thats terrible how can you just sit there and look at her she is being shocked for pets sake don't you have ant repect for horses at the least. i have to live with that image in my head until i forget it and i dont forget that easy. you sould be ashamed.
Not only is it poisonous to horses. It is ILLEGAL TO HAVE ON YOUR LAND. It is poisonous to all live stock and HUMANS ASWELL. You will be given a chance to clear it, if not, your animals will be seized, if you still do not clear it your land will be seized and you will be a TAKEN TO COURT AND FINED AND BANNED FROM OWNING LAND. I lost my foal to this, so be sure I will call the Police or the RSPCA if I see this in a horses field make sure it isn't yours! Thanks for this video, we need more of them
Hi I just saw your very sad vid on the death of a mare thanks to this toxic plant, We can not get rid of it because it is a native and wild hedgerow plant, and some of our insect life depend on it. :/ Sadly it's toxic to everything else. is also known as St John's Wort in its raw form is a deadly neuro-toxin. The only way to kill it is to dig it up and make sure you have ALL the root and then burn it so the dead flower heads do not go to seed.
My next door neighbour is a horse owner and thanks to her she spotted it in my front garden so I now know what this plant now looks like.
The best thing you can do is get out there with round up weed killer and start killing it back, burn off the field if you need to though you will need a permit for that. other then that its time for some major ground works to dig up every bit of those plants. Local authorities should be able to give advice on this front.
Ragwort and St John's Wort are not the same plant. Common ragwort is Jacobaea vulgaris. Common St John's Wort is Hypericum perforatum. They're superficially similar with clusters of yellow flowers but barely related at all and structurally very different. St John's Wort is not a neurotoxin either and has been used in folk medicine for centuries. Ragwort is only a problem when livestock cannot avoid it (i.e. if a field is totally taken over by it or it's mixed into hay).
Rag Wart AkA St Johns Wart is Highly toxic to all forms of life save the magpie moths that can eat it, If you own any animal of have children look out for this nasty little plant and kill it, we used to burn it off in the UK i don't know Why we stopped.
so this was in the pasture and eatten becase food scarce while in pasture.?Not in theire hay too?Or both?I truely sorry we loose such loveing horses.Does it live in the United States?I bet it can if it was here.Too bad we have such things.
Please, if anyone is still unclear as to what the effects of ragwort are, and what the plant looks like in all stages of develpment, watch the video linked here9 by horsecharity) . Its factual and informative, and the message is clear!
I am trying to find the original tape, and will post it uncut!! I am not ashamed of my actions in videoing this tragic event. Not enough is being done to get rid of this toxic plant! The more people who report to ILPH or DEFFRA badly infested field the better.
I understand that you are trying to tell people the dangers. But that you ara able to keep filming a dead horse, AND her foal, instead of helping it.... That I do not understand
NOT easy to video at all. My friend and I were extreemly distressed. We had had no help from RSPCA and the ponies had been suffering for a number of years. Yearling colt was unhandled, and mare was dead, so no more trauma for her. The need for evidence to prosecute made it necessary to film the scene, before the owner turned up to get rid of the evidence!! Two other ponies had died in previous months and been quickly removed, before welfare organisations could be informed.
@dunktheskunk The rspca seem to do nothing, I reported a field full or horses who where very sick from ragwort poisoning 3 times! They only seized the land after the horses died! I now report it to the RSPCA & Brownbread Horse Rescue/ World Horse Welfare or the Kent Police
actually people saying that horses wont eat it are right and wrong, horses can mistakenly eat ragwort in its "rosette stage" where it is just small green leaves and no flower, you NEED to dig it out from the ROOT not just top your fields , and you MUST burn it, we ALWAYS dig ours out religiously, and our fields arn't even bare of grass, but still are mare Tiffany died from liver poisoning obtained 11 years ago when her old owner had her, and she was subjected to a bare field full of ragwort.
well it can come here by wind cause some plants have.What it look like?Hey they are fat horses.OK there then matter over not over hungry.Just mistaken for horse to try it.
Interesting old vid; but the assumption that horses won't eat bitter stuff is total BS because there are horses out there that like, I repeat; LIKE. grapefruit.
