Can horses eat parsnips?

[CxLBx]

as the title says really... took Catchie out for a lovely hack in the sunshine this afternoon after schooling and there was a wheelbarrow with loads of parsnips in outside a house with a notice saying "home grown - please help yourself!" so i picked a few up but am not sure wether horses can eat them or not so decided to ask instead of just going ahead and giving him one. i can't see them being that different to carrots but still....

Thanks,
CxLBx

 

[Alexart]

Mine love them, we hide them in their haylage in the winter to give them something to do!!

 

[galaxy]

yup

although I always found any horse of mine can be fussy about if they're "in season" I've found! Although I just given left overs to someone elses who've gobbled them up! I must just have that effect on making horses connosieurs!!

 

[stroppymare153]

sure can! they are Ben's favouritest things ever! Donkey hated them though - the only food she would spit out

 

[Chailin]

yes they can.
if you google (piosonous plants for horses) it comes up with a really good web. cant remember of hand name but it has everything they can and cant eat hope this helps

 

[somethingorother]

I've sound some to be fussy about them.... so i would just eat them all myself! I love parsnips! What a lovely person leaving them there for free like that

But nopes, they seem a bit like marmite to horses, some love them and some won't touch them.

mmmm...

 

[EgerdenFarmStud]

Someone told me the other day that they were great for weight gain, not sure how true it is though?!?
x

 

[mickey]

My boy loves parsnips. I often slice them up and mix into his feed.
Sometimes he gets a loose swede on his stable floor (no nibble at) but he doesn't seem to like that as much as parsnips.

 

[Donkeymad]

Never had a donkey refuse a parsnip yet. Not had any horse or pony refuse them either

 

[Dubsie]

One of our two ponies loves them, the other loathes them. Bit like marmite IMO!

 

[Puppy]

Yes, they can, and many do. But be aware that they will cause weight gain, and are high in sugar, so not suitable for good doers/lami prone horses/those on boxrest.

 

[Tharg]

Do they have more/less sugar than carrots?