Peoples opinions on garlic???

[chels90]

So I've always fed my horses on pony nuts, chaff, garlic and oil! I've always been told that garlic is good for their joints, coat and it helps repel flies when they sweat but just recently ive been told that it is a toxin to horses and slowly kills off the red blood cells!! I'm seriously contemplating taking my horses off it but I just wondered what other people's views are on it???

 

[Oberon]

There's evidences that it is harmful and messes with the gut bacteria.

There's no evidence that it's beneficial.

So I don't feed it.

 

[tallyho!]

I eat garlic cos it's tasty. Not because it repels flies. It repels nice looking men very effectively though!!

I don't think it is effective as a fly repellent and it does effect blood cells with prolonged use. Most people just use it in the summer so not a big problem. Some herbs are really effective, others aren't. Garlic is one of the latter. Save your money and buy some decent fly repellent or rug... Or buy yourself some nice garlic and make an awesome curry!

 

[TigerTail]

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I dont feed it

 

[Auslander]

There's evidences that it is harmful and messes with the gut bacteria.

There's no evidence that it's beneficial.

So I don't feed it.

This is why I have stopped feeding it. I was using it to disguise essential supplements, but have discovered that he will eat them if I add turmeric - which I'm experimenting with for his joints anyway.

 

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I used to use it,until I went on a "stop wasting money mission"! I have noticed no difference in fly irritation or general well being.

 

[acw295]

I feed it to me

But I stopped feeding it to my pony. I found it made her less itchy when she came off of it and also I was concerned about the affect on gut function.

 

[Clava]

There's evidences that it is harmful and messes with the gut bacteria.

There's no evidence that it's beneficial.

So I don't feed it.

Same here.

 

[rhino]

It's a very effective anti bacterial product. Horses need bacteria to 'work'. Not used it in 10+ years

 

[tallyho!]

Oh yes, if you want something for joints, that is natural..... Take a look online at trinity consultants, or equinatural. Oberon introduced me to equinatural. She's very good with herbs and things.

 

[Oberon]

Oberon introduced me to equinatural. She's very good with herbs and things.

Legal herbs - she means legal herbs

 

[Shysmum]

My last two horses simply would/will not TOUCH garlic, and I have concluded that therefore they don't NEED garlic in their diets.

Horses in the wild will suss out what they need to eat and take it as needed. I believe that a lot of harm is done by enforcing supplements on horses without asking them first, by putting them in their feed, and that's it. The horse then eats the feed, and the owner thinks they've done good.

 

[Persephone]

There's evidences that it is harmful and messes with the gut bacteria.

There's no evidence that it's beneficial.

So I don't feed it.

Ditto, haven't fed it for years!

 

[Pearlsasinger]

My last two horses simply would/will not TOUCH garlic, and I have concluded that therefore they don't NEED garlic in their diets.

Horses in the wild will suss out what they need to eat and take it as needed. I believe that a lot of harm is done by enforcing supplements on horses without asking them first, by putting them in their feed, and that's it. The horse then eats the feed, and the owner thinks they've done good.

I agree and we even put tiny amounts of the supplements into their feeds to accustom them to the new ingredient, whereas if we just put the full spoonful, or whatever, in they could make up their own minds.
I've had a few unpleasant experiences which we have eventually traced back to unnecessary supplements. Now we are ultra-carefully.