Top 5 Joint Supplements for Horses

Are you looking for something that can help your horse’s joints without having to try multiple supplements with little to no luck? Our Equine Specialist, Kim, understands your struggles and would like to help. She has put together a list of the top five joint supplements for horses to help improve their joint health and comfort. Because of the way a horse's weight is distributed, joint supplements are a must-have in an equestrian’s arsenal. They can help your horse despite their level of exercise, work, or performance.

The products on this list include best-selling products, low-cost solutions, and products that have received a lot of great feedback from customers. With so many horse joint care options available, it can be hard to choose which one is right for your horse. We hope this guide helps you choose the perfect solution to keep your horse’s joints healthy and strong throughout their lives. Continue reading to find out how joint supplements help your horse, important ingredients to look for, and Kim’s top picks for horse joint care products.

How Do Joint Supplements Help Your Horse?

Even if your horse is not showing any signs or symptoms of sore joints, it doesn’t mean they won’t benefit from joint supplements. They can help horses at any age and at any performance level and are a great addition to help keep your horse’s joints healthy and strong.

Ways that they can help your horse include:

• They help keep your horse active and moving for longer periods of time while protecting the horse’s joints.
• Horses carry the majority of their weight in the top part of their bodies, and small legs support the weight. They are helpful because their joints will still get stiff, even if they are pasture pals.
• Horses want comfort and the ability to exercise, and they will help them stay healthy for longer.
• If your horse is competing or working, they are essential to help prevent and reduce downtime from injuries or soreness. There are many ways that adding a joint care supplement to your horse’s diet can help your horse’s joint mobility and function.

Important Ingredients for Horse Joint Health

Of course, the products we mention are not the only ones that can help your horse maintain or strengthen their joint health and condition. When looking for products that will be best for your horse’s joint health, it is important to look for products that contain the following ingredients:

1. Glucosamine
2. MSM
3. Hyaluronic acid (HA)
4. Chondroitin

These ingredients work together to aid in the reduction of inflammation and pain. The ingredients protect your horse’s joints to help ensure your horse’s joints stay healthy and strong. Because of a horse’s weight distribution, Kim recommends choosing a joint care product that contains the ingredient MSM. Providing MSM for your horse helps increase blood flow and reduce inflammation. Not only this, but joint care supplements can benefit your horse regardless of age or activity level. If you have tried using joint supplements with the ingredients listed above and your horse’s joint health worsens, please contact your veterinarian.

Top 5 Joint Supplements

1) Best All-Around Supplement

Mojo Horse Supplement Mojo Joint Equine is made with a large list of premium food-grade vitamins and nutrients. This supplement contains pure vitamins such as vitamins A, C, and D. It also includes ten different anti-inflammatories. This all-in-one solution is perfect for any horse at any age or level of performance. Not only will it help with your horse’s joints, but its extensive list of quality ingredients works to improve your horse’s overall health, body, and mind.

• Why we love it: Mojo Joint Equine is a great choice for an all-around joint care product, and it is one of the only true all-in-one solutions on the market.
• Important Ingredients: Glucosamine, Hyaluronic Acid (HA), Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM), Grape Seed Extract, Omega 3 & 6 Fatty Acids, Cetyl Myristoleate, and Yucca Schidigera
• Click here to view the full list of ingredients.

2) Favorite Fast-Acting Supplement

Mega-Flx +HA

Mega-FLX+HA comes in liquid-form, so its potent ingredients are able to get into your horse’s body faster. This supplement helps maintain joint health while building joint resilience. It reduces inflammation and muscle soreness and protects your horse’s joints. Made with hydrochloric acid, which lubricates the joints. This helps improve your horse’s mobility and overall joint health. See results in as little as seven days!

• Why we love it: Mega-FLX+HA is made by a company that makes products for race horses. This product is high-quality, works fast, and is used by veterinarians and trainers.
• Important Ingredients: Glutamine, Glycine, Keratin, MSM, HA, Selenium, Key Amino Acids, Vitamins B6, C, and E, Manganese, Copper, and Proline
• Click here to view a full list of ingredients and label information.

3) Best Bang for Your Buck Supplement

Jeffers™ Motion Potion Pellets

Jeffers Motion Potion Pellets is a healthy choice that doesn’t hurt your wallet. This pellet supplement helps reduce your horse’s joint pain and discomfort. It can help your horse’s joint mobility and function, and it is in an easy to feed form. Made with 5,000 mg of glucosamine and HA, it provides the nutrients your horse needs to help relieve joint pain and improve mobility at a great price!

• Why we love it: Jeffers Motion Potion Pellets is a great low-cost and easy-to-feed solution. It contains all the important ingredients to help your horse’s overall joint health.
• Important Ingredients: Glucosamine HCI, HA, MSM, Vitamins A, C and E, Chondroitin Sulfate, Yucca, Manganese, and Calcium
• Click here to view a full list of ingredients and label information.

4) Twice the Strength Supplement

Cosequin Optimized with MSM

Cosequin Optimized with MSM has twice the potency as the original supplement and comes in a tasty powder form. This new and improved Cosequin is optimized with MSM, which helps with the formation of connective tissues. MSM also helps increase blood flow and reduces inflammation. It helps improve lameness and mobility and protects the horse’s cartilage. It has extremely high levels of active ingredients per scoop, including 14,400 mg of Glucosamine HCI per two scoops!

• Why we love it: Cosequin Optimized with MSM is very potent and is made by a trusted brand name whose results are backed by research.
• Important Ingredients: Glucosamine HCI, MSM, Chondroitin Sulfate, and Manganese.
• Click here to view a full list of ingredients and label information.

5) Best Affordable Liquid Supplement

Vet-Flex

Vet-Flex is a very potent option for a great price. This supplement has high levels of active ingredients to help support your horse’s overall joint health. It is made with HA and is in liquid form. So, it works faster and provides your horse with optimal nutrition intake. It is great for performance horses because it naturally supports synovial fluid production, which helps repair and strengthen damage caused by stress. See results in as little as four to seven days. And to top it all off, its pina colada flavored!

• Why we love it: Vet-Flex provides maximum joint support at a great price point. It is a well-loved, fast-acting supplement for horses of all ages and activity levels.
• Important Ingredients: Glucosamine HCI, MSM, Chondroitin, Collagen, Ester C, Manganese, HA, Boswellia Serrata, and Yucca.
• Click here to view a full list of ingredients and label information.

Having a horse that is experiencing joint pain or discomfort puts a whole new meaning to the saying “hold your horses”. Much like horses touch your lives and help you feel young at heart, providing your horse with a regular joint supplement can help your horse remain strong and comfortable at any age. Plus, wouldn’t it be great to see your horse galloping and frolicking like a young filly or colt for as long as possible?

To view Jeffers' wide selection of joint care products for horses, click here. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Kim, our Equine Specialist. You can reach her by email at kcahill@jefferspet.com, or call 1-800-533-3377 and ask for Kim.

The information given is meant to be helpful and/or educational. It is, in no way, intended to supersede or challenge the diagnosis, treatment, or advice of a licensed veterinarian.