08/03/2025
๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ๐งโ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
Good shoeing, exercise, and nutrition are critical. Time off is too. But time off alone does not โhealโ joint inflammation. In fact, it can silently worsen.
There are exceptions. Some cases, like certain stifle issues, can improve with time off alone. But hereโs the thing:
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐.
Theyโre always standing, moving, and bearing weight on their joints, even on pasture rest.
Inflammation isnโt soreness. Soreness is a symptom. Inflammation is a process. When a joint is inflamed, enzymes begin breaking down cartilage. Synovial fluid loses viscosity. The longer it goes unaddressed, the more it changes the jointโs internal environment, and that damage doesnโt just vanish when the horse is resting.
Without intervention, inflammation continues degrading joint surfaces even when theyโre standing still. Thatโs why some horses come off a break sound, but the stiffness or soreness returns as soon as you leg them back up.
Time off gives muscles and soft tissue a chance to recover, but joints canโt rebuild whatโs lost. If anything, disuse can leave cartilage undernourished since it depends on movement for nutrition.
So yesโฆ the right shoeing, nutrition, conditioning, and breaks all matter. But thinking that time off alone will reverse joint inflammation? Thatโs a gamble.
๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ.
๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ.
Theyโre one of many tools that help horses feel good longer and last longer.
Donโt fear injections.
๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐
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