Comments on: Wintercress https://theequinest.com Horse breeds and equine information Mon, 23 Sep 2024 13:34:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Paige https://theequinest.com/care/toxic-plants/w/wintercress/comment-page-1#comment-1001 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:17:13 +0000 http://www.theequinest.com/?page_id=718#comment-1001 The whole wintercress plant is toxic to horses and they should be kept away from the plant if possible. Poisonings often occur from early cuttings incorporated into hay. Do not bale this plant for grazer consumption.

The green plant is unpalatable to grazers and most will pass up wintercress in favor of other forage.

Provide your horses plenty of good food (and water) and try to limit their access to any plant with toxicity as much as possible.

]]> By: Kim Ellerman https://theequinest.com/care/toxic-plants/w/wintercress/comment-page-1#comment-1000 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:01:15 +0000 http://www.theequinest.com/?page_id=718#comment-1000 I have a new hay field..This winter cress stuff came up with my hay and it is covering about 40% of the field…can I bale this stuff? Will it hurt my horses? Really need some help on this one! Thanks Kim

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