Horse Hazards Horse Hazards

Horse Hazards is not a complete list of plants and toxins poisonous to animals, it merely lists some common and potentially hazardous plants and substances which may be harmful to horses.

Abric Acid
Abrin
Abrus Precatorins
Acer Rubrum
Acorns
Acremonium Coenophalium
Aesculin
Aesculus Glabra
Aesculus Hippocastanum
Agrostemmagithago
Alder Buckthorn
Alfalfa
Algae
Alsike Clover
Amaryllis
Amsinckia Intermedia
Amsinckia Spp.
Andromedotoxin
Angel’s Trumpet
Apocynum Spp.
Apple Seeds
Apricot Pits
Apricot Tree
Arisaema Triphyllum
Arrowgrass
Asclepias Syriaca
Astragalus
Atropa Belladonna
Atropine
Autumn Crocus
Avena Sativa
Azalea

Baneberries
Bitter Cherry
Bitter Nightshade
Bittersweet Woody Nightshade
Black Bryony
Black Cherry
Black Locust
Black Mustard
Black Nightshade
Black Oak
Black Walnut
Black Walnut Shavings
Bleeding Heart
Blister Beetles
Blue Flag
Bluebonnet
Bog Asphodel
Bouncing Bet
Box Privet
Box Wood
Bracken
Bracken Fern
Brackenfern
Brake Fern
Brassica
Bristly Buttercup
Broccoli
Broom
Buckeyes
Buckwheat
Buckthorn
Buffalo Bur
Buffalobur
Bulbs (Some)
Bull Nettle
Buttercups
Buxusa Sempervirens

Cabbage
Calfkill
Caltha Palustris
Candelabra Cactus
Cannabis Sativa
Cantharidin
Carboxyatractyloside
Carolina Horsenettle
Cassia Spp.
Castor Bean
Castor Oil Plant
Celeryleaf Buttercup
Centaurea Solstitialis
Chamaesyce Maculata
Cherry
Cherry Laurel
Cherry Trees
Chickweed
Chives
Choke Cherry
Chokecherry
Christmas Rose
Cicuta Maculata
Cicuta Virosa
Cicutoxin
Claviceps Purpurea
Climbing Bittersweet
Clover
Cocklebur
Coffeeweed
Colchicum Autumnale
Columbine
Common Burdock
Common Cocklebur
Common Groundsel
Common Nightshade
Common Pokeweed
Common Ragwort
Common St. Johnswort
Common Tansy
Common White Potato
Coniine
Conium Maculatum
Convallaria Majalis
Convallatoxin
Corn Cockles
Corncockle
Coronilla Varia
Corydalis
Cowbane
Crabs Eye
Cressleaf Groundsel
Crimson Clover
Crotalaria
Crotalaria Spectabilis
Crown of Thorns
Crown Vetch
Cursed Crowfeet
Cyanide
Cynoglossum Officinale
Cypress Spurge

D-Lupanine
Daffodil
Daphne
Darnel
Datura Stramonium
Datura Stromonium
Deadly Nightshade
Delphinium Tricorne
Dicentra Canadensis
Dicentra Cucullaria
Dicentra Spectabilis
Digitalis Purpurea
Digitalis Spp.
Dogbanes
Dock
Dutchman’s Breeches
Dwarf Larkspur

Echium Lycopsis
Elderberry
Epichloe Typhina
Equisetum Arvense
Equisetum Spp.
English Yew
Ergot
Ergotamine
Eupatorium Rugosum
Euphorbia
Euphorbia Esula
Euphorbia Maculata
Euphorbia Spp.
Euphorbiacyparissias

Fagopyrum
Fagopyrum Esculentum
Fescue
Fiddleneck
Field Horsetail
Fitweed
Flax
Foxglove
Foxtail
Foxtail Barley
Fritillaria
Fungus

Galitoxin
Gallic Acid
Gallotoxins
Gamma-conicine
Gelsemium Sempervirens
Gleditsia Triacanthos
Golden Ragwort
Grayanotoxins
Greater Celandine
Green False Hellebore
Green Foxtail
Green Potato
Ground Ivy
Grounsel

Hairy Vetch
Hash
Hashish
Heliotrope
Helitropium Spp.
Helitropum
Hellebore
Hemlock
Hemp
Henbane
Herb Paris
Hippeastrum Vittata
Hoary Ragwort
Honey (Poisonous Nectar)
Honey Locust
Hordeum Jubatum
Horse Chestnut
Horse Nettle
Horseradish
Horsetail
Hound’s Tongue
Houndstongue
Hyacinth
Hyacinthus Spp.
Hypericin
Hypericum Perforatum

Indian Turnip
Inkberry
Iris
Iris Spp.

Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Japanese Yew
Jequirity Bean
Jerusalem Cherry
Jimson
Jimsonweed
Johnson Grass
Jonquil

Kalmia Latifolia
Kalmia Spp.
Klamath Weed

Laburnum
Laburnum Anagyroides
Lambkill
Lantana
Lantana Camara
Laportea Canadensis
Larkspur
Laurel
Leafy Spurge
Legume Crotalaria
Lepidium
Lily
Lily-of-the-Valley
Locoweed
Lupin
Lupine
Lupinus Leucophyllus
Lupinus Perennis
Lupinus Polyphyllus
Lupinus Spp.

