10 Plants and Chemicals That Are Toxic to Horses
Lindsay Day, REMT
March 18, 2024
Learn about 10 common plants, chemicals, organisms, and toxins your horse should never eat.
Learn about 10 common plants, chemicals, organisms, and toxins your horse should never eat.
Black cherry leaves are blowing into a horse pasture, and the owner is worried they will put her horses’ health at risk.
Is it okay for my horse to eat leaves that have fallen from trees in his pasture?
Is one grass hay variety more palatable than another? Should I feed my horse the first or second cutting of hay? Equine nutritionists answer these questions and more about this essential forage.
Horses have a wide range of potential for exposure to toxicants; understanding this could help protect them.
Top of The Rockies alfalfa cubes are being investigated as the potential source of botulism infection in at least 15 horses.
Find out what might happen if your horse eats that wreath hanging on his stall door.
Is one grass hay variety more palatable than another? Should I feed my horse the first or second cutting of hay? Equine nutritionists answer these questions and more about this essential forage.
Fescue toxicosis can cause pregnancy losses and reduced reproductive efficiency in mares. Learn more in this visual guide! Sponsored by Dechra Veterinary Products.
Warm, wet winter weather could lead to higher ergovaline concentrations in pastures, putting broodmares at risk for fescue toxicosis.
Learn from Dr. Jennifer Janes, part of the University of Kentucky’s CSI team for horse diseases, conditions, and poisonings.
This marks the second documented case of a newborn foal contracting atypical myopathy and the first to link the condition to toxins passed through the mare’s milk.
Buttercups can cause mouth pain and blisters, drooling, oral and gastric ulcers, colic, and diarrhea in horses that eat them.
Horses might chew trees for a variety of reasons, such as boredom or nutritional deficiency. Learn about the benefits and risks, and how to protect your horses and your trees.
The Horse spoke with the farm owner. Learn from her firsthand experience, and find out how to protect your horses.
Blister beetles in alfalfa can be deadly. Here’s what to watch for and how to keep your horses healthy.
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