33. Joint Supplements: buy or cry?

The supplement industry is booming. New magical pellets are being rolled out every day, all claiming that they hold the answer and solution to whatever ailment your horse may have. Joint supplements are widely used by a majority of horse owners, which begs the question of what is in these various joint supplements? What is their active ingredients, where do they source these ingredients from, do they actually do anything? And maybe the most important question we have asked yet, is whether or not these studies that we rely so heavily on are being conducted in an ethical fashion...spoiler, many are not. We uncovered a number of unpleasant surprises that are used to continue to promote the enormous joint supplement industry.  Disclaimer: We accidentally kept saying shark fin, when we meant to say they use the entire shark, fin and all. Follow along with us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/inthebarn.pod/ If you have any questions, comments or concerns let us know [email protected] Resources https://www.vetfolio.com/learn/article/oral-joint-health-supplements-chemistry-pharmacology-and-administration-guidelines https://www.vettimes.co.uk/app/uploads/wp-post-to-pdf-enhanced-cache/1/equine-joint-supplements.pdf file:///C:/Users/benja/Downloads/Synovial_fluid_levels_and_serum_pharmacokinetics_i.pdf https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=1BA138462FF26912!363&ithint=file%2cdocx&authkey=!AvTk1KDcCwHyFkY https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18764682/ http://www.jarvm.com/articles/Vol4Iss2/Rodgers.pdf https://www.thebalancesmb.com/how-dietary-supplements-impact-environment-4176145 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3705368/ https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=1BA138462FF26912!363&ithint=file%2cdocx&authkey=!AvTk1KDcCwHyFkY https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1057&context=brightideas https://aaep.org/sites/default/files/issues/proceedings-10proceedings-z9100110000012.pdf https://www.vettimes.co.uk/app/uploads/wp-post-to-pdf-enhanced-cache/1/equine-joint-supplements.pdf More resources available, just reach out and ask!