George, Hopefully you will remember me.  I live in Aiken, South Carolina and have a 12 year old AQHA/APHA mare with navicular syndrome. I wrote you a rather lengthy note as to the mare’s background since purchasing her in 2004.  I told you I was “guardedly optimistic” about the gallium nitrate, having tried almost everything known to man to date to get her sound and comfortable (and failed) and you replied “I think you will be pleasantly surprised with the gallium miracle”.  WELL, ARE WE SURPRISED!!! I had pulled her egg bars in October, she was sooo off and unhappy. I put her on gallium nitrate as a top dressing on some beet pulp, using half a bottle (250 CC) of one percent in the a.m. and the other half in the p.m. This was done late November into early January. She has not had any since. I must preface by saying I have not ridden her yet, being patient giving her time to feel better, but certainly not necessary to see her physical condition…I can SEE it.  She is trotting and cantering at will in the pasture.  She pivots fore and hind in a tight space without any evidence of lameness.  Her feet are wearing evenly. Her front feet have become round, not contracted.  She is landing flat, not toe first.  She can be groomed ALL OVER without ear pinning, tail swishing or turning her butt toward me.  Her demeanor has totally changed.  She IS HAPPY!!  She is relaxed.  Using a “molasses cookie” or carrot piece she will drop her head and neck, rounding up, and back WILLINGLY on the command: “Drop it and back”, and backs straight.  She never liked to back, always got those teeth grinding. Her musculature has changed.  She is rounded up in the hind quarters, her gaskins have enlarged, her pecs have enlarged, her undercarriage has tucked up and her throat latch has slimmed.  She almost always stands squared up when at rest though at the end of the day I have noticed her crooking a hind leg while at rest indicating how she has been using the hind quarters.  She looks like she is ready for the show ring again. Sooo, at the end of this month I am going to saddle her and see what happens next.  Of course we will start slowly.  I think horses do remember pain and I want her to tell me how to proceed.  Again, PATIENCE has been the operative word and six months off is NOT a long time.  I will let you know the next chapter.  I am so glad I found your website.  My husband said to me yesterday, “you had even thought about putting her down, how lucky to have found that website, she might not be here.