Dietary musing.

[Oberon]

I was driving down a tiny road this evening to my friend's yard to drop something off for her.

I was looking at the (never grazed or fertilized) hedgerows, verges and the areas on the bridlepath nearby - all bursting with different plants, grasses, herbs and flowers....

Then I looked out over at the livery fields - uniform in their grass, clover and buttercups.

Comparing the two - is it any surprise that horses aren't always so healthy, despite the best care we give them?

 

[be positive]

I am so lucky my fields are surrounded by hedges and the horses always have access to them to browse which they spend plenty of time doing, especially at this time of year.

 

[abitodd]

Another lucky one here My horses have this....

We are however, slightly lacking in cow parsley in this area,the flowers of which are a delicacy and (according to my horse) an essential part of his diet at this time of the year. I wish I had more knowledge on what a horse needs,when it needs it and why it needs it !