Ever wondered if it’s ok to offer your horse a piece of your granola bar? Or curious if there are dangers to feeding a piece of chocolate? This episode covers some of the more common foods that should never enter your horse’s mouth.  

Resources:

· Chocolate [Caffeine and theobromine]: https://aaep.org/sites/default/files/issues/proceedings-07proceedings-z9100107000087.pdf

· Persimmons [phytobezoars]: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21985354/

· Avocado poisoning: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36122667/

· Potatoes, Horse Nettles [solanine]: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/solanum-carolinense/ ; https://www.horsedvm.com/poisonous/potato

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