The animal is dead, some people didn't read the description either, nublits. Note how it says "By the owner" implying that the person who took the video is not the owner of the dead animal. I personally appreciate it because I didn't know about the plant, i don't own horses, but having the knowledge is good.
nd if u must no horses eat it b4 u knoe it is a yellow plant cums up as a roset 1st nd then the yellow plant nd it is years b4 the effect is know so dnt take it out on the poor girl go bak to collage r sumthin nd learn b4 u start taking it out on her
@LICKETYSPLITALNG wtf are you talking about? i have a life and im respecting the dead and trying to tell the dickheads to stop being disgusting and just barrie the poor love instead of camming it as if it was some sort of fucking show u stupid bitch. Its not funny, its not entertainment, its not something you just put out on the internet a humane person would just give it a place to R.I.P, yes take ragwort poisoning seriuosly so no other life has to die, for god sakes this horse was a mother.
i lost a mare the same way, broke my heart, wasnt my fault, i had no ragwort in my paddocks, she came running into the yards sick as, and the vet couldnt find the problem, an autopsy found a destroyed liver, poor thing
horses are not attracted to ragwort when its alive. its only when its dead that it gives off a sweet smell to the horse. thats why when clearing fields of it it should be thoroughly removed and taken as far away from fields as possible then burnt,
Disgraceful...why would you camera a dead horse, show some respect to the poor soul. It Has passed away, get it barried so it can R.I.P, dont freaking camera it and stare at it...
@SmexyYaoiFTW Have you ever tried to catch a horse that has seen another horse die, they go mad, strike out and will try to kill you if you move the dead horse. I've had to remove a horse after it's best friend died from ragwort poisoning, we ended up leaving it with the dead horse for 2 days as we couldn't get either of them out without alot of help, we managed to get the horse out and it died of a heart attack, we need more videos like this to show the horrors of ragwort, it will save lives.
omg i hate that bastard ragwort it killed one of my auntys cows and now they never drive past without stopping to pull it out if they see it in someones property
very sad.. but a good wake up call to anyone who has a horse and does not check for ragwart, at our yard we all go out and pull up any hint of any poisonous plant in all of the feilds then burn them all to stop it from spreading, poor horse that should ot have happened the owner should take more care of the horse, any one who does not know about poisonous plants should join pony club.
what makes you so sure it was ragwort poisioning? Without an autopsy it could have been any number of things - like a heart attack? Horses don't usually eat ragwort unless they are starving with no other feed available. It also usually causes "staggering" for some time before death.
Humm, not according to my vet and my own observations. I have it in my pasture and none of my horse will touch it, in bloom or not. Agian, it takes quite a bit to destroy the liver and hense kill the horse. They typically develop nerological signs that
i didnt mean they can eat it without it hurting them i ment they still eat it when its in flower i know it can still kill them :/ sorry it came out wrong
According to the vets in Oregon, this is not true. The plant is bitter and most animals will avoid it at any time of the year. It destroys the liver of the animal and that takes a long intake over time - months and even years. Liver failure causes a horse or any animal to lose appetite and become emaciated. They also exhibit neurological signs of difficulty controling their balance when walking.
No body listen to this , ragwart is dangerous if a horse ingests it yes it needs to consume a significant amount but it eventually builds up. When ragwart is in flower its also spreading seeds to = more ragwart. What a stupid thing to say!!!!!!!!
This is a really sad video.. i tink some ppl r goin to extreme by sayn they sudnt b allowd have horses again.. horses dont tend to eat ragwort wen d plant is alive but wen the plant is dead its stil reli poisonous and ders no bad taste so the horses are more likely to eat it den. I feel sorry for the people who own d horse it must be reli hard for them.
ahudson2012 err yes i think most people who own horses have and yes i would rather be out picking it all day than turning up and finding my horses dead thanks
@winnielovesyouhh One day I plan to own horses but will scour my fields first. If I find poisonous plants I'll be sure to burn the suckers so they don't grow back. Just scares me to death =[.
if you look on the floor looks like she had been porring the ground. How did they find out it was ragwort. Looks like her feet have blown. Poor mare whos was it?
Thats not a fair thing to say. Have you ever had to deal with ragwort? Its something you just cant get rid of easily, unless you want to be out in the pasture plucking it all day. Can you imagine in a 30 acre pasture? ive had ragweed in my pastures forever, and the horses never touch it. Its not like these ppl purposely put their horses in a ragweed infested field to die! Jeez, "these ppl should never be allowed any animal again"?!?! C'mon.
erm yes i have!!! I live in the forest, worst place for ragwort. You you would never catch me putting my horses out in a field with ragwort there are plenty of things you can do and if nothing else pull it out with your own bare hands. Its our responsibility as owners to provide safe grazing for our horses. My personal opinion is there is no excuse for this at all.
