Sunny but unsafe
Jul 07, 2022
3 minutes
WITH warmer weather, horse owners have contacted me concerned because of irritation, swelling and skin sores on their horses’ faces. Insect bites or ringworm immediately spring to mind as possible causes. However, when several ponies are affected, all with sore muzzles and grazing in buttercup-filled paddocks, circumstantial evidence suggests the buttercups might well be to blame.
We all know buttercups (.) as a bright yellow annual, biennial, or perennial weed commonly found in pastures. It is thought
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