Vine Plants around the barn that are safe around horses

[user 3234]

Can anyone make recommend plants that are safe for horses for around the barn?

Is Jasmine safe for horses?? :new_shocked:

 

[Miniv]

Have no clue, but am bumping this up for you.

MA

 

[susanne]

Jasmine is poisonous to horses.

Before you plant anything, check with both your vet and your county extension agent. There are many lists of toxic plants, but most of these list only very common plants...I'm extremely cautious of "safe plants" lists. You MUST know the plant's botanical name -- DO NOT trust common names, as many plants have several common names, and others share a common name with vastly different plants.

 

[ChrystalPaths]

Ok, jasmine is not a good, poison as Susanne said. I personally wouldn't plant anything around the barn where a horse could stretch and nibble....just to much risk and we know they will taste anything and everything. I have nothing around mine. One year I did try sunflowers but ended up moving them. If you're wanting to plant something away from the horse areas near the barn anything else would do but I hate vines covering barns. JMHO

 

[Charlotte]

Well, I haven't looked it up, but we have had 'honey suckle' around horse areas a number of times. (the kind that grows wild in the woods) Also have wild grape vine on fences (couldn't keep it off if I wanted to!)

You might investigate those. Back in the 70's the horses....big horses...would eat the honeysuckle. I never thought anything of it at the time.

Charlotte

 

[Becky]

I have Vinca major growing on the west side of my barns. I doubt that it is healthy for horses, however, they don't seem to be inclined to eat it. The horses don't usually have access to that area either.

I do have honeysuckle that grows along a number of my fence lines and the horses do occasionally eat it. So far, no ill effects from that that I've noticed.

 

[user 3234]

I am just looking for a vine type plant for a section of fence line that will not be accessable to the horses, but just in case they got loose I wanted to make sure if they did eat it they would not be harmed.

Honesuckle sounds promising. Does anyone else have Honesuckle planted and does this cause anyother problems like additional bug problems??

 

[Bluerocket]

Do a search of the internet for "toxic plants" for horses.

Here is one site to start with: http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/horselist.html

JJay

 

[user 3234]

:new_shocked: I had people mention grape vines, honey suckle, & climbing roses and could not find any info if they were or were not poisionius? Has any one heard either way on these??

 

[jjnov]

we have honey suckle too, mine have eaten some, I have yet to see one sick.

 

[susanne]

My horses have always nibbled on my roses with no ill effects, and I find absolutely no reference to roses being toxic on any of the umpteen zillion toxic plant lists that I have.

Same with grapes, and Mingus single-handedly ate an ancient grape vine that I had -- one that I had transplanted from a thoroughbred farm!

I found honeysuckle on one list, but that particular list included a number of plants listed as safe on others... Japanese honeysuckle is horribly invasive.

When Kudzu was first imported from Japan, it was widely planted as an alternative forage for cattle and horses a s well as for its large, beautiful leaves...however, as it has run rampant in many areas, you might get run out of town if you intentionally plant it! IIt can easily cover your entire barn, and perhaps a few slow-moving horses!)

BTW, while sunflower seeds are good for horses, the plants themselves are considered at least mildly toxic.

 

[Bess Kelly]

I have some of the wild honeysuckle. While they may have eaten some, it isn't something I see them eating. Smells lovely. Lots of bees like it too. :bgrin I've tried to keep one section of it pruned....a job but, it's on the fence!!! I live where it is very windy sometimes and this is a fence on the North of the property, so it gives some amount of wind break to them and, some shade a certain times of the day. I've seen them hanging out in that area but never seen evidence they ate it. If the would I wouldn't have to cut it back myself!

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A nice climbing rose might be a prettier option.

 

[cnholtzman1]

:new_shocked: I had people mention grape vines, honey suckle, & climbing roses and could not find any info if they were or were not poisionius? Has any one heard either way on these??

my horses have lived with honey suckle all their lives and no harm.

 

[Mo Smith]

Honeysuckle Fuchsia () | Scientific Names: Fuchsia triphylla | Family: Onagraceae is a Non-Toxic plant to horses. Look on the ASPCA website and it will give you a list of toxic and non toxic plants to horses

 

[MerMaeve]

Does anyone know if myrtle/periwinkle/vinca is okay for minis?