That is a very fair thing to say. If you put a horse out in a field with ragwort and the grass starts to run out or get short the horses eat ragwort. Some times they dont even know because the smaller shoots dont smell so they eat it as the munch along on the grass.
You can spray the ragwort if your to LAZY to pull it. I poo pick and ragwort pick my fields all summer. Ok its not 30 acers. Make it into smaller padocks. Your to blame when the horse dies, not the horse. HAVE A NICE DAY :)
@ahudson2012 a guy I know had over 1500 horses (was a riding school and eventing place) and the land was insanely huge (i think 30-40km), I think they rotate spray the fields. unfortunately the smaller ones sometimes got ommited, no horses have died to it, this video just shows an unfortunate horse with an unfortunate owner who maybe didn't know or didn't see the poisonous plant.
oh my god this is so dang sad...if i ever saw that ind it was my horse i would be soooo sad and crawl on the grownd sobbing my heart out of my eyes!sad very sad
my daughter wrote some comments under my name concerning the death of a horse through ragwort poisining, i will not apologise for her compation and love of horses, she is right when she said that horses will only eat ragwort when theres is nothing left to eat, infact it is against the the law to leave a horse in a field knowing that ragwort would grow there, ps my ex golfing partner was an rspca inspector, thats where my daughter gets her knowledge from
Sorry, my last reply was misleading. I wasnt implying that it was ok for horses to have ragwort in their fields.I was referring to the effects of ingestion of this toxic weed, when horse owners are not aware of the dangers of this plant. If you read through some of my earlier replies, I make it very clear, why I posted the video. hopefully to educate, as it seems there are still horse owners that dont understand why this yellow plant should be erradicated from ALL fields, where livestock graze.
Ragwort poisoning is accumulative in the liver. Some horses may eat very little ragwort and suffer significant liver damage, others may consume a larger amount over a number of years and not show any symptoms till too late. Every horse is an individual, and any toxin will affect individual horses differently. read up on the subject a bit more! and please take the trouble to read through my posts, so you dont jump to conclusions that are incorrect.
horses dont eat reagwort unless theres nothing else to eat and dont try and prove me wrong coz my uncle is a vet so i think i should know and im doing pony club about to do my c test and we have to learn about poisionus plants so either the horse is dodgy or you dont feed them enough and she was hungry
@dunktheskunk Actually, horses may occasionally eat young (rosette stage) ragwort even if there is grass available. I saw one doing so and managed to grab most of it out of his mouth without getting hurt. It was definitely ragwort.
Very true. Not everyone knows where their hay comes from, and unless you shake out and look through every wedge of hay you feed over the winter, there is every possibility that ragwort plants could be ingested by mistake.
@ibrosonkeers im just going to make a point on your ''dont feed them enough''. If you look at the mare in the video, she is very well cared for, even the colt looks healthy on first look, so dont even think about saying ''oh, she was starved to death thats animal cruelty'' because ITS NOT, just look at some other horses laying down the same way when they're healthy and you'll see she is NOT malnourished in ANY WAY.
@7466309change Horses like stinging nettles when they are dead. Nettles are palatable and not harmful, and are good for animals and humans. Young nettles you can make a soup from :-)
same thing happens in the us with night shade and it comes in different colors of lfowers!! some yellow some blue and some plants are almost unidentifiable!!
its deffinately had an effect on me and will make sure other horse owners watch this..!! i cant imagine what it must of been like to of found the mare like that..!!
Ragwort is a notifiable weed, but very difficult to erradicate from fields. It has two methods of seed dispersal, one airborne, so the seeds travel a huge distance, and the other when the seeds drop immediately below the adult plant. seeds can lie dormant for 15 to 20 yrs, which makes it hugely difficult to control, hence the need for horse owners to check fields EVERY year, even if field has previously been clean of the plant.
There IS One Type Of Electric Fence Which Is REALLY Powerful. It's Meant For Bulls (Ones Bred For Meat Coz They Are Strong As Hell And Their Skin Is Thick).
However The Electric Fence DIDNT Kill This Horse.
Ragwort Did As The Person Who POSTED This Said That.
Also Every Year Me & My Mate Go Out And Pull EVERY Bit Of Ragwort On The Horses Fields We Can.
Ragwort IS Actually Illegal To Have On Your Land Where I Am. Any One Else The Same?
