11/02/2026
Collagen is on a LOT of horse supplement labels right now. So I did the thing I always do and went label to label.
Twelve products. One question: how many milligrams of collagen are in the daily serving, as printed on the label, and what does that serving cost per day?
Here's what I found, highest to lowest. Prices are what the manufacturer or a major retailer listed on 11/2/26, divided by how many days the container lasts at the directed serving.
🟣 NutriSana EQ CORE: 40,060 mg collagen matrix (Types I, II & III, hydrolyzed), $5.97/day
https://nutrisanaeq.com/product/core/
SmartPak SmartStride Ultra: 15,000 mg hydrolyzed collagen, type not stated, $2.50/day
https://www.smartpakequine.com/ps/smartstride-ultra-pellets--15015
MVP Exceed 6-Way: 5,000 mg hydrolyzed gelatin/collagen, type not stated, $3.81/day
https://medvetpharm.com/exceed-6-way-pellets/
AniMed Hoof Medic + Collagen & HA: 5,000 mg Type I & III peptides (at the 2 scoop serving), $1.31/day
https://www.valleyvet.com/hoof-medic-w-collagen-ha-2-5lbs/
Springtime TrueBone-EQ: 4,500 mg hydrolyzed bovine collagen, $2.16/day
https://www.springtimeinc.com/product/truebone-eq-horse-supplement
Formula 707 Joint 6-in-1: 3,200 mg Type 2 porcine collagen, $1.80/day
https://formula707.com/products/joint-6-in-1-pellets
SLIDE ha+: 2,000 mg Type II collagen, $4.35/day
https://slidejointcare.com/slide-ha-equine
BioStar Ligatend Collagen EQ: 1,911 mg eggshell membrane collagen, $3.83/day
https://www.biostarus.com/products/ligatend-collagen-eq
Farnam FluidFlex: 85 mg collagen derived peptides, $1.34/day
https://www.farnam.com/all-products/supplements/fluidflex
OptiWize Collagen +Plus: proprietary blend, no amount on the label, $7.05/day
https://optiwizehealth.com/products/optiwize-collagen-plus-equine-4lbs
Equine Elixirs Arthroscope: proprietary blend, no amount on the label, $2.53/day
https://www.equineelixirs.com/arthroscope
100X Joint Flex Plus: no collagen ingredient on the panel (it's HA and orthosilicic acid), $1.05/day
https://100xequine.com/products/jointflexplus
A few things worth knowing before you read the bars:
These are not all built for the same job. Some are joint formulas that include a little collagen. Two are hoof and bone formulas. One is a whole food blend. Two list collagen inside a proprietary blend, which means the ingredient is there but the amount isn't printed, so it gets a question mark instead of a bar. That's not a judgment, it's just what the label gives you to work with.
Collagen is protein. Protein is amino acids, linked. So if you already feed an amino acid supplement AND a collagen product AND a joint supplement with collagen in it, you may be paying for the same building blocks three times. Add the milligrams up across your tubs.
Type matters, and most labels don't state one. "Collagen" with no type and no species is a legal label. It just doesn't tell you much.
Price per day only means something next to the milligrams and the job. A $1.31 hoof supplement and a $7.05 joint blend aren't competing for the same slot in your feed room.
Page 2 has every active ingredient each label lists, with the amount wherever the label gives one, so you can see the whole serving and not just the collagen line.
You don't need to be a scientist in the feed room. You need the label, a calculator, and five minutes. Pull your tubs and run your own numbers. If I got a figure wrong, tell me and show me the label and I'll fix it.
No supplement replaces good forage, balanced minerals, or your vet.
