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Lisantwist Reg. Dec 2003	Posted 2004-03-31 1:03 PM Subject: Lawn Trimmin's
Sexy Bee Yacht Posts: 5849 Location: WA	I know that feeding your horses the lawn trimmings from mowing are bad. But why is this?? (I have a hard time taking something without knowing the WHY?). Is it because it is wet? Or the sugar? Or it is too much grass at once since they can just chow down and don't have to rip it out of the ground? Or is there some other chemical reaction? Just curious!! It is that time of year again for us and I thought of it the other day! Thanks!
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SG. Reg. Sep 2003	Posted 2004-03-31 1:32 PM Subject: RE: Lawn Trimmin's
Blessed Location: Here	SEveral things First the grass is in too little of pieces therefore causing impactation colic Second grass is usually full of fertilizers and pesticides
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RodeonOK Reg. Oct 2003	Posted 2004-03-31 1:41 PM Subject: RE: Lawn Trimmin's
Expert Posts: 1246 Location: Tahlequah, OK	Another problem is with mold. It might not be a big problem if you raked it up immediately after mowing and fed it to them, but if allowed to sit for a period of time, it will start to mold quickly. I've seen people do it and not have any problems, but I'm the type of person who would have a horse kill over immediately from it, so I don't take any chances.
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hwh Reg. Feb 2004	Posted 2004-03-31 1:43 PM Subject: RE: Lawn Trimmin's
Hero of the Year Posts: 10767 Location: Haslet, Texas	Ditto to all the above. Very good advice, please take advantage of it.
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hairball221 Reg. Mar 2004	Posted 2004-03-31 1:49 PM Subject: RE: Lawn Trimmin's
Veteran Posts: 186 Location: Washington State	The biggest problem is the the gas and oils that are dispersed from lawn mowers and weed eaters. It might be fine if you were to use an electric mower and fed it to them right away. Not worth the risk in my opinion.
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Lisantwist Reg. Dec 2003	Posted 2004-03-31 2:15 PM Subject: RE: Lawn Trimmin's
Sexy Bee Yacht Posts: 5849 Location: WA	Like I said, we don't feed it, I was just curious as to the why not. Not that I doubted it. I never thought of it being too little, that is a good point. And the gas/exhaust is something I didn't think of! I guess I was thinking too into it, and missed the obvious!
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