The “Mother of all Vinegar”- Whinny’s Organic Apple Cider Vinegar
Many of you who have had a chat to me would have heard me say that not all products on the market are of equal value or quality.
I decided to take a picture of two apple cider vinegars so you can see what I mean.
In the left of the photo is a very well known brand of Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) I purchased from the supermarket. On the right is Whinny’s Organic Apple Cider Vinegar.
The colour is obviously vastly different as is the clarity of the ACV. You’ll often hear mention about the ‘mother’ in ACV which is the strands of proteins, enzymes and friendly bacteria that give the product a murky/cloudy appearance.
When you see an ACV that is clear and light and bright like the ACV on the left, although it may look more appealing, this ACV has been filtered and pasteurised therefore removing the ‘mother’ and along with it all of the ACV benefits. You need to ensure the ACV you are using (both for yourself and your horse) has the ‘mother’ and is unfiltered.
Clear distilled vinegar that has had the vital mother removed means all the good stuff has gone.
The benefits of using Whinny’s Organic ACV are many so I’ll list just a few:
- Helps acidify the stomach for optimum digestion. Stomach acid is the horse’s first line of defence against bacteria, parasite eggs and food or water-borne diseases
- As the AVC increases the intestinal acidity in horses it can help prevent intestinal stones called enteroliths
- The ‘mother’ provides immune boosting properties - promotes the growth of healthy microflora, ACV is prebiotic, which feeds probiotics, the healthy microflora in your horse's inner ecosystem
- When fed daily ACV works to remove toxins, restore pH balance and increase crucial mineral absorption, all of which improves joint health
- AVC can benefit horses with arthritis, it can help control arthritis pain and stiffness, it helps break down early calcification in joints
- A healthy non-toxic horse is not attractive to flies and since ACV helps with protein digestion there will be less undigested protein in the manure to attract flies
- As a natural insect control, ACV causes thiamine (vitamin B1) to be excreted through the skin, repelling flies and mosquitoes. Optimum levels of B vitamins (particularly B1) in the body seem to discourage bugs. For this to work, it’s important to make sure your horse has a diet containing B vitamins
- Thrush and other hoof problems can be addressed with soaks or poultices of natural ACV. A little undiluted ACV can be sprayed or dripped right into the frog, or 1/8 cup of vinegar can be added to 2 litres of water and used as a soak or poultice for hoof fungus and abscesses
- Mild skin conditions: ringworm (a type of fungi, not worms) can be treated by rubbing ACV in 3 times a day for several consecutive days. Less harsh than using a copper product
- A final rinse with ACV-laced water after bathing will cut right through leftover soap leaving your horse super shiny. Great on the mane and tail too
- Add some ACV to the rinse water when washing stable bandages and horse blankets. The soap residue will be gone, along with the odour
- ACV has the ability to destroy many germs and pathogens on contact
As a nutritional supplement in feed and/or water, Whinny’s Organic ACV shines. For general use, ¼ cup daily on feed diluted with an equal amount of water.
We recommend using Whinny's Organic Apple Cider Vinegar with Whinny’s other supplements in the following ratio guide:
Quantity: For a horse of 500kg we would suggest daily:
1/4 cup Whinny's Organic Apple Cider Vinegar with ¼ cup water
1 (NZ) tablespoon(15ml) of Whinny’s Organic Turmeric
2 tablespoons of Whinny's Flaxseed Oil
Add 24 grinds of Black Peppercorns to assist absorption
1 tsp Himalayan Salt Crystals
This is a guide and the amount could be increased to twice a day depending on the results you see.
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