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Member:
Sefiroth

Posted on Tuesday, Oct 1, 2002 - 2:00 pm:

Are too many pears as bad as too many apples? There's a pear tree in my mare & foal's pasture and I see them occasionally munching on the fallen fruit. Should I be getting rid of these? Or are they okay for my horses to eat at will? The mare in particular seems to love them.

~Sharon
Member:
Maureen

Posted on Tuesday, Oct 1, 2002 - 11:20 pm:

Good question, Sharon. We have persimmon trees in our pasture and the horses eat them. Makes me pucker to watch!
Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Wednesday, Oct 2, 2002 - 4:38 am:

Yes pears and apples and too a less extent persimmons all have the potential to overload a horses system with sugar. Usually in a pasture situation horses adapt slowly to these hazards and so you get away with it. But there is a potential for gassy colic, diarrhea, and choke.
DrO
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