Mums are traditional fall flowers and come in a variety of colors. All parts of chrysanthemum plants are potentially toxic to dogs, cats, horses and other mammals. Ingesting the plant can cause vomiting, diarrhea, excessive salivating, rashes or a lack of coordination. What is the most toxic plant to horses? Read more…
Dandelions are not toxic and actually are fairly nutritious for horses, so if you see your charges helping with dandelion control, it is not cause for concern. However catsear, which looks very similar to dandelions, is a potentially toxic plant for horses. What are the yellow flowers in the hay? Read more…
All parts of chrysanthemum plants are potentially toxic to dogs, cats, horses and other mammals. Ingesting the plant can cause vomiting, diarrhea, excessive salivating, rashes or a lack of coordination. How poisonous is chrysanthemum? The entire plant is poisonous and contains sesquiterpene lactones, pyrethrins, and several other toxic substances. Both Read more…
Studies have linked manure-eating in adult horses to those that are either underfed, or are fed diets that are low in fiber. This means horses that are not receiving enough roughage each day may start to eat feces to get the nutrients (i.e. fiber) that they are lacking. How do Read more…
Notes: Method Amount Note Oral 60 adult 10-20 foal For cough. Benylin syrup for Cough IV, IM 0.25 For hives Dose form; 10mg/ml, 14.5mg/ml and 50 mg/ml Oral 0.35-0.70 Dose form: 25 and 50 mg capsules Can you give a horse cough syrup? Equi-Tussin Cough Syrup for Horses is an Read more…
The UMF rating of Manuka honey relates to its antibacterial activity. The higher the UMF rating, the more efficacious the honey is against bacteria. For equine wound care select a Manuka honey product that has a UMF of 10 or higher. A UMF of 10 corresponds to a MGO of Read more…
Pellets are a good choice in climates where textured feeds would mold or freeze and for horses that like to sort ingredients, as well as horses with dental issues that no longer chew feed well. Are pellets good for horses? Horses often eat hay pellets faster than traditional hay because Read more…
Barley: In some ways, barley is quite the opposite of corn — in the grain world, barley is your low-starch/sugar option. Because it has a hard shell, it’s best served to your horse soaked or crushed. Can you soak barley for horses? Barley has a tougher hull than oats, so Read more…
The advantage of a pelleted feed is the uniformity of ingredients. Each individual pellet has the exact same nutritional value. This eliminates a horse that may be a picky eater from selecting which ingredients of a feed they will consume. Is pelleted feed good for horses? Pelleted Feeds However, pellets Read more…
‘You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink’ is a proverb which means that you can give someone an opportunity but not force them to take it. For example: I gave him the email address of the person in charge of recruitment but he still Read more…