In last week’s online poll, TheHorse.com asked if you ever have your veterinarian inject your horse’s joints. More than 700 readers responded and we’ve tallied the results.

Of the 703 voters, 484 (69%) indicated they never have their horses’ joints injected. Another 97 respondents (14%) said their horses’ joints are injected every few years, while 67 voters (10%) said their veterinarian injects their horses’ joints annually. Fifty-five readers (8%) said their horses receive joint injections multiple times per year. Additionally, 78 respondents provided comments about their individual situations.

Some respondents use joint injections for a variety of reasons and at a variety of frequencies:

  • "Just twice, a few years apart, with excellent results."
  • "My older horse has developed upper ringbone and my vet recently injected the joint to try to help her."
  • "Find it very helpful for show horses who jump a lot."
  • "Once, at 24 years of age, in the coffin joint."
  • "We’ve done the funky knee of my old mare and her hocks once each, for comfort as she grew older."
  • "Annually for old mare with arthritis; hope to avoid w/new horse by careful training and use of Cosequin."
  • "We have only had to inject our horse’s joints to help heal injuries. He is an accident prone horse."
  • "My horse gets joints injected as needed, as determined by our wonderful vet."
  • "My 29-year-old had her stifles injected several times to help with her arthritis/calcification

    Create a free account with TheHorse.com to view this content.

    TheHorse.com is home to thousands of free articles about horse health care. In order to access some of our exclusive free content, you must be signed into TheHorse.com.

    Start your free account today!

    Already have an account?
    and continue reading.