Marijuana
Marsh Marigold
Marsh Ragwort
Mayapple
Meadow Saffron
Medicago Sativa
Melilotus Alba
Melilotus Officinalis
Melilotus Spp.
Milk Bus
Milkweed
Millet
Milo
Molds
Moldy Hay
Moldy Oats
Monkshood
Mountain Laurel
Mushrooms
Mustards

Nap-at-Noon
Narcissus
Nettle
Nerioside
Nerium Oleander
Nicotiana Spp.
Nicotine
Nightshade
Nitrates

Oaks
Oat Straw
Oats
Oenanthe Crocata
Ohio Buckeye
Oleander
Oleandrin
Oleandroside
Onion
Onoclea Sensibis
Ornamental Shades
Ornithogalum Umbellatum
Oxford Ragwort
Oxytropis Spp.

Peach Sprouts
Peach Tree
Pennycress
Peppergrass
Perilla Frutescens
Perilla Mint
Phytolacca Americana
Pigweed
Pie Plant
Pimpernel
Pin Cherry
Poinsettia
Poison Hemlock
Poison Weed
Poke
Pokeberry
Pokeroot
Pokeweed
Pond Scum
Poppy
Potato
Potato Sprouts
Prairie Ragwort
Precatory Beans
Privet
Prostrate Spurge
Protoanemonin
Prunus
Prunus Laurocerasus
Prunus Serotina
Prunus Serotine
Prunus Virginiana
Prussic Acid
Pteridium Aquilinium
Purple Mint
Pyrogallol
Pyrrolizidine

Quaker Bonnets
Quercus Gambelii
Quercus Rubra
Quercus Spp.

Rabbitfoot Clover
Radish
Ragwort
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus Hispidus
Ranunculus Sceleratus
Rattlebox
Red Clover
Red Maple
Red Oak
Rheum Rhaponticum
Rhododendron
Rhododendron Ponticum
Rhododendron Spp.
Rhubarb
Richweed
Ricin
Ricinine
Ricinus Communis
Robin
Robinia Pseudoacacia
Robinine
Robitin
Rosary Pea
Rumex
Russian Knapweed
Rutabaga
Rye

Salivation Jane
Sandbur
Sandwort
Saponins
Scouring Rush
Senecio
Senecio Aquaticus
Senecio Aureus
Senecio Erucifolius
Senecio Glabellus
Senecio Jacobaea
Senecio Jacobea
Senecio Plattensis
Senecio Spp.
Senecio Squalidus
Sensitive Fern
Setaria
Sheep Laurel
Showy Crotalaria
Sicklepod
Skunk Cabbage
Smutty Oats
Snow on the Mountain
Snowdrop
Soapwort
Solanine
Solanum Dulcamara
Solanum Nigrum
Solanum Spp.
Solanum Tuberosum
Sopanaria Officinalis
Sorghum
Sorghum Grasses
Sorghum Halepense
Sorghum Spp.
Sorrel
Sowbread
Spoiled Potato Tubers
Spotted Cowbane
Spotted Hemlock
Spotted Water Hemlock
Spurges
Squirrelcorn
Squirreltail Barley
St. John’s Wort
Staggerweed
Star of Bethlehem
Stinging Nettle
Stinking Willie
Striped Blister Beetles
Sudan Grass
Sunburned Potatos
Sweet Clover
Sweet Pea

Tall Fescue
Tamus Communis
Tanacetum Vulgare
Tannic Acid
Tansy
Tansy Mustard
Tansy Ragwort
Tarweed
Taxine
Taxus Baccata
Taxus Cuspidata
Tetrahydrocannabinol
Thiaminase
Thlaspi
Thornapple
Tinsel Tree
Tobacco
Tomatoe Vines
Tremetol
Trifolium Hybridum
Trifolium Pratense
Trifolium Repens
Trifolium Spp.
Triglochin Maritima
Turnip

Urtica Dioica

Velvet Lupine
Veratrum
Veratrum Californicum
Vetch
Vicia Villosa

Water Dropwort
Water Hemlock
Weeds
White Bryony
White Clover
White Oak
White Sanicle
White Snakeroot
White Sweetclover
Wild Barley
Wild Black Cherry
Wild Cherry
Wild Lupines
Wild Mustard
Wood Nettle
Woody-leafed Lupine

Xanthium Strumarium

Yellow Foxtail
Yellow Jessamine
Yellow Rocket
Yellow Star Thistle
Yellow Sweetclover
Yew

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SOURCES

Guide to Poisonous Plants, College of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University, (www.vth.colostate.edu/poisonous_plants)

Indiana Plants Poisonous to Livestock and Pets, Cooperative Extension Service, Purdue University, (vet.purdue.edu/depts/addl/toxic/cover1.htm)

Poisonous Plants, Cornell University, (www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants)

Missouri Farm News Service, (etcs.ext.missouri.edu:70/0/agebb/news/mfns/bullet3.w), (.../bullet8.w), (.../bullet11.w)

Poisonous Plants of Concern to Horse Owners, The Horseman's Advisor, (www.horseadvice.com)

British Poisonous Plants, Horseweb - UK, (www.horseweb.co.uk)

Beware of Fescue Toxicosis in Broodmares, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University Extension Service, (ext.msstate.edu/anr/plantsoil/weeds/weedsdir/perilla.html)

Pasture and Hay for Horses in Mississippi, Mississippi State University Extension Service, (ext.msstate.edu/pubs/is1200.htm)

Plants Toxic to Animals, Veterinary Medicine Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, (www.library.uiuc.edu/vex/toxic/toxic.htm)

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Dietary Toxicosis, Poisonous Plants, Equine Veterinary Network, (www.equinevetnet.com)

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