equinehealth

About Horstem

Horstem is the first licensed veterinary medicine composed of equine mesenchymal umbilical cord stem cells. The stem cells are extracted from the umbilical cord of donor horses after the foal is born. It is a non-invasive and efficient extraction that results in a relatively high number of high-quality stem cells that are safe to use. A 1 ml vial of Horstem contains 15 million pluripotent mesenchymal stem cells.

Horstem is indicated to reduce lameness in horses with mild to moderate degenerative joint disease. The product is ready to use, it does not need to be defrosted by the veterinarian. Horstem can be stored in a regular refrigerator, no special ultra-low temperature equipment is needed for storage of the product.

How does Horstem work?

The mesenchymal stem cells in Horstem are activated after injection in the inflamed joint. After

SUMMIT- We are excited to announce that the Equine Regenerative Summit is returning with new content from Oktober 2022!

The 2022 Equine Regenerative Medicine & Orthobiologics online SUMMIT.  Capturing the most current scientific and clinical information regarding the use of orthobiologics in Human, Canine en Equine atheletes.

20% discount full program price for customers use code GROERMOS22 at registration! Sign up for SUMMIT 

* This program is accredited for 22,5 CE points.

New at Grovet: HorStem

Since the 1st of September, Grovet has been the distributor of Horstem in the Netherlands, Germany and Poland. Horstem is the first registered veterinary medicine that consists of stem cells obtained from the umbilical cord of horses. These stem cells reduce lameness in horses with chronic inflammation of the joints (osteoarthritis). Horstem is ready-to-use, it can be injected directly into the affected joint.

In horses with osteoarthritis, Horstem inhibits the inflammatory response and the breakdown of cartilage. This reduces the horse's lameness and the clinical results last for more than a year.  

Other advantages of stem cells obtained from the umbilical cord include:

·         The cells are obtained non-invasively from birth tissue after birth.