Looneymoo125 is correct. The fence the mare was lying on did not have enough current running through it to kill her, although she would have felt the mild shocks as she lay over it, unable to get up. She would have been very close to death, so one can only hope that her discomfort did not last too long. :(
this is sick ! people like this shouldnt be aloud to own horses ! its only take £200 atleast to look after a pony/horse a week . just take some fucking pride & care fuck sake >:( 'x
those electric fences arent NEAR powerful enough to kill or even injure a horse (or a human for that matter) i have one just like it and have shocked myself several times just crossing over it :P the horses can hear the buzzing of it and stay away anyway.
well they arent afraid of it. they just know not to touch it. my horses will even graze OVER mine sometimes, silly things think the grass is better over there :P
They even learn to listen for the buzz so if its ever left off they will step over it knowing it wont hurt them. Even if it were stron enough to kill her, by the way she is laying it doesnt look like she was shocked to death by it, just fell over dead on it.
My own horses field fence is mains energized. It gives a suitable belt if they touch it, but only enough to give them a sharp zap. Mine walk the fence, and test the polyrope with their whiskers. They must be sensitive to the current running through, which they can sense without even touching it. Also very often there are mild shortouts, which give an audible ticking, and again they use this tell them when the fence is working or not.
because she was close to death. In the video I took, but only took a short sectoin of to post here, it shows a series of white hair patches, leading towards the fence, where the mare had been staggering and either fallen or laid down repeatedly, untlil she fell onto the electric fence, and was too weak. far gone, to struggle to her feet again. Very sadly this is how my friend and I found her, and it was extreemly distressing to see. :-(
That sound horrible and I'm sorry you had to witness her death under those circumstances. Please don't blame the owner without the details. Many times horses get sick and die without the owner being aware. Even with the best care it can happen.
electric fencing to keep horses in will not be strong enough to kill them, only strong enough to sting a bit. horse owners dont want to kill there horses when they run into the fence. they only want to give them a little nip.
I'm torchwood 10's sister and I got my pony shadow from the ILPH and it's sad to think those horses/ponies could be like him now, grazing in groupes enjoying the fresh air in thier manes, I hope that owner is not allowed to keep ANY ANIMAL for the rest of their lives.I know it's not nice for people if dead horses and ponies are posted on to youtube but I think it's alright because your trying to make the point of never looking after them,not taking care and what would happen if you don't.
its a tall plant wiv yellow flowers on it in bunches(kinda luk lyk daisies). Its hard to tell if they r sick coz it affects the liver an they have to eat a really huge amount befor it kills them its just best to make sure there is none in or near ur fields :)
That horse died from neglect, takes some time to die from ragwort poisoning, the other animals there look rather poor also. Seems though the ILPH take up to 10 weeks before acting, if the horses have water and grazing they often walk away, not good enough is it? :/
Its the RSPCA that are slow to act! ILPH in this particular instance were very efficient and symathetic and came out very quickly to review the situation, and get the remaining ponies signed over. It is a tricky business.
I am NOT the owner! My friend lived next to the field, and had already seen the mare at first light. We wanted to take evidence on video, before informing the owner, RSPCA and ILPH, as owner had previously removed dead ponies , before the relavant authorities could be contacted. Seems harsh and underhand, but the mare was already dead when my friend found her.
POor mare!!! Shes probably happyier now though, she foundered (not horrible, but she still did) but I would much rather be in heaven than eating ragwort and having foals...
They were NOT my horses. I was called out by a friend as I had a video camera, and we felt that video evidence was needed to aid proscecution, as RSPCA had been monitoring field and ponies for years and had done nothing! Action was only taken after ILPH got involved, and before owner could remove the dead mare. She had quickly removed other ponies that had died -same cause - before concerned locals could act.
I have the original tape the Police used for prosecution, but had no way of puting an edited clip quickly on U tube other than using camera and taking video off the TV! At some point I will put the whole clip up, when I find out how to get the video onto the computer and so improve the quality of the clip
VegHead that was uncalled for no matter how careful you are sometimes you can just get unlucky and miss one hidden patch that the horse later finds. You can pull all you want but nature will plant where it wants.
thanks for making horse owners aware.we have pulled up ragwort at every sighting,in the field where our ponies graze but will look for bracken fern as well now.
mild liver damage often wont be noticed, horse may be lethargic,lose appetite, be depressed, grumpy, off colour. Advanced cases show staggering stiffened gait, very depressed, skin lesions especially around hooves, skin leathery and cracked, weight loss, diarrea, cirling, head pressing, jaundice. thats from memory of the horses I videod. Not common, but liver can be damaged over time, from horses eating contaminated hay, so always wise to check thoroughly with hay supplier before buying.
