This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dear lori, mine do the same thing. they don't eat a lot of the needles, just a mouthful or two, but their breath smells like a christmas tree! no ill effects. denise ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lori Albrough" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com> Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2000 6:51 PM Subject: Re: Acorns & other stuff...
> This message is from: Lori Albrough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Jon & Mary Ofjord wrote: > > In re the discussion of acorns....have any of you actually seen a horse > > eat acorns? I doubt they would want to eat them due to texture & > > palatability as they are very bitter... > > I sometimes think that the Fjord survival instinct is not bothered by such > inconsequentials as flavour. > > We recently fenced a field containing some white pine trees (which I like, > and didn't want killed off). The people we asked about the compatibility of > horses and pine trees all said the horses wouldn't eat the trees, too > bitter. The first day we brought the yearlings in I noticed they had > "Christmas Tree Breath". You guessed it, they stand out there, take a bite > of pine needles off the tree, and with a disgusted look on their face, chew > it up and swallow it. They aren't really eating a lot of pine, they just > take a bite every now and then, but I guess all my pine trees will > eventually be bare below five feet or so. But I've kept the pregnant mares > out of that field, just in case pine needles are bad for them. > > Lori >
