Provides nutritional support for horses undergoing navicular syndrome

Active Ingredient: Bursitex™


For jumpers, dressage horses, event horses, racehorses, show horses, endurance horses, and pleasure horses

Figuerola Laboratories is proud to offer NaviculaSaver, the first and only equine nutritional supplement specifically formulated to help prevent navicular syndrome, the painful degenerative process affecting the bursa, bones, and tendons that triggers slow but progressive lameness in a horse’s front legs.

What causes navicular syndrome?
The navicular bone—located directly behind the coffin bone in the hoof—protects the joints, ligaments, and tendons from pressure and concussion. It also elevates the deep digital flexor tendon to take stress off the coffin bone and help control blood flow to the coffin bone. Improper shoeing and hoof problems—high heels, overlaid bar, long toes—may immobilize the navicular bone and result in poor blood flow supply to the hoof.
Horses that are at high risk for developing navicular problems are usually restricted or stall-kept, and/or have strong physical stress placed on them. Younger horses may be affected by navicular syndrome and show signs as early as one year, but navicular disease more generally develops in horses between the ages of nine and 12 years.

Why is NaviculaSaver a unique supplement for navicular syndrome?
NaviculaSaver, with its synergistic core compound, Bursitex, is an effective, one-of-a-kind supplement designed to help strengthen the navicular capsule—the navicular bone, pastern bone, coffin bone, navicular cartilage, deep flexor tendon, sesamoidean (impar) ligament, synovial (lubricating) fluid, and other surrounding connective tissues.

What are the symptoms of navicular syndrome?
The symptoms of navicular syndrome include slight unevenness on turns, shortening of stride, reluctance to go forward properly or lengthen the stride, or a stumbling gait. When resting, your horse may shift his weight continually or stand with one leg extended, resting his weight on the toe, and if the foot is pressure tested, he will usually exhibit heel pain.

How is navicular syndrome usually treated?
Treatments depend on the horse and the severity of the condition. Navicular syndrome will not directly shorten the life of a horse, and there are many ways to relieve the pain of navicular disease so a horse will be able to continue on as normal. These include trimming the feet, raising the horse’s heel, rounding the toe, and setting the shoe under.

Medicines are often administered to help relieve discomfort in horses with more serious navicular syndrome. These include isoxuprine (Circulon) to promote blood flow, Warfarin (blood thinner), non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and cortisone (a corticosteroid that reduces inflammation and swelling).

For severe pain and inflammation, veterinarians may inject a corticosteroid directly into the affected joint. Another treatment involves a series of injections of a gel-like substance into the joint to lubricate the cartilage, reducing pain and allowing greater mobility. Substances used in this method include hyaluronic acid (Legend, Hylartin, and Synacid) and poly-sulfated glycosaminoglycans (PSGAGs), such as Adequan.

Unfortunately, conventional treatments for navicular syndrome are only temporary. It is also the opinion of Figuerola Laboratories that drugs should be a last resort, as they are not without serious side effects. Prolonged use of many of these drugs can result in further deterioration to the navicular capsule and its surrounding tissues, causing more damage to the horse. Furthermore, the use of these drugs may be illegal in some competitions.

How does NaviculaSaver work to help prevent navicular syndrome?
One of the extraordinary functions of navicular cartilage is its ability to replenish its major components in response to the mechanical forces placed on it by manufacturing and remodeling tremendous amounts of collagen and proteoglycans. The water-structuring properties of proteoglycans—which consist mainly of hyaluronic acid, the “glue” that holds cartilage cells together—provide the compressive resilience of the navicular cartilage.

If the raw materials (nutrients) for these building blocks are not available in the amount required, the synthesizing process is impaired and the navicular cartilage looses its ability to replenish itself. NaviculaSaver helps protect the navicular capsule from further deterioration by providing proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs).

NaviculaSaver also aids in relieving pinched and inflamed navicular nerves by inhibiting the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) enzyme that accompanies inflammation; helps restore blood flow and increase tissue oxygenation; and enhances the body’s natural ability to prevent calcification, ossification, and mineralization of soft tissue.

In Summary:
Supplementing your horse daily with NaviculaSaver:

• Helps trigger the production of the high-quality lubricant hyaluronic acid, the “glue” that holds cartilage cells together, aiding in fighting arthritic navicular lubricant degradation and navicular cartilage breakdown
• Helps relieve pain and inflammation of the bursa, deep digital flexor tendon, and navicular bone by inhibiting the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) enzyme
• Helps restore normal blood flow and increase tissue oxygenation
• Enhances the body’s natural ability to prevent calcification, ossification, and mineralization of soft navicular tissue

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Administration
Administer 1 - 2 scoops twice daily for 8 weeks. Thereafter administer 1 scoop twice daily.


Ingredients
Bursitex Proprietary Formula: S-Adenosyl methionine (SAMe) 5000 mg, Para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) 500 mg, GLYCOELASTIN (Collagen Complex: Glucosamine Sulfate (12%), LMW* Hyaluronic acid (24%), LMW* Chondroitin sulfate (20%), Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM), S-adenosyl methionine (SAMe), Essential Amino Acids (Alanine, Arginine, Asparagine, Aspartic Acid, Cysteine, Glutamic Acid, Glutamine, Glycine, Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine, Phenylalanine, Proline, Serine, Threonine, Tryptophan, Tyrosine and Valine) and Cartilage Matrix Glycoprotein (CGMP)) 7500 mg,, LMW* Hyaluronic Acid 3800 mg, INHIBITOL (50% Salicin Complex (Purpura salix, Fillipendula ulmaria and Gaultheria procumbens), 65% Boswellic Acid Extract (Rhizome), 45% Poliphenols (Camelia sinensis), 50% Resveratrol (Polygonum cuspidatum), 6% Berberine (Barberry and Chinese goldthread), Alkaloid Complex Extract (Uncaria Tomentosa), Origanum vulgare extract, 2% Ursalic acid (Ocimun basilicum), 95% Procyanidins (Vitis vinifera), 23% Phenolics (Rosmarinus ocinalis), Gamma-Tocopherol (Elais gueneensis), Gamma-Tocotrienol (Elaeis gueneensis) and Superoxide Dismutase) 2000 mg, Hericium erinaceus, Cordyceps sinensis 2000 mg, Resveratrol 1600 mg, Cetyl myristoleate (CM) , Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) 750 mg, CELADRIN (Fatty Acid Complex) 3000 mg, Dimethylglycine 200 mg, Cartilage Matrix Glycoprotein (CMGOP) 1000 mg, Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) 350 mg, Vitamin B2 (Riboavin) 140 mg, Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 140 mg, Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 350 mg, Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) 350 mg, Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) 500 mcg, Vitamin E (Alpha- Tocopherol) 1000IU, Calcium (As Bisglycinate) 5000 mg, Vitamin D3 3000 IU, Folic Acid 2000 mcg, Silica 400 mg, Magnesium Oxide 3000 mg, Copper (Amino Acid Chelate) 350 mg, Manganese (Citrate) 30 mg and Boron 40 mg.

*Low Molecular Weight

**These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.