Can horses eat parsnips?

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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.... :P

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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!!
 
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
 
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...
 
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.
 
Never had a donkey refuse a parsnip yet. Not had any horse or pony refuse them either:D
 
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. :)
 
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