omg, ragwort is really bad for them, evry year you should check the pastures for ragwort or bracken furn. even check around the fences because horses will lean over the fence to eat.
thats terrible how can you just sit there and look at her she is being shocked for pets sake don't you have ant repect for horses at the least. i have to live with that image in my head until i forget it and i dont forget that easy. you sould be ashamed.
breyerhorselover130 7 months ago
Not only is it poisonous to horses. It is ILLEGAL TO HAVE ON YOUR LAND. It is poisonous to all live stock and HUMANS ASWELL. You will be given a chance to clear it, if not, your animals will be seized, if you still do not clear it your land will be seized and you will be a TAKEN TO COURT AND FINED AND BANNED FROM OWNING LAND. I lost my foal to this, so be sure I will call the Police or the RSPCA if I see this in a horses field make sure it isn't yours! Thanks for this video, we need more of them
xXeMokiDXxMCRXx 7 months ago
Hi I just saw your very sad vid on the death of a mare thanks to this toxic plant, We can not get rid of it because it is a native and wild hedgerow plant, and some of our insect life depend on it. :/ Sadly it's toxic to everything else. is also known as St John's Wort in its raw form is a deadly neuro-toxin. The only way to kill it is to dig it up and make sure you have ALL the root and then burn it so the dead flower heads do not go to seed.
BlackfoxKitsune 7 months ago
My next door neighbour is a horse owner and thanks to her she spotted it in my front garden so I now know what this plant now looks like.
The best thing you can do is get out there with round up weed killer and start killing it back, burn off the field if you need to though you will need a permit for that. other then that its time for some major ground works to dig up every bit of those plants. Local authorities should be able to give advice on this front.
BlackfoxKitsune 7 months ago
@BlackfoxKitsune
Ragwort and St John's Wort are not the same plant. Common ragwort is Jacobaea vulgaris. Common St John's Wort is Hypericum perforatum. They're superficially similar with clusters of yellow flowers but barely related at all and structurally very different. St John's Wort is not a neurotoxin either and has been used in folk medicine for centuries. Ragwort is only a problem when livestock cannot avoid it (i.e. if a field is totally taken over by it or it's mixed into hay).
b0bb0btheb0b 1 month ago
Rag Wart AkA St Johns Wart is Highly toxic to all forms of life save the magpie moths that can eat it, If you own any animal of have children look out for this nasty little plant and kill it, we used to burn it off in the UK i don't know Why we stopped.
BlackfoxKitsune 7 months ago
so this was in the pasture and eatten becase food scarce while in pasture.?Not in theire hay too?Or both?I truely sorry we loose such loveing horses.Does it live in the United States?I bet it can if it was here.Too bad we have such things.
7466309change 9 months ago
Please, if anyone is still unclear as to what the effects of ragwort are, and what the plant looks like in all stages of develpment, watch the video linked here9 by horsecharity) . Its factual and informative, and the message is clear!
I am trying to find the original tape, and will post it uncut!! I am not ashamed of my actions in videoing this tragic event. Not enough is being done to get rid of this toxic plant! The more people who report to ILPH or DEFFRA badly infested field the better.
dunktheskunk 9 months ago
I understand that you are trying to tell people the dangers. But that you ara able to keep filming a dead horse, AND her foal, instead of helping it.... That I do not understand
Saartjen 10 months ago
@Saartjen
NOT easy to video at all. My friend and I were extreemly distressed. We had had no help from RSPCA and the ponies had been suffering for a number of years. Yearling colt was unhandled, and mare was dead, so no more trauma for her. The need for evidence to prosecute made it necessary to film the scene, before the owner turned up to get rid of the evidence!! Two other ponies had died in previous months and been quickly removed, before welfare organisations could be informed.
dunktheskunk 9 months ago
@dunktheskunk The rspca seem to do nothing, I reported a field full or horses who where very sick from ragwort poisoning 3 times! They only seized the land after the horses died! I now report it to the RSPCA & Brownbread Horse Rescue/ World Horse Welfare or the Kent Police
xXeMokiDXxMCRXx 7 months ago
horses get the taste for ragwort it is rubbish that they wont eat it. dig it up its an owners responsibility if u want ur animal to live.
