Beskrivning
The use of herbs and other plant material in the horse’s diet has become very popular, largely because of perceived inadequacies in modern compound feeds, pastures and forage. Many horse feeds and feed additives containing herbs carry no statement of their exact contents or formulations. In addition they are often put together by those with either no proper training or inappropriate qualifications, using information gleaned from human herbals. This is a fundamentally flawed approach and may even carry a health risk.
Information is given here on the traditional use of a wide spectrum of herbs and other plant material, from those which may be oversown into pastures, to others which may be used regularly as feed supplements, to those which may be used as medicines in skilled hands. The horse owner is thus able to make an informed choice about the safe and proper use of herbs, and their use in feeding stuffs and feed additives.
