Slide Joint Care
As the developer of Equi-Block® and LaKOTA®, as well as the co-developer of Magic Cushion®, SLIDE™ founder Rick Stewart knows a thing or two about treating joint problems. “I grew up in horse racing”, states Stewart. “We were one of top harness racing stables in BC, Alberta and California”. Like all racehorse trainers, Stewart has dealt with his share of joint, ligament and tendon injuries in his horses. “Lameness is the biggest thing that racehorse trainers deal with. It’s a never ending battle”, he says.
In the early 1990’s, Stewart began feeding hyaluronic acid to his horses hoping to prevent joint problems from occurring. “I was probably the first to feed hyaluronic acid back then. It wasn’t in any equine joint supplements yet, but veterinarians were injecting damaged joints with it and it seemed to work pretty good. I started feeding my sore horses 200 mg a day of hyaluronic acid. I did that for a couple of months and then gauged the results”.
According to Stewart, 200 mg a day of hyaluronic acid didn’t produce any noticeable benefits in his horses; neither did feeding 500 mg or even 1,000 mg of hyaluronic acid per day. “It wasn’t until I starting feeding my horses 2,500 mg of hyaluronic acid a day that I began to see some really good results”, he says. “I finally settled on 2,500 mg of hyaluronic acid twice a day for a total of 5,000 mg daily and I’ve been feeding those dosages to my horses for over two decades now. I put all my young horses on SLIDE™ and I’ve never had any of them develop joint problems as they got older. And it seems to stop the degeneration of cartilage in older horses with existing joint problems. I’ve seen some very profound improvements in horses that were already suffering from joint pain after feeding them SLIDE™ for a month or two”.
Feeding that amount of hyaluronic acid was expensive, but those higher doses were the difference maker when it came to fighting back against equine cartilage degeneration, Stewart points out. “A preventative approach is the key to keeping your horse’s joints healthy and pain free. It’s all about maintaining or increasing lubrication inside joints; especially in race and performance horses as their joints need more lubrication and joint support due to the heavy workloads placed on them. And hyaluronic acid is the major compound that creates that lubrication. The goal of every trainer should be to PREVENT articular cartilage degeneration because once that cartilage is damaged you can’t fix it. Some really good horses have had their careers ended prematurely due to joint problems”.
A palatable powder that horses love, SLIDE™ isn’t just hyaluronic acid, it’s a joint supplement unlike anything ever put on the market for horses. The two recommended daily servings not only provide your horse with an incredible 5,000 mg of high molecular weight hyaluronic acid per day, but also 5,000 mg of N-acetyl glucosamine (a precursor for hyaluronic acid synthesis), 5,000 mg of glucosamine HCL, 5,000 mg of hydrolyzed collagen and 2,000 mg of collagen type II (the major collagen found in articular cartilage and intervertebral discs of the spine. SLIDE™ is the only equine hyaluronic acid supplement that currently contains this important form of collagen). None of the ingredients are banned substances for equine competition.
SLIDE™ also provides many other great health benefits for horses besides joint support, including helping heal and prevent ulcers. We encourage you to read the SLIDE™ equine eBook online at slidejointcare.com as it describes in detail what makes SLIDE™ the premier equine joint supplement in the world today. It’s well worth the read and full of great information that many people don’t know about hyaluronic acid.
SLIDE™ is now affordably priced so equine owners and trainers can reap its incredible benefits on their own horses. Available in 2 kg and 10 kg sizes, the larger size is a great value and treats 5 horses for 30 to 60 days for just $50.00 to $100.00 CAD per horse depending on whether it’s fed once or twice daily. Even with just a single daily serving, SLIDE™ still provides far more hyaluronic acid (2,500 mg) than any other equine supplement containing this important and vital compound for equine health and well being.
SLIDE™ is available at select tack stores and online at
www.slidejointcare.com