Author Topic: POISONOUS TO HORSES (Read 2974 times)

tizaala · « **on:** September 01, 2011, 08:43:15 am »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_plants_poisonous_to_equines

A lot of the plants on this list relate only to America but there are a lot of European poisons on as well.
Usefull list.

white-blazes · « **Reply #1 on:** September 01, 2011, 08:41:13 pm »

Thanks for that. I never knew another name for Ragwort was 'stinking willy'

robert waddell · « **Reply #2 on:** September 02, 2011, 06:48:55 pm »

it is also called curly doddie on the list is perenial rygrass?

Herdygirl · « **Reply #3 on:** October 02, 2011, 08:04:27 am »

i hate ragwort with a passion and pull it up out of my grazing fields as often as i can. However, the real danger is when it is in a hay field. When growing, it is vey bitter and horses will rarely touch it, but when it has been cut and dried, it loses it's bitterness and will be eaten along with the hay. So if i buy any hay in. I always carefully sort through the hay before feeding, timeconsuming i know, but well worth the effort as ragort poisoning is a dreadful thing to see and there is no cure except to have the pony put to sleep. Just a note: calves are particularly susceptable

robert waddell · « **Reply #4 on:** October 03, 2011, 02:08:21 pm »

if you have the missfortune to buy hay/haylage or round bale silage with ragwort in it it come under the not fit for purpose legislation
cattle can recover from ragwort poisoning but your first loss is the best loss