Put your joint smarts to the test!
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Approximately ___% of lameness problems in horses are related to osteoarthritis.
- a.) 10
- b.) 40
- c.) 60
- d.) 95
How often should horses with arthritis be exercised?
- a.) Never
- b.) Once a week
- c.) Once a day
- d.) Twice a day
Which of the following factors should be considered when picking a joint supplement?
- a.) Age
- b.) Workload
- c.) Competition status
- d.) All of the above
True or False You should only use a joint supplement if your horse is showing signs of stiffness or discomfort.
- True
- False
True or False All joint supplements are created equal.
- True
- False
Approximately ___% of jumpers and grand prix dressage horses studied have shown arthritic changes in the hock?
- a.) 5
- b.) 15
- c.) 35
- d.) 50
True or False Joint supplements are only for horses.
- True
- False
True or False Glucosamine is bad for horses with insulin resistance or other metabolic disorders.
- True
- False
Arthritic changes have been seen in:
- a.) Older horses
- b.) Young horses
- c.) Competitive horses
- d.) Wild Mustangs
- e.) All of the above
True or False You should feed a daily joint supplement if you’re also using injectable support.
- True
- False
Which of these terms can be another name for arthritis in the horse?
- a.) Ringbone
- b.) Bone Spavin
- c.) Navicular
- d.) All of the above
Young horse or any horse in light work
Your goal: Maintain healthy joint tissue; avoid future joint problems
Horse in moderate work
Your goal: Support joints that are under day-to-day stress
Horse in heavy work
Your goal: provide comprehensive support for joint, tendon and ligament health; avoid discomfort and stiffness
Elite performance horse in intense work
Your goal: Provide ultimate support for joint, tendon and ligament health; minimize discomfort and stiffness caused by intense training and competition
Senior horse
Your goal: Ease stiffness and discomfort; support joint and digestive health provide antioxidants
Horse in recovery
Your goal: Help minimize inflammation associated with normal healing and recovery; alleviate discomfort
Oops, missed 2. Arthritic horses should turned out as much as possible, thus my answer was 2x per day. I felt 95% was correct for arthritic changes, guess I was wrong.
Thanks for the test…It was fun and informative !! Its good to brush up on your skills. Im not into braging but I got 11 out of 11.. 🙂
Nice job Vija, looks like you’re a joint rock star! Thanks for taking our quiz!
I see you use to carry MVP Glucosamine XL Plus pellets, but under the photo above is states “sold out”. Every other company, Horse.com, Valley Vet, United Vet Equine, Amazon and etc. are able to carry it. Was wondering why you aren’t. You’re the first company I do a search with when looking for a particular supplement. I’ve had to purchase the pellets from Valley Vet. If you start carrying this again, please let me know. The Glucosamine Sulfate is absorbed into my horse’s system quicker than Glucosamine HCL, it’s helped him and he loves the taste. The only other supplement my horse is on is Myocrin by Horsetech for it’s chromium content. Should you carry that as well in the future, I’d be able to get everything from SmartPak. Thank you….Debbie