Comments on: Joint Injections for Horses

By: yvonne

yvonne — Sun, 04 Sep 2016 11:25:30 +0000

my horse was injected 2 wks ago told to ride her as usual all the time even though she had previously gone down on roads did it again today wont be riding her again very upset.

By: Anna

Anna — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 08:07:36 +0000

Cool!

By: Shannon

Shannon — Wed, 09 May 2012 07:58:12 +0000

I have a 26 year old Western pleasure gelding who is still in amazing shape. I have owned him for 17 years. He has never been abused or pushed, but he has however developed arthritis in his left hock. I injected him for the first time last year with amazing results. After two weeks lameness was gone and he was much more comfortable. I don’t think this should be a first resort for anyone, but it has made my boys life much more enjoyable and comfortable in his golden years. He was able to return to the show pen and is still being lighty shown by my 9 year old daughter.

By: Julia

Julia — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:20:30 +0000

I liked the article, but need more info. Several years ago had my saddlebred in training. He received injections in either his shoulders or withers. This loosened and freed up his front end. Was I dreaming this or do vets still do it.

By: Judy Miller

Judy Miller — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:37:11 +0000

Just be careful. My gelding had both hocks injected 4/13/10, and we followed the rest/light moving instructions carefully. He seemed to be OK and was ridden lightly in 2 weeks. On 5/3/10 he was lame and has had abscesses on three different feet over the next several months. He displays other signs of founder (tender front feet, reluctance to move downhill, a dish in the RF), but the vet thinks not and denies connection to the injections. It now takes 4G(!) bute to make him comfortable for jogging on a soft flat surface, and I may have to put him down. Another friend had the same experience (another vet) and lost her show horse.

By: Jill

Jill — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:27:35 +0000

I found this article very interesting. My horse was injected today in both hocks – one with steroids and HA and the other just with steroids.
Your article echoed everything my vet had told me.
Thank you!

By: Pkl

Pkl — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:30:15 +0000

I might have to do more research, but I would rather feed supplements.

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:04:06 +0000

very informative!

By: Morgan

Morgan — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 07:05:31 +0000

I like how you told us the risks in using joint injection. I believe that a lot of people are in such a hurry to ‘fix’ their horse that they take any solution thrown at them. Not all look at the risks in putting a needle into the joint of such a large animal. I am writing an essay for my class argueing the pro’s and con’s of joint injections and this article really helped me understand more then I could of hoped for. thank you

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:13:25 +0000

Thanks for the interesting article. Although I have never had a situation that I have had to consider using such an injection it’s very good info to keep in mind. I hope I never have to dig this out of my memory to use!!!