Hi George, We have been off for the Christmas and New Year’s holiday from school, so today is my first day back at work. Below is my story of Amigo’s amazing recovery.

Amigo, my 5 year old paint gelding, was diagnosed by my vet in March of 08 with a very typical case of Navicular Syndrome. His feet were x-rayed, and you could see some faint discoloration and scalloping on the Navicular bone. He was also lame on both front feet while trotting (using nerve blocks) in a fairly small circle both ways. The left foot was worse than the right. My vet suggested removing his shoes, changing farriers, and using Isoxsuprine, and absolutely no riding for 60 days. After the 60 days Amigo was still lame and remained so until the end of October 2008. He never got worse, but he never got better either.

I took him back to the vet after 60 days and for a check-up, the vet said that this was going to take time and some horses never do recover. I was heartbroken of course. That is when I started doing some research on the Internet and came across George’s web site. I started Amigo on GN in August. After 14 days I rode him lightly but he was still lame, but it only lasted a couple of hours. After about 90 days on GN Amigo was sound. I was trail riding and doing light arena work. He was out of shape and had to started gradually. We are now trail riding every weekend (3 hour rides each day, with a lot of trotting and cantering) and working in the round pen a couple of days a week after work. If the trails are rocky, I use Cavallo boots on him. I don’t use the boots in the round pen, or on sandy trails.

I started riding late in life, in my 50’s, and I am not an expert on horse health. I can only say that Amigo and I are happily riding the trails again and I am eternally grateful for GN. This is a much better alternative to cutting the nerves or euthanasia. Thanks George!!