There has been tons of discussion on our site about rare horse breeds & we want to be sure the world knows which breeds are just rare & which ones are rare enough to be in danger.
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Horse Basics Category
Yew – Toxic Plant of the Week
Welcome to the last edition of the a-z of plants that hate your horse (for now) we’ve hit the end of the road. Today’s plant is one that evokes images of snowy woods & holiday cheer, Yew an interesting looking plant, with a sharp bite.
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Yellow Sweet Clover – Toxic Plant of the Week
Welcome to one of the last few editions of the a-z of plants that hate your horse, we are almost to the big Z. Today’s plant looks quite innocent, but not when it comes to your horse. Yellow Sweet Clover may smell lovely & brighten any field, but it’s bad news for horses – especially mares in foal.
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Yellow Star Thistle – Toxic Plant of the Week
Welcome to this week’s edition of the a-z of plants that are dangerous to your horse, as you can see we are almost to the end of the alphabet. Today’s plant is quite obviously bad news, it just looks like trouble. Yellow Star Thistles are savagely beautiful, & luckily easy to recognize as a threat.
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Wintercress – Toxic Plant of the Week
Welcome to this week’s edition of the a-z of plants that are dangerous to your horse, as you can see we are finally getting close to the end of the alphabet. Today’s plant is fairly common & fairly common looking, which can make it more dangerous. Wintercress is pretty average-looking in every way so be sure to note its apperance.
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Wild Radish – Toxic Plant of the Week
Welcome to this week’s edition of the a-z of plants that are dangerous to your horse. Today’s plant is incredibly common, which may make it a bigger pest than most. Luckily Wild Radish is fairly easy to spot & it is not known to be fatal to equines.
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White Snakeroot – Toxic Plant of the Week
Welcome to yet another weekly edition of the a-z of plants that are dangerous to your horse. Today’s plant is another one with a serpentine name & that’s sure to indicate it’s not good for grazing. White Snakeroot is commonly found & fairly easy to recognize, which is good because it’s bite is deadly.
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Viper’s Bugloss – Toxic Plant of the Week
Welcome to another weekly edition of the a-z of plants that are dangerous to your horse. Today’s plant is one with a fabulous name & this is one plant that actually looks toxic in many ways. The name Viper’s Bugloss pretty much says it all, anything named after a viper is probably not going to be good eating.
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Tobacco – Toxic Plant of the Week
Welcome to our weekly edition of the a-z of plants that are dangerous to your horse. Today’s plant is one many of us know in its manufactured form, but not everyone knows what a tobacco plant looks like. Many people enjoy their Tobacco, but the plant itself is the biggest no-no of all.
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St John’s Wort – Toxic Plant of the Week
Welcome to our weekly Monday morning edition of the a-z of plants that are dangerous to your horse. Today’s plant is one people may recognize by name, but not necessarily by sight. St John’s Wort has been rumored to be beneficial to people from time to time, but horses should definitely avoid it.
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Rosebay Willowherb – Toxic Plant of the Week
Welcome to our weekly Monday morning edition of the a-z of plants that are dangerous to your horse. Today’s plant is only found in northern regions & is an absolutely beautiful bad boy. While Rosebay Willowherb is quite bad for your horse, it is brilliantly easy to recognize.
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Rhododendron – Toxic Plant of the Week
Welcome to another Monday morning edition of the a-z of plants that really don’t like your horse. Today’s plant is one most will recognize, and it’s a rather broad category of plant. Rhododendrons come in all shapes, sized & colors & they are as beautiful as they are dangerous.
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