The Story of Equine America

Equine America is the story of one extraordinary man from Aiken, South Carolina, USA – Bruce Snipes

Over the last forty years, Bruce has pioneered the development of food supplementation for horses, including the first use of electrolytes and of biotin for hooves. In recent years, he created Cortaflex, which is now the number one product for joint supplementation.

Cortaflex is now used by leading riders and trainers across the world and in all equine disciplines, and was successfully tested by the Veterinary Medical Research Centre at Michigan State University in a double blind clinical trial.

In addition to Cortaflex, a full range of highly effective products for horses, dogs, cats and people have been developed since Equine America was launched in 1998. All are produced using high quality ingredients and comply with the regulations administered by the UK Veterinary Medicines Directorate and the Food Standards Agency.

Chondroitin and Glucosamine are produced naturally by the body and aid in repair and maintenance of the joint tissue. Joint cartilage is not directly connected to any blood vessels so, all of the nutrients that the cartilage needs for good health have to be small enough to pass through cellular walls to benefit the joint tissue.

Cortaflex was formulated around the theory that smaller molecules are more likely to be absorbed through celluar walls than larger ones. Therefore, Cortaflex contains the microsized key active isolates of Chondroitin and Glucosamine, providing the body with both the building blocks and the stimulus for its own production of Chondroitin and Glucosamine. 

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Wear and tear to the joints is a normal function and will occur naturally with age, but our domestication of the horse has increased the stresses on the joints resulting in joint related diseases being the biggest cause of lameness and the most common reason for a horse to come out of work.

Constant pounding on artificial, hard or heavy ground is very demanding on joints – even hacking can cause abnormal wear and tear, metal shoes increase concussion and confinements of stables increases pressure.

Feeding a proven joint supplement can help to redress the balance and support healthy joints.