By: Cindy

Cindy — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 04:45:47 +0000

Erm, did horsechannel.com actually read the research paper?? Seems to be misreported. Group A got the supplement btw, and is NOT the control group. The control group was Group B.
“The Range of Motion (ROM) of the knee was significant (p<0.05) reduced in group A (-1.2°) and the tarsal ROM was significantly (p<0.05) reduced with time in both groups, but more in group A (-3.3°) than in group B (-o.8°). A reduced ROM means that it is easier for the horse to bring his limb forward.
Fore fetlock maximal extension was significantly (p<0.05) increased in both groups, but more in group A (+ 3.8°) than in group B (+ 1°).
Fore fetlock maximal flexion after maximal extension was significantly (p < 0.05) increased in group A (+4.5°). The significantly differences were only found at walk." "The kinematic data showed that the group of horses and ponies that received the supplement, needed less knee and tarsal ROM and showed more fetlock extension to walk with the same stride duration."

By: Galadriel

Galadriel — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 00:03:05 +0000

I think the study would be more effective though if it were longer than 3 months. That is, for the supplements. Exercise on the other hand can have immediate and long term benefits as shown here.

By: Galadriel

Galadriel — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 00:00:14 +0000

Very interesting.

By: l

Tue, 08 Apr 2014 18:05:19 +0000

cool

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