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St John’s wort – beautiful flower but toxic effects for horses
Horse deseases – First Aid – Healthiness | Poisonous plants for horses

St John’s wort – beautiful flower but toxic effects for horses

ByMarie 05/28/201304/16/2023

St John’s wort is a medicinal and toxic plant and is categorized into the family of the Hypericaceae. The plant has shining yellow petals that become red when you squelch them in your hand. The St John’s wort grows at shady places The St John’s wort grows in whole Europe. The plant prefers all areas…

Aquilegia – poisonous substances for horses
Horse deseases – First Aid – Healthiness | Poisonous plants for horses

Aquilegia – poisonous substances for horses

ByMarie 04/30/201304/16/2023

Aquilegias grow in many parts of the world not only as a wild plant, but also as an ornamental plant in the garden. This is a great danger for horses and other animals because the plant has toxic components. Aquilegias – family of Ranunculus Aquilegias belong to the family of Ranunculus. The plant is known…

European Yew – high toxicity for horses
Horse deseases – First Aid – Healthiness | Poisonous plants for horses

European Yew – high toxicity for horses

ByMarie 11/10/201204/16/2023

Almost all parts of the yew are toxic. Especially horses are in danger of the poisonous substances. When needles, wood or bark enter the organism this can cause death. Even if the number of yews declined massively during the last decades there still are enough trees that represent a great danger for horses and other…

Dogbane Family (Apocynaceae) – toxic plant for dogs and horses
Horse deseases – First Aid – Healthiness | Poisonous plants for horses

Dogbane Family (Apocynaceae) – toxic plant for dogs and horses

ByMarie 08/15/201204/16/2023

The name of the plant only says half of the truth. This plant does not only have toxic effects on dogs but also on horses. More than 30 leaves can cause death. The Dogbane Family, also called Apocynaceae, is a whole family of plants and stands for more than 4500 species. Most of these species…

The poisonous plant Tansy
Horse deseases – First Aid – Healthiness | Poisonous plants for horses

The poisonous plant Tansy

ByMarie 08/03/201204/16/2023

In former times physicians used this plant as a medication for horses which suffered from worms. In general there always were immense side effects due to the toxic substances of this plant. Therefore one needs to avoid any contact with tansy. Tansy is categorized into the daisy family and its flowers have a distinctive outward…

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