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Green grass is alive, as apposed to hay. Green grass contains the natural sugars it needs to function. If your horse eats a lot of grass, they ingest a lot of sugars. Without adequate exercise to use the energy, they keep the sugars in their bodies. The sugars makes the laminae of the foot go soft. The coffin bone in your horse's hoof will detach from the hoof wall and rotate or sink, in which case the horse founders.
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What kind of grass makes a horse founder?
A horse can founder on just about any kind of grass. But spring grass is particularly rich and green. It can actually make your horse's body temperature rise a little. With the occasional exception, most horses need to be monitored closely when on rich pasture of feed.
Does a horse always have grass as a meal?
Grass or hay (dried grass) should almost always make up the base of a horses diet. Fresh green grass can cause health problems in certain horses though. Horses can also have certain types of grains, fruits and vegetables. There are some foods that are toxic or poisonous to them and should be avoid at all times. Sugar is also not good for horses.
What is the importance of over grazing?
The importance of overgrazing is that you shouldn't do it! Horses and other farm animals are supposed to eat constantly, but if a horse is left in a field of lush green grass for too long then, you may kill it. Horses can get collic from eating too much, and they can get founder from gaining too much weight. So whatever you do, make sure you don't overgraze you livestock or pets!
Do green apples make horses sick?
No, I have never heard of green apples poisoning horses
Can too much good grass make horses fizzy?
No
Does chlorophyll make frass green?
no, but it makes grass green!
Can horses eat mince?
Horses eat grass. It's the other way round, in Europe we make mince from horses.
What green plants do not make vegetable?
grass
What do you think modern horses eat?
Modern horses, hmm...thats simple. Modern horses graze on green grass in the summer, and eat hay in the winter. Oats are a nice little treat, as well as carrots and apples. (Make sure you cut those in pieces, but not too small) As Well, horses have special cereals that they eat to either gain or loose weight. Modern horses, hmm...thats simple. Modern horses graze on green grass in the summer, and eat hay in the winter. Oats are a nice little treat, as well as carrots and apples. (Make sure you cut those in pieces, but not too small) As Well, horses have special cereals that they eat to either gain or loose weight.
Does chlorophyll make grass green?
Of course the chlorophyll makes the grass green! The green comes from the chlorophyll.
How do you make yellow grass green?
Look after it more and water it
What can you use to make your grass greener?
put green paint on it
