RE: Re: Lemons.....okay for horse to eat?

["Patrick Allen" <jfhrome@home.com>]

Just out of curiosity I called a local Large Animal Vet.
His office stated that there was no real problem with a horse eating lemons,
but to watch it's stool if it ate large quantities of lemons.

Happy Riding
Pat Allen
Just for " Horsin-Round"

Remember; " America Stops without Truckers "

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	angela harper [mailto:minpins@hotmail.com]
Sent:	Thursday, September 13, 2001 12:21
To:	ridecamp-d@endurance.net
Cc:	jlthompson@earthlink.net
Subject:	RC:  Re: Lemons.....okay for horse to eat?

Jennifer wrote:

>I'm trotting along, when we approach some lemon trees on our right.  >My
>mare barely broke stride and she reached down and scooped up a >lemon that
>had fallen from a tree!  I stopped her to get it away from >her, but she
>already had the whole thing in her mouth and was in what >looked like
>heavenly bliss, chomping away with lemon juice dribbling >down from her
>lips.  I have never seen a horse eat a lemon!  She >chowed it down whole,
>peel and all, and must have loved it, because

I don't know about lemons, but my mare Tahani LOVES oranges, rind and all.

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~angela
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