Sound bone and resilient cartilage are the quiet foundation of every horse's athletic life — and they are decided early, long before a young horse ever sees a starting gate or a show pen. OCD™ Pellets by Doc's Products, Inc. were built around that truth. Branded as Optimal Cartilage Development™, the pellets are a nutritional supplement designed to maintain, protect and help restore the joints and bone of horses at every stage of life.
Doc's Products, Inc. are animal lovers first; animal health is their business. Working out of Lexington, Kentucky — in the heart of horse country — the company set out to address the bone and joint problems that so often cut equine careers short, and to give breeders, trainers and owners a feeding-program answer rather than a last-resort one.
OCD™ Pellets are a 2-in-1 formula that works on two fronts at once. First, they supply the building blocks the body needs for the creation and maintenance of healthy cartilage and bone. Second, the formula incorporates Corta-Flx®, a clinically proven source of nutrients that addresses the inflammation of the joint. The result is a single daily feeding designed to support the whole joint system — the cushion, the matrix beneath it, and the inflammation cycle that wears both down.
What sets the formula apart is the delivery. Rather than relying on bulk glucosamine and chondroitin, OCD™ Pellets use micro-sized isolates comparable to those active ingredients — a form engineered for better assimilation and absorption so more of what you feed actually reaches the tissue that needs it.
The ingredient list reads like a blueprint for connective tissue. Hyaluronic acid acts like a sponge, holding water to cushion the joint and distribute nutrients through the cartilage. Silicon dioxide (silica) helps initiate bone growth and mineralization by supporting the DNA synthesis of bone-building cells. The amino acids do the structural work: proline and glycine build and strengthen collagen — glycine alone forms close to a third of it — while glutamine serves as a precursor for the body's own glucosamine, and lysine with arginine together support cartilage and bone integrity.
That combination matters because osteochondrosis — the OCD the product is named for — is, at its root, a failure of bone to develop strong cross-linkage of collagen fibers. When cartilage flakes away into a joint, it releases debris and triggers inflammation. By feeding the raw materials for collagen, cartilage and bone while simultaneously addressing that inflammation, the formula is aimed squarely at the underlying mechanism rather than the symptom alone.
The need shows up at both ends of a horse's life. Broodmares have bone-nutrition requirements that differ from other classes of horse, and supporting them helps ensure the foal receives critical micronutrients during gestation. Foals and young stock are most vulnerable of all — the window from roughly three to nine months is when serious developmental bone conditions can take hold and quietly limit a horse's future athletic potential.
shoulder enormous loads — a horse moving at racing speed places about three times its body weight onto the lower limb — so bone density and strength directly affect their durability. And mature horses past about fifteen years, whose cartilaginous tissues wear down more rapidly, benefit from the same building-block support to stay comfortable and mobile. The product targets a broad list of orthopedic concerns, including equine OCD (osteochondritis dissecans), osteochondrosis, bone cysts, degenerative joint disease, epiphysitis, osteoarthritis, navicular syndrome, sesamoiditis, bucked shins, bone lesions and slab fractures.
Feeding is simple. The maintenance dose is one scoop (1 oz) per day, increasing to two scoops (2 oz) per day for horses with orthopedic problems, fed for ninety days or until the horse radiographs clean. The pellets can be top-dressed onto an individual feeding or blended into a custom feed mixture — and, as the company puts it, horses love it and will eat it right out of your hand. Doc's Products backs the program with a 100% money-back guarantee.
OCD stands for Optimal Cartilage Development™. The name also nods to osteochondrosis — the OCD bone-and-joint condition the supplement was formulated to help address in horses.
The formula works on two fronts at once: it supplies the building blocks for the creation and maintenance of healthy cartilage and bone, and it includes Corta-Flx®, a clinically proven source of nutrients that addresses inflammation of the joint.
Instead of relying on bulk glucosamine and chondroitin, OCD™ Pellets use micro-sized isolates comparable to those active ingredients. That form is engineered for better assimilation and absorption, so more of what you feed reaches the joint and bone tissue.
Among the actives are hyaluronic acid for joint cushioning and moisture, silicon dioxide (silica) to help initiate bone growth and mineralization, and collagen-supporting amino acids including proline, glycine, glutamine, lysine and arginine.
The product targets a range of equine orthopedic concerns, including equine OCD (osteochondritis dissecans), osteochondrosis, bone cysts, degenerative joint disease, epiphysitis, osteoarthritis, navicular syndrome, sesamoiditis, bucked shins, bone lesions and slab fractures.
Broodmares, foals and young growing stock (especially from about three to nine months), horses in training carrying heavy limb loads, and mature horses over about fifteen years whose cartilage wears down more rapidly all stand to benefit from the building-block support.
The maintenance dose is one scoop (1 oz) per day. For horses with orthopedic problems, feed two scoops (2 oz) per day for ninety days or until the horse radiographs clean. The pellets can be top-dressed or blended into a custom feed mix.
OCD™ Pellets are made by Doc's Products, Inc., based in Lexington, Kentucky. They are animal lovers, and animal health is their business — the formula reflects their goal of helping discourage and heal equine bone-health issues.
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