Description
What is devils claw for horses?
Devil’s Claw is a plant which is native to south and south-east Africa. Devil’s claw root powder for horse is commonly used thanks to its powerful soothing properties. It is a great choice for horses, offering comfort to stiff horse joints and horse areas affected by minor bumps, knocks, soreness, bruising and strains.
Research has shown that Devil’s Claw may help to reduce inflammation around the joints with a similar effect to “bute” without side effects.
The Benefits: Devils claw for horses
- Support for stiffness
- Offers comfort for minor bumps, knocks muscle pain and bruises
- Ideal for older horses or horses with joint conditions
- Anti-inflammatory properties
- Offers comfort to horses with chronic pain
Devils Claw root powder for horses has been shown in many studies to help support muscle and joint issues in all ages of equine. The use of Devil’s Claw as a joint supplement is not associated with any toxicity or undesirable side effects but it should not be fed to pregnant mares.
Onset of support for stiffness is 12 to 24 hours after first supplementing.
Feeding rate of Forageplus Devil’s Claw for horses is 25 – 60 grams per day for an average sized horse.
Forageplus recommends the use of Joint-Plus for the maintenance and support of healthy, well functioning joints in all horses. You can take a look here.
You can view and learn more about our carefully formulated horse feed balancers by clicking here.
Kelly Elliott –
I use this post competition for anti inflammation instead of Bute as often my horses are competing nearly every weekend and cannot wait 2 weeks following Bute to be FEI legal. I find it works just as well for maintenance as Danilon which is usually use.