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Lake View Terrace--Here are some of the common plants toxic to horses that Tama Lockwood, the VHOA Trails Director, found on the trails and in the yards near by.
Have you ever heard the common fallacy horses are responsible for spreading weeds and other unwelcome plant species? Based on the common sense observation that what comes out can only be related to what goes in, one could only blame a horse for a field of alfalfa.
The most common source of unwelcome plant species are seeds carried by the wind or wildlife--birds,mice, squirrels, possum, coyote, rabbits, etc. Besides animals who carry seeds on their fur or hoard seeds, it is only the shoes of people or the hoofs of a horse that might track seeds into new areas. So, clean your boots and your horses hoofs after a long ride into the wilds. This will reduce the slight chance of introducing something to a pasture area. We can’t do anything about the wind .
Parts 1 to 4 of this series can be found on-line at www.vhoa.org in the last four issues of The Hoofbeat. The next part in this series is in the works and will be published in late Spring or early Summer.
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Plants Poisonous to Horses
(Photographs complements of Tama Lockwood)
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| Dieffenbachia, evergreen plant 1-3 foot. |
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| Pittosporun, evergreen shrub or small tree. |
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| Privet, evergreen shrub or small tree, used as hedging.
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