The supplement dilemma

Our supplement collection is kind of a mish mash of stuff, so I've been looking around for an all-in-one possibility that might reduce the measuring and mixing as well as better suit Bestie and Dude's needs as "seniors." They've been on HorseTech's Glanzen GL for years, and I've been happy with it. It's mainly been Dude that has created the supplement complications, as various vets have suggested more vitamin E, probiotics and MSM for him.

I started by looking at additional HorseTech products, and turned up the Senior Reitsport, which has glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin, hyaluronic acid and other things like devil's claw, prebiotics & probiotics, and vitamins A, C, D and E plus B vitamins. As the company literature says, "complete support for hoof, coat, attitude, digestive tract and joints." HorseTech was nice enough to send me a 5 pound trial bag, so I gradually introduced Bestie to it. She seemed to love it, and has been on the new supplement since mid-June. 

Right before I started investigating supplement alternatives, I had just purchased a new container of MSM for Dude, and didn't want to waste it, so he's still on the Glanzen GL mixed with the MSM, probios and vitamin E for now. Based on how much MSM remains, I expect to switch him over to the new supplement in another 2-3 weeks.

I think it will be good for them to have the additional joint support provided by the chondroitin and hyaluronic acid.

Purchasing the all-in-one is also slightly cheaper. :)

Heza Handsome Guy Mr.

Actually his show name is Heza Flashy Dude Mr., and he IS a handsome guy. :)

Took these photos to text to Katie in the big city since she misses her guy.

When I take Dude and Bestie out to graze, this is always the starting point - the patch just up from the indoor arena's door. Then we work around the fence corner to the grass alongside the paddock path. You can tell in this photo that his top line and back end are really unmuscled after being off for a year with the hind end injury. We're slowly working on that. Now that I look again at this photo, he looks quite weirdly proportioned. He does have a long back, but his neck isn't nearly as giraffe-like as it seems in this photo. Photographer error, most likely, since I was leaning back holding the lead in my left hand while taking the photo with my phone in my right hand. Hats off to equine photographers who make them look so perfect!

He's a good boy.