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Poisonous Plants For Horses

Unpalatable weeds such as dock and cape weed choke out desirable grasses, reducing pasture areas.

They should be pulled out by the roots before they seed. For large, heavily infested areas, such as blackberries or thistles, spraying will be necessary but this job should be left to the experts so consult your local weed control company.

Fortunately horses and ponies are selective grazers and won't normally eat poisonous plants unless there's nothing else to eat.



Lawn mover clippings also worth a mention as although not poisonous, can be fatal  if eaten as they compact and ferment in the horse's stomach, causing Colic.


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Castor Oil Plants

Castor Oil Plant




Nightshade

Nightshade





Buttercups

Buttercups



Oleander

Oleander


Poisonous Plants and Weeds

One very prolific weed is Salvation Jane, also known as Patterson's Curse, which continues to flourish during times of drought.

Horses can die after eating Salvation Jane. The toxin is stored in the liver causing damage even after many years and unfortunately there's probably a lot of horse and ponies that have eaten it and had liver damage but are not yet showing any symptoms.
NEVER put your horse or pony in a paddock containing Salvation Jane. If you are unsure what it looks like and there's a purple flowering plant in your horse's paddock, don't put him or her in there until you're sure it's not Salvation Jane, becasue it's potentially dangerous.

List of Poisonous Plants for Horses



Other poisonous plants include bracken

Bracken

Which is very common



Castor oil plants, oleander, buttercups, oak (acorns in large amounts).

Rhododendron


rhododendron


(mainly in the form of garden clippings)


Ivy

Ivy




Box and privet hedges

Privet Hedge




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