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(London, Uk)
02/20/2010
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I've been cleaning up my horses diet (and trying to do the same for our family of 6) and emediatine governornment for over 6 months now. Why not try Organic ACV, I use it and love it's wonderful qualities and fabulous reslults!! My horses are on a wholesome diet now, one that includes a good vit/min supplement. They get reconsituted alfalfa cubes every feeding to aid in digestion along with Aloe Vera juice which helps with their stomachs. Wonderful stuff!! They recieve a cocosoya oil divided into two feedings, my draft is on a wonderful glucosamine supplement put out through the natual vet. I cannot find another comperable to it any where on the market, and my other two horses are on the same supplement with out the glucosamine. They get their bug check every morning and my IR horse get his magnesium oxide and cinnomon. A good pre/pro botic is wonderful, I was able to experience its benifits first had this summer with a sick horse, I will never be with out the stuff againg. After reading about the ACV, I am really impressed and excited to try this with my horses. I am going out first thing tomorrow morning and purchase several gallons to keep in the barn. This will become part of the feed routine from now on. One I took my horses off the commerical diet and wet to a wholesome diet, the change was dramatic! I now even keep loose free choice feed organic sea salt and minerals ava in bucket for them in the paddock at all times. All my horse eat it up, but my IR hourse really eats the salt and minerals!!! I can't wait to document the effects of the ACDV so I can show her my completed case study once I am throught treating two of my horses with perscription medication followed by holistic supportive care and the third horse is be treated holisticly for his ulcer. I'm curious how ACV will effect the out come of my case study.
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(Aabenraa, Denmark)
10/20/2009
Hello.
I hope jou kan help me with a big problem. My horses like to licking - eating black earth. Not them al but 2 of the 3. They offen do it in the beginning when i take them on grass. They are "sniffing" for the right place and then they begin to lick in the earth. The become the best vitamin and mineral ( St. hippolyt) but it dont help for
the problem. It is dangerous for the horses because they get a lot of sand with in - and it is very irritating to look at. The best "places" are i black moor-earth so heeeeeelp me if you kan .. best thanks
Erhard from Denmark
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(Greenbank, Qld Australia)
12/21/2008
Hi Judy, Lamimitus is caused by too much protein in the diet & not enough exercise to use it up. Remove grain from diet. If feeding lucerne hay (20% protein) swop to Barley or good grassy hay (5-10% protein). Feed tbsp Epsom Salts daily for 1st 3 or 4 days & a tbsp dollomite in feed. This is prescribed in Pat Coleby's book "natural horsecare"
(Toronto, Ontario)
06/08/2009
I know this was posted ages ago, but I still felt the need to post a reply. Laminitis is an inflammation of the lamina caused by too much sugar/carbs. Sugar is digested in the small intestine, and when there is too much of it (ie. in grain, which is much richer in sugars than in protein) it overflows and ends up in the large intestine. When this happens, it causes to bacteria there to die and release endotoxins. These toxins wind up in the feet via the ematic torrent (blood) and the living tissue there. This causes the tissue that holds the bone to the hoof wall to become inflamed and eventually dead. Basically there is nothing holding the bone and hoof together and so the pedal bone starts to rotate. You can even see it poking through the sole if the horse is left without treatment for long enough. Another type of laminitis is caused by a blow (or more) to the hoof with much the same results.
There is no reason why ACV should help with laminitis. The best cure is prevention. Don't feed too much grain and don't overwork horses on hard surfaces (whether they are shod or not)
If your horse already has laminitis, a good farrier is a must. There are numerous dependable sites for the barefoot crowd (which I am completely for), so I'm not going to get into that. If you like the idea, go do some research.
Too much protein is bad for the kidneys, but it is in no way linked to laminitis.
(Davis, Ca)
12/20/2009
Thank you Sabina for a very helpful and informative post on causes of laminitis. There are some instances where horses cannot handle lots of alfalfa in their diet and it causes laminitis, presumably from the high levels of protein. This cause is still not well understood, certainly not like we now understand the high sugar/insulin resistance/bacteria die off/toxin causes of laminitis. There are also cases of subclinical laminitis caused by shoeing/hard ground/too much sugar in the diet that causes the coffin bone to drop slightly in the foot and the sole to flatten out, resulting in hoof pain through two avenues - stretched white line and not enough protection of the coffin bone from the ground (even if the horse remains shod).
Prevention of laminitis also involves management of the sugar content of the hay you feed, pasture grass management and mineral balancing the diet - not just reduction/elimination of grain in the diet.
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(Gonzales, TX)
02/20/2008
Response to Britt:
The serving size for the following are:
-Added to water only is at 16oz. to 75 gallons for internal fly control
-Added to 32 oz. fly spray bottle only is at 4-6oz. of ACV with 26-28oz. of water
-Added to grain diet is for internal use at 2-3oz. per day mixed throughly
Been giving all my horses ACV for years and they love it and all are in good health.
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(Sharon, PA)
09/12/2008
Amazing supplement for any type of leg or hoof injury, including laminitis & founder. Power Horse is amazing Valley Vet has it & they seem to be the cheapest on it. We have a Mare with osteoarthritis from an Injury vets had done everything. Nothing worked. But within days we saw a huge difference. Feed as directed. We had talked about putting her down because she is an older mare. But no more. This stuff is a miracle. Was also wondering if anyone could email me privately with any info on the benefits of Black Strap Molasses? Thanks.
EC: Power Horse is a chelated trace mineral supplement for horses.
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(Pleasant Grove, UT)
09/24/2008
If you are giving the ACV without diluting it then that is your problem. If is some what acidic. _____s is what I use with Mother in it. I consume it, my 14 yr old dog gets it every day and my Arabians. But it must be diluted down for consumption and also for a spray. Try it again but only put a few capfuls to a 1/2 gallon of water. if you think he may be allergic then dilute the same way and do a patch test, just one little spot externally. Never use this full strength.
(Cambridge, Uk)
11/16/2010
(Wi)
06/23/2015
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EC: We are very surprised to hear this. Perhaps it was the brand of ACV you used?
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