Cypress and horses?

[woody paul]

How is sycamore poisonous to horses. 

[openspaceman]

18 minutes ago, woody paul said:

How is sycamore poisonous to horses. 

I don't know about the chip but horse keepers need to beware fallen seeds as horses can get colic and die if they eat many.

[woody paul]

35 minutes ago, openspaceman said:

I don't know about the chip but horse keepers need to beware fallen seeds as horses can get colic and die if they eat many.

Thought that was the case, so if no seeds it's OK. 

[nepia]

I can't see a horse picking many seeds out of the chip it's walking on.

 

But generally are horses given to eating their bedding?  Do they eat the overpriced dust-extracted sawdust (oxymoron!) that every other nag I know of seems to need because it's asthmatic?!

 

You may discern that I'm not a fan of so many of the beasts taking up so much poorly managed land that could be productive.

Soz ?

[Martin du Preez]

Any seed pods from acers are poisonous to horses, same goes for acorns and over indulging in sweet chest nuts. The other ones are yew and laurels. Conifers absolutely fine, some just dislike it if it’s really sappy as it can stick to the rugs.

Horsey women are well know to me the most difficult breed of cattle so do as they please [emoji23]

[Acerforestry]

On 26/01/2019 at 05:31, Martin du Preez said:

Any seed pods from acers are poisonous to horses, same goes for acorns and over indulging in sweet chest nuts. The other ones are yew and laurels. Conifers absolutely fine, some just dislike it if it’s really sappy as it can stick to the rugs.

Horsey women are well know to me the most difficult breed of cattle so do as they please

I can confirm all of this, as the other half has been horse mad since knee high (we have over 20 head, now)...and yes a lot of them are bonkers really

[Woodworks]

On 26/01/2019 at 13:31, Martin du Preez said:

Any seed pods from acers are poisonous to horses, same goes for acorns and over indulging in sweet chest nuts. The other ones are yew and laurels. 

 

3

We lost a horse due to it eating acorns.

[Stubby]

Had to fell some big sycamores a few years back . Needed a felling license . It was the sycamore keys falling on the grazing .