To provide the body with the necessary nutritional requirements for the formation of a strong Skeletal System (the body’s framework of bones and associated cartilage).

Throughout a horse’s life bone continually remodels in relation to its environment. A horse with healthy bones is a pain-free horse. OCD Pellets provide the fundamental building blocks for healthy bone development and healing from injury or disease. Horses of all disciplines and levels of use will benefit from this revolutionary supplement.

Whether you are a weekend warrior or a professional competitor, your horses will work better and stay sounder when OCD Pellets are a part of their nutritional program.

Pregnant Mares

Nutritional demands of the Fetal skeletal system are met through the feeding of OCD Pellets , resulting in healthier foals with strong bones.

Weanlings

Increased nutritional demands during a time of accelerated growth requires specific Trace Mineral Complexes found in OCD Pellets.

Yearlings

Growth, along with increases in bone development and density are met with OCD Pellets resulting in high quality bone free of lesions such as OCD’s , bone cysts, epiphysitis, etc.

Young Horses and Horses in Training

Competition and training increase the pressure on bone and the associated cartilage of the skeletal system. OCD Pellets address requirements producing a stronger bone matrix with increased bone density.

Mature and Older Horses

Aged horses and Athletes that are experiencing some degree of Arthritis , or Joint Pain, either due to previous injuries ,or simply age ,show remarkable recovery and are able to experience a better Quality of Life with the introduction of OCD Pellets to their daily diet.

What is Equine OCD?

Osteochondrosis (OCD) is the failure of the bone to develop a strong cross-linkage of collagen fibers.  This condition affects the articular joint (cartilage), and often involves the subchondral bone just beneath the cartilage surface.  Clinical signs develop when the cartilage in the joint starts to flake away, releasing debris into the joint and resulting in joint inflammation. OCD lesions can cause serious lameness and may show up only when the horse is stressed. 

What are the causes?

Poor nutrition, mechanical trauma, and rapid growth are the three leading causes of OCD, with poor nutrition being the most important.  The most common sign of OCD is effusion in the joint of a young horse.  Colorado State University found that 55.9% of the horses presented to them with OCD were young horses (less than 1 year old).   Skeletal growth is rapid during the first 12 months; at 6 months of age bone mineralization is 68% complete.

What are the treatments?

Once a horse is diagnosed with an OCD (Osteochondritis Dissecans), there are few choices:

• Surgery
• Rest
• Nutrition (OCD™ Pellets)

OCD™ Pellets address the daily nutritional requirements in the development of the cartilage/bone for horses, regardless of age.

OCD FREE and BETTER BONE

A revolutionary supplement for young fast growing horses that are being conditioned to achieve maximum maturity at an early age, OCD™ Pellets, when fed in the second trimester of the mare’s pregnancy and during the first year of a colt’s life, address these nutritional requirements, resulting in OCD-free bones.