TheMagnum26 1 year ago
actually people saying that horses wont eat it are right and wrong, horses can mistakenly eat ragwort in its "rosette stage" where it is just small green leaves and no flower, you NEED to dig it out from the ROOT not just top your fields , and you MUST burn it, we ALWAYS dig ours out religiously, and our fields arn't even bare of grass, but still are mare Tiffany died from liver poisoning obtained 11 years ago when her old owner had her, and she was subjected to a bare field full of ragwort.
CushagRubyRox 1 year ago
What the heck is ragwort, never heard of it before?
paperpusher75 1 year ago
@paperpusher75 It's a poisonous plant. Just like Oliander.
CHEVYedsf 8 months ago
well it can come here by wind cause some plants have.What it look like?Hey they are fat horses.OK there then matter over not over hungry.Just mistaken for horse to try it.
7466309change 1 year ago
well it can come here by wind cause some plants have.What it look like?
7466309change 1 year ago
@ mightymouth4ever it looks like a long green stem and a yellow flower heads on top go onto google and search it
MangoMustang 1 year ago
Interesting old vid; but the assumption that horses won't eat bitter stuff is total BS because there are horses out there that like, I repeat; LIKE. grapefruit.
The animal is dead, some people didn't read the description either, nublits. Note how it says "By the owner" implying that the person who took the video is not the owner of the dead animal. I personally appreciate it because I didn't know about the plant, i don't own horses, but having the knowledge is good.
Frimbertrips 1 year ago
i am just wonderin what this plant looks like cuz i do not want this to happen to my mares.
mightymouth4ever 1 year ago
@mightymouth4ever I posted a video in the response about it with lots of pictures of it as a budding plant and as a full grown plant
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myhorseismylife1 1 year ago
@myhorseismylife1 it wasn't her horse stupid, read the info about the video.
jellyrolling24 1 year ago
@jellyrolling24 Dont Be A Jerk i was just saying so shut ur face
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@myhorseismylife1 it wasn't her horse stupid, read the info about the video.
jellyrolling24 1 year ago
nd if u must no horses eat it b4 u knoe it is a yellow plant cums up as a roset 1st nd then the yellow plant nd it is years b4 the effect is know so dnt take it out on the poor girl go bak to collage r sumthin nd learn b4 u start taking it out on her
suebeee 1 year ago
@LICKETYSPLITALNG wtf are you talking about? i have a life and im respecting the dead and trying to tell the dickheads to stop being disgusting and just barrie the poor love instead of camming it as if it was some sort of fucking show u stupid bitch. Its not funny, its not entertainment, its not something you just put out on the internet a humane person would just give it a place to R.I.P, yes take ragwort poisoning seriuosly so no other life has to die, for god sakes this horse was a mother.
SmexyYaoiFTW 1 year ago
Poor mare :'(
DaturaOkami 1 year ago
i lost a mare the same way, broke my heart, wasnt my fault, i had no ragwort in my paddocks, she came running into the yards sick as, and the vet couldnt find the problem, an autopsy found a destroyed liver, poor thing
u9y3b900 1 year ago
horses are not attracted to ragwort when its alive. its only when its dead that it gives off a sweet smell to the horse. thats why when clearing fields of it it should be thoroughly removed and taken as far away from fields as possible then burnt,
sk3lt0n 1 year ago
Disgraceful...why would you camera a dead horse, show some respect to the poor soul. It Has passed away, get it barried so it can R.I.P, dont freaking camera it and stare at it...
SmexyYaoiFTW 1 year ago
@SmexyYaoiFTW Have you ever tried to catch a horse that has seen another horse die, they go mad, strike out and will try to kill you if you move the dead horse. I've had to remove a horse after it's best friend died from ragwort poisoning, we ended up leaving it with the dead horse for 2 days as we couldn't get either of them out without alot of help, we managed to get the horse out and it died of a heart attack, we need more videos like this to show the horrors of ragwort, it will save lives.
xXeMokiDXxMCRXx 7 months ago
How do you know she died from Ragwort poisoning?
hoax345 1 year ago
@hoax345 I would presume a necropsy.
moodysoup 1 year ago
what is ragwort poisoning? :( ifeel really bad for that horse :( but what is it?
alibunny07 1 year ago
STOP ragwort poisoning or ELSE!!!!!!!!!!!
TheAnimegirl309 1 year ago
omg i hate that bastard ragwort it killed one of my auntys cows and now they never drive past without stopping to pull it out if they see it in someones property
gensexercises 2 years ago
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Straightdoinurmom 2 years ago
@Straightdoinurmom and you know that because......??
