comfrey, safe to feed?

[WoodysMum]

Is it safe to feed comfrey (the leaves) to horses? Reading through some stuff last night and some say do and some say only use it externally!


Any help appreciated

 

[foolsgold]

I do, a small handful a day on his feed, and he seems fine so far. I checked with the vet and he reckoned it wouldn't do any harm.

 

[lcforster]

A few years ago, I had a horse with a stress fracture and fed comfrey which grew in abundance locally for about six months. I picked and then dried it before feeding about a large tablespoon full twice a day. The horse recovered and eventually passed a five stage vetting!

Good luck!