Do horses throw-up

Answer 1

Horses have a band of muscle around the esophagus as it enters the stomach. This band operates in horses much as in humans: as a one-way valve. Food freely passes down the esophagus into the stomach as the valve relaxes but the valve squeezes down the opening and cuts off the passage for food going back up.

Horses, however, differ from us because their valve really works. Humans can vomit. Horses almost physically can't because of the power of the cut-off valve muscle. Also, the esophagus meets the stomach at an angle which enhances the cut-off function when the horse's stomach is bloated with food or gas. Then the stomach wall pushes against the valve, closing the esophagus even more completely from the stomach. Normally, the mechanics are such that the horse's stomach ruptures before the valve yields.

If material does pass from stomach out the esophagus, the horse is dead or nearly so. That's why horses can't vomit.

Answer 2

its not that they cant throw up it that they are highly unlikly to. Both horses and rabbits have an extremly strong valve in between there stomache and there esophagus, overpowering that valve to make food come out of the stomache is nearly impossible ( this is why colic is such a big problem for horses). apparently there have been documented cases of horses and rabbits vomiting, often though if a horse manages to vomit it also dies soon. the most likely scenario it that the horses stomache will rupture before the horse acctually vomits. if you horse does vomit you should get a vet to it as soon as possible. thank you for reading my expanation.

Answer 3

No, horses cannot vomit, they have a very strong sphincter muscle that will not allow them to vomit. Only in very rare cases can a horse vomit, but those cases are so rare most equine veterinarians never see it occur in their working lifetime.

Answer 4

No, horses are designed in a way that prevents them from throwing up. This is to prevent the horse from regurgitating food while it grazes.

Answer 5

horses can't actually vomit. this is why they get colic.

Answer 6

No, horses are designed in such a way that they cannot throw-up

Answer 7

Horses CAN"T throwup because of the horses digestive system and this is one of the many resons horses colic, so what goes down can't come up!

Hope this helped :D

Answer 8

Horses cannot vomit. If the intestinal tract is somehow obstructed the back pressure will let stomach contents come out through the nasal passages.