BeksN1 1 year ago
awhhhhh pooor thing :(
leaahhhXD 2 years ago 2
poor little mare i think goats eat ragwort?
MrRexrules 2 years ago
very sad.. but a good wake up call to anyone who has a horse and does not check for ragwart, at our yard we all go out and pull up any hint of any poisonous plant in all of the feilds then burn them all to stop it from spreading, poor horse that should ot have happened the owner should take more care of the horse, any one who does not know about poisonous plants should join pony club.
JimmyhorsestudiosC 2 years ago
i think if i went to the feild to check my horses and i seen my horse laying on and electric fence i wouldnt be filming it i was would be running
EquineEqinox 2 years ago
is that electric fense??
sry, im estonian:D
HannuGirl10 2 years ago
what makes you so sure it was ragwort poisioning? Without an autopsy it could have been any number of things - like a heart attack? Horses don't usually eat ragwort unless they are starving with no other feed available. It also usually causes "staggering" for some time before death.
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tamsinandshy 2 years ago
Humm, not according to my vet and my own observations. I have it in my pasture and none of my horse will touch it, in bloom or not. Agian, it takes quite a bit to destroy the liver and hense kill the horse. They typically develop nerological signs that
thyri43 2 years ago
i didnt mean they can eat it without it hurting them i ment they still eat it when its in flower i know it can still kill them :/ sorry it came out wrong
tamsinandshy 2 years ago
According to the vets in Oregon, this is not true. The plant is bitter and most animals will avoid it at any time of the year. It destroys the liver of the animal and that takes a long intake over time - months and even years. Liver failure causes a horse or any animal to lose appetite and become emaciated. They also exhibit neurological signs of difficulty controling their balance when walking.
thyri43 2 years ago
No body listen to this , ragwart is dangerous if a horse ingests it yes it needs to consume a significant amount but it eventually builds up. When ragwart is in flower its also spreading seeds to = more ragwart. What a stupid thing to say!!!!!!!!
markham96 2 years ago
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BeksN1 1 year ago
This is a really sad video.. i tink some ppl r goin to extreme by sayn they sudnt b allowd have horses again.. horses dont tend to eat ragwort wen d plant is alive but wen the plant is dead its stil reli poisonous and ders no bad taste so the horses are more likely to eat it den. I feel sorry for the people who own d horse it must be reli hard for them.
ilovetweety4eva 2 years ago 2
ahudson2012 err yes i think most people who own horses have and yes i would rather be out picking it all day than turning up and finding my horses dead thanks
winnielovesyouhh 2 years ago 12
@winnielovesyouhh One day I plan to own horses but will scour my fields first. If I find poisonous plants I'll be sure to burn the suckers so they don't grow back. Just scares me to death =[.
moodysoup 1 year ago
I think thats laminites
if you look on the floor looks like she had been porring the ground. How did they find out it was ragwort. Looks like her feet have blown. Poor mare whos was it?
milliesos 2 years ago
omg poor horse :'(
SophiePatterson 2 years ago 8
Aww! It's a shame they had to fall as another victom of ragwort........poor horsies! : O
StampeadeTheHorse 2 years ago 3
that poor colt, and filly! all fields should be checked every two days (well thats what i do) for ragwort and other toxic plants
blondehorselover101 2 years ago 3
There is no excuse for having ragwort in horse occupied fields, what an upsetting video, these people should never be allowed any animal again.
nursecroft 2 years ago
Thats not a fair thing to say. Have you ever had to deal with ragwort? Its something you just cant get rid of easily, unless you want to be out in the pasture plucking it all day. Can you imagine in a 30 acre pasture? ive had ragweed in my pastures forever, and the horses never touch it. Its not like these ppl purposely put their horses in a ragweed infested field to die! Jeez, "these ppl should never be allowed any animal again"?!?! C'mon.
ahudson2012 2 years ago
erm yes i have!!! I live in the forest, worst place for ragwort. You you would never catch me putting my horses out in a field with ragwort there are plenty of things you can do and if nothing else pull it out with your own bare hands. Its our responsibility as owners to provide safe grazing for our horses. My personal opinion is there is no excuse for this at all.
nursecroft 2 years ago 3
That is a very fair thing to say. If you put a horse out in a field with ragwort and the grass starts to run out or get short the horses eat ragwort. Some times they dont even know because the smaller shoots dont smell so they eat it as the munch along on the grass.
