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Yes. Horses have been known to eat tree bark, but the reasons they eat it are because there is little or no food to eat, or they are bored.
The reasons that horses eat bark or chew bark off trees is not solely because they lack food or have nothing to eat, there is a multitude of explanations, although, if they are starving they will resort to what is necessary to survive.
Another possibility is that the horses in question could potentially be lacking some form of nutrition (i.e. salt/minerals) which can be location dependant. Some where I have read, but check with your local vet, that it could be related to copper deficiencies. In most cases, given that the horse is fed properly, it has to do with boredom.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoSome horses want to try everything, but as a general rule probably not. Horses are grazers and as long as they have other sources of food twigs and branches will be passed on. Goats are another story. They are browsers and no twig is safe with a goat around.
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∙ 15y agoHorses will eat tree bark if there is no other food to eat. This is not good for them as the bark can cause all kinds of illnesses in horses.
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∙ 12y agoTheir hungry and are craving the bitter taste of wood
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∙ 14y agoYes they do/will. Usually it is because they are lacking some kind of vitamin/mineral, or simply out of bordom. Getting a 'Jolly Ball' or red mineral lick should help.
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∙ 13y agoYes, horses do eat leaves of trees. Sometimes, horses know if the leaves or tree is poisonious so sometimes they dont touch it.
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∙ 12y agothey eat grass.The horses eat grass as well as cows.
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∙ 13y agoNo just the leaves
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Horses primarily eat what meat tree bark grass or candy?
what! horses graze on grass, thay eat horse feed, fruit and veg, and hay. they do not eat meat, tree bark, or candy...
If horses eat tree bark will the tree die?
=No if horses eat tree bark the tree WILL NOT die. In order to kill a tree you must go through at least 8 layers of the tree, the bark really only protects the inner parts of a tree from animals and the weather. The horse however may have a problem though.=
Out of grass meat candy and tree bark what do Horses primarily eat?
grass
Do horses primarily eat grass meat candy or tree bark?
Grass.
Can horses eat the bark of a sumac tree?
Horses can typically eat the bark of Sumac trees with no ill effects and it is not listed as being toxic. However it should be noted that if horses are allowed to strip bark off of trees it can and will kill the trees.
What will wild horses eat?
They eat grass and leaves from small bushes. However they are known to eat bark from a tree.
Do gray fox eat tree bark?
No, gray foxes do not eat tree bark.
Horses primarily eat tree bark meat candy or grass?
I know why you want to know this (it is one of the riding level questions on howrse.com) I just passed level 1 with grass or tree bark!!!
What kind of tree bark do deer eat?
Deer LOVE to eat the bark from a sap tree....the tree that gives maple honey.
Why is your horse stripping bark off a tree and eating it- Does he have a nutritional deficiency or is he just bored?
Your horse is fine, some horses do eat bark. if you still do not feel good about this you can just put a gate around that certain tree
What is a beavers favorite food?
Beavers eat mostly tree bark and the soft tissue inside of tree bark.
What carnivores or herbivored eat tree bark?
I Know that Mooses and deer eat tree bark... And maybe otters, but I'm not sure.
