Can you feed cabbage to horses?

[minniemouse]

Just wondered if it was safe to feed cabbage to your horse? Now winter is nearly here and my horse will be spending more time in his stable i was thinking about different treats i could give him and the restaraunt at work always gives me left over carrots and swede and they have asked me if i want cabbage leaves as well and maybe some sprout leaves at xmas!

I know cabbage juice is supposed to be good for our stomach but is it ok for horses?

Thx

 

[Box_Of_Frogs]

My veteran cob Sunny loves a whole cabbage or swede in his stable in the winter. He presses it against his wall (not bad for only 1 eye) and crunches the whole lot up in about 3 minutes. Swedes last a little longer, but not much. Not every day but 1 cabbage + 1 swede per week.

 

[marmalade76]

Both my ponies willk eat cabbage - I feed them the off-cuts and the stalky middle bit.

ETA - They also eat sprout peelings.

 

[Silmarillion]

Generally not a good idea to feed cabbage - as per anecdotal evidence, mainly, if you Google it. Doesn't look like anything hard, fast and scientific has been proven... but I still steer clear of it.