Taken from a forum. Please do your own research or speak to your Vet. Oddities often consumed by horses on pasture. No problem, assuming fairly limited quantities and otherwise balanced ration: • Dandelion • Thistle (NOT Russian Knapweed or yellow star thistle–Centaurea spp) • Sunflower seeds and plant • Peanut plants • Raspberry/blackberry bushes • Wood/bark of most trees (NOT Prunus spp or black walnut or locust) Potential problem if eaten in large quantities: • Buttercup • Morning glory • Pokeweed • St. Johnswort • Gum-weed • Astragulus and Oxytropis spp/(vetches and locoweed) • Avocado leaves • Bracken fern • Most bulb type flowers (tulip, iris, etc.) • Wilted red maple leaves • Acorns/new oak leaves Avoid at all costs (Lethal or severe toxicity potential) • Lily of the Valley • Larkspur • Tomato or potato plants • Rhubarb leaves and roots • Poison hemlock • Foxglove • Leafy spurge • Mustards • Jimsonweed • Alsike clover • Blue flax • Sorghum (Johnsongrass and Sudan grass) • Oleander • Privet • Japanese Yew (all Taxus spp) • Azalea • Rhododendron • Mountain Laurel • Pits of peaches, cherries, or avocados • Horsechestnut • Russian Knapweed or yellow star thistle–Centaurea spp Potential Treats Perfectly acceptable treats (fed in limited quantities (
Posted on: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 17:48:36 +0000
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