Are these Good or Bad grazing plants for your horse? See bottom of page for answers

Nightshade

White Clover

Equisetum "Horse tail"

Oak

Bracken

Golden chain Leaves

St.John's Wart

Dandelion

Yew Tree

Buttercup

Goldenchain  Tree

Timothy

Castor bean

Red maple

Orchard grass

Sorghum

Ryegrass

Locoweed

Ragwort

Bad  Plants Nettles (stings horse's mouth) Thistle (damage horse's mouth & spreads rapidly) Yorkshire fog (smothers other grasses) Couchgrass (Covers & destroys more palatable plants) Oak  (Poisonous both leaves & acorns) Golden Chain Tree & leaves (Leaves and flowers are toxic   causes nervous malfunctions ) Ragwort (Poisonous even when dried cumulative effect) Sorghum (Older plants are toxic) Night Shade (Contains poisonous atropine) Bracken (Cumulative toxic even when dry) Loco weed (Entire plant is toxic) Castor Bean (Tiny amount is FATAL) Red Maple (Poisonous in summer and fall Yew Tree ( Most toxic plant-small amount is always fatal St John;s Wart (Causes sunburn & injures skin ) Horse Tail (Leaves cause horse to fall)

Good Grazing Meadow grass Fescue grass (safe, but not very tasty) Rye grass (grows quickly early in season) Timothy (tasty and nutritious) Orchard grass (not high in carbohydrates) Dandelions (quite palatable) Wild chicory (high minerals) White clover (high starch content-not desirable for ponies-too rich)

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