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I'll assume the horse wasn't one of those ones that foams a lot just from how they interact with the bit (witness many dressage horses).

In the Midwest and East, horses often get slobber from a fungus that infects clover (Google "slaframine").  It can be quite gross (back east we would have a puddle under the horse's head when tacking up!), but my vet said it is not dangerous and just to make sure the horses get enough water so they don't get dehydrated from all the slobber.  Some horses are more sensitive than others (or may eat more of the clover than others),  so everybody in the pasture may not slobber.  I'm not sure whether this can be a factor in hay or only fresh clover.

IN RESPONSE TO:
Yesterday our 4-H club rode at the arena. One of the horses a 17 yr old Arab/TWH was foaming at the mouth allot! My friend said when they got her out of the 
pasture she had green foam and figured it was from the grass. She seemed fine other then that didn't act sick or anything, the other horses they brought 
didn't have a problem with foam (neither did ours and they are kept at the same place). She is at the bottom of the herd and gets chased away from her food 
allot(maybe eating a bad weed?),
 my husband and I feed their horses they get 20 lbs per horse of a high quality 40/60 alfalfa/grass mix. All horses are vaccinated. o ya were in southern OR 
Any ideas appreciated
Jamie

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