To many horse and land owners, the very sight of ragwort is a red flag. Or a yellow flag, if you go by the bright flowers that spring up when the sun comes out. Under the United Kingdom 1959 Weeds Act, ragwort is classified as an injurious weed and considered harmful to agricultural practices. It’s a commonly held belief that ragwort toxicity in horses is very common, but, while there is no doubt that ragwort can, and does, cause fatal hepatopathy in horses, how common is this in real terms?…
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Katie is a Webby and ESMA award winning multi-media journalist with an equestrian focus. She hosts the podcast Poles, Piaffe & Prosecco, which is free to listen to on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Katie lives on her family farm in West Sussex with her husband, four children and an assortment of horses, ponies, dogs, cats and poultry.
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