Regenerative Therapy

• Maintains healthy cartilage by using the body’s own anti-inflammatory proteins and healing factors to improve joint health and reduce pain, avoiding the chronic negative effects of steroids.
• Lasts longer than traditional joint injections
• While regenerative therapies are an excellent option for any horse, it can be particularly helpful for horses with Metabolic Syndrome or Cushing’s (PPID) when you have to be very careful about using steroids for the risk of laminitis.
• Regenerative therapies can be a great option in young horses that you’d prefer not to use start using steroids in at such a young age.
• There is no withdrawal time for its use (other than you cannot inject a joint with any substance within 4 days of competition).
• This can all be done on your farm within 30-60 minutes!

Our routine joint injections use a combination of hyaluronic acid (a component of joint fluid that helps to lubricate the joint) and a steroid (this reduces the inflammation caused by arthritis). This is a common option for many horses, but there are several negative impacts of steroid use. Over time, steroids can have negative impacts on the joint cartilage, worsening arthritis. They can put some horses at serious risk for developing laminitis (horses with Metabolic Syndrome or Cushing’s/PPID).