensure their joints stay supple for a long and happy life.

3. Equine America Cortaflex HA Super Fenn

This a highly regarded joint care supplement also being Equine Americas ‘best value product so far’ – packed full of amazing ingredients all working together to achieve healthy everyday joint mobility. 

Made using a unique combination of Super Fenn and High Strength Cortaflex HA, where the Super Fenn works as an anti-inflammatory and one of the only supplements on the market not to include devils claw. Whilst the Cortaflex aids joint lubrication. The two ingredients work seamlessly together to maintain good joint health. 

This is another great option for all types of horses and ponies, both in work and out of work, with some amazing results. Feeding this proven supplement can help redress the balance and support healthy joints.

4. Equine America MSM Powder 

This is more of a specific supplement, with high levels of specifically MSM which maintains healthy connective tissue, ligaments, tendons and cartilage. Whilst achieving healthy skin & hooves too.

This is a particularly good supplement to feed to older horses or performance horses that suffer from joint pain, working to reduce the swelling and improve circulation.

5. Protected Cortaflex Ultra Strength Capsules

This isn’t a horse supplement, but just as a side note, you need to look after yourself too. Putting all this time and energy into our horses is great, but in doing that you are also asking a lot of your own body, so these capsules could help ensure your joints remain supple and perform well for your horse. 

With the key ingredient being turmeric; these capsules now include 95% curcumin which is essential for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, this will help you bounce back faster for those back to back days in the saddle.  

We hope by now we’ve educated on which joint supplement could be the right one for your horse, however, if you still want to do a little more research on each product click on the link above to do some more reading on the specific supplements and/or get in contact with our customer service team at Just Equine where they can provide advice and knowledge.