Summer's quickly fading away, so I took advantage of a warm day to give Whisper her last bath of the season. It was the perfect chance to put ShowSheen's 2-in-1 Shampoo and Conditioner to the test. The product, made by Absorbine, looks to be a convenient way to combine the conditioning process right into your horse's bath.

I'm generally impressed by Absorbine products, but the 2-in-1 Shampoo and Conditioner fell short. I had a difficult time getting this shampoo to make any sorts of suds at all - it kind of felt like I was just scrubbing my horse with water. The Shampoo and Conditioner did take a lot of dirt off of her, but when it came time to rinse I found that, because the shampoo really didn't suds up at all, it was difficult to tell how much was washing out of her coat - or not.

After a long rinse process to make sure that I had removed all of the Shampoo and Conditioner, I stepped back to assess what the product had done. Whisper looked cleaner, but, being a grey horse, wasn't as brilliantly white as other shampoos tend to leave her. Once her coat dried it was soft, but not any softer than it normally is. With a conditioner, I would expect softer, healthier hair, but that wasn't the case. I had to follow up with an additional conditioning product for Whisper's mane and tail.

This isn't the only time I've had this issue with this product - I had tried it last year with the same results, but had opted to give it a second chance. Based on this experience I will be sticking with other shampoos and conditioners.

If you're looking an easy-to-feed and palatable joint supplement, then you'll find it in Majesty's Flex Wafers. Whisper has put these wafers to the test for the past two months, and I've been thoroughly impressed.

Majesty's Flex Wafers are joint supplements all rolled up into an appealing horse treat. You feed one per day, and your joint supplement is taken care of. I was attracted to these for a number of reasons - Whisper's on many supplements already, and this would be one less powder that I'd have to add to her feed. The price was also super appealing - I got a bag of these which would last 60 days for just under $40.

There are many benefits to these wafers. I love the fact that the supplement is fully contained within this wafer, so there's no waste in transferring a powder into your horse's grain bucket, then to his stall feeder, and then having him only ingest some of the powder. You know that your horse is getting the full dose, every time. Additionally, the dosage is fool-proof - no under-dosing or over-dosing.

These wafers are clearly super appealing to horses - Whisper, who can be a picky eater, gobbled these right up. It was easy to drop them into her feed, but I started feeding them by hand after each ride as a treat.

Now to the actual supplement aspect of these wafers. These wafers contain 2500 mg glucosamine, 2500 mg MSM, 1250 mg yucca extract, 600 mg chondroitin sulfate and 500 mg ascorbic acid. You can feed one per day, or can double the dose to two per day for horses in competition. I fed one wafer per day and noticed positive results in Whisper. She seemed to move more comfortably, and the time she needed to fully warm up decreased. Her joints had previously been popping at the walk as I rode, but after about a month on these wafers, the joint popping went away entirely.

All in all, I'm really pleased with Majesty's Flex Wafers. I think they're a much-needed solution to the issue of waste when feeding joint supplements, and they're so convenient it's wonderful. I would be keeping Whisper on these long-term, but she was just diagnosed with Cushings. These wafers contain apple and molasses, both of which have high sugar contents, so I'm forced to take her off of these wafers. However, I'd definitely recommend them to owners of horses whose diets are not restricted by Cushings. You can read more about Majesty's Flex Wafers here.