You can spray the ragwort if your to LAZY to pull it. I poo pick and ragwort pick my fields all summer. Ok its not 30 acers. Make it into smaller padocks. Your to blame when the horse dies, not the horse. HAVE A NICE DAY :)
milliesos 2 years ago 4
@ahudson2012 a guy I know had over 1500 horses (was a riding school and eventing place) and the land was insanely huge (i think 30-40km), I think they rotate spray the fields. unfortunately the smaller ones sometimes got ommited, no horses have died to it, this video just shows an unfortunate horse with an unfortunate owner who maybe didn't know or didn't see the poisonous plant.
KassCraven 4 months ago
Das ist nicht gut !
NanaNavina 2 years ago
i saw a white dead mare in near tomerdon lancashire with a horse stood next to it
harriet922 2 years ago
oh my god this is so dang sad...if i ever saw that ind it was my horse i would be soooo sad and crawl on the grownd sobbing my heart out of my eyes!sad very sad
niriton 2 years ago
Ragwort:
Horses do not need to eat a LOT of ragwort to be killed by it. The effects are acumulative - so a few leaves every year is ENOUGH to kill eventually.
Liver damaged by ragwort cannot regenerate itself. The ragwort moecules stay in the body damaging the liver.
There is no cure
IssyHotten 2 years ago
my daughter wrote some comments under my name concerning the death of a horse through ragwort poisining, i will not apologise for her compation and love of horses, she is right when she said that horses will only eat ragwort when theres is nothing left to eat, infact it is against the the law to leave a horse in a field knowing that ragwort would grow there, ps my ex golfing partner was an rspca inspector, thats where my daughter gets her knowledge from
ibrosonkeers 2 years ago
Sorry, my last reply was misleading. I wasnt implying that it was ok for horses to have ragwort in their fields.I was referring to the effects of ingestion of this toxic weed, when horse owners are not aware of the dangers of this plant. If you read through some of my earlier replies, I make it very clear, why I posted the video. hopefully to educate, as it seems there are still horse owners that dont understand why this yellow plant should be erradicated from ALL fields, where livestock graze.
dunktheskunk 2 years ago
@ibrosonkeers Well, maybe you could teach your little precious how to spell.
Antiks72 1 year ago
Ragwort poisoning is accumulative in the liver. Some horses may eat very little ragwort and suffer significant liver damage, others may consume a larger amount over a number of years and not show any symptoms till too late. Every horse is an individual, and any toxin will affect individual horses differently. read up on the subject a bit more! and please take the trouble to read through my posts, so you dont jump to conclusions that are incorrect.
dunktheskunk 2 years ago
horses dont eat reagwort unless theres nothing else to eat and dont try and prove me wrong coz my uncle is a vet so i think i should know and im doing pony club about to do my c test and we have to learn about poisionus plants so either the horse is dodgy or you dont feed them enough and she was hungry
ibrosonkeers 2 years ago
Ibrosonkeers....
Horses dont eat the live plant unless there is NOTHING else to eat, as it has a bitter taste. Horses CAN ingest DEAD ragwort by mistake!
dunktheskunk 2 years ago
@dunktheskunk Actually, horses may occasionally eat young (rosette stage) ragwort even if there is grass available. I saw one doing so and managed to grab most of it out of his mouth without getting hurt. It was definitely ragwort.
fburton8 1 year ago
@dunktheskunk What if it was in a hay field unknown.Then that is mistke and eatten cause they can,t pick it out.
7466309change 1 year ago
@7466309change
Very true. Not everyone knows where their hay comes from, and unless you shake out and look through every wedge of hay you feed over the winter, there is every possibility that ragwort plants could be ingested by mistake.
dunktheskunk 9 months ago
@ibrosonkeers im just going to make a point on your ''dont feed them enough''. If you look at the mare in the video, she is very well cared for, even the colt looks healthy on first look, so dont even think about saying ''oh, she was starved to death thats animal cruelty'' because ITS NOT, just look at some other horses laying down the same way when they're healthy and you'll see she is NOT malnourished in ANY WAY.
dreamer4123 1 year ago
@ibrosonkeers young ones might.Mine ate sting nettle once.That is nasty stuff too.They where fed well too.4 year old she was.
7466309change 1 year ago
@7466309change Horses like stinging nettles when they are dead. Nettles are palatable and not harmful, and are good for animals and humans. Young nettles you can make a soup from :-)
dunktheskunk 9 months ago
that is so sad. is she yours :( Im sorry
Lauratherider 2 years ago
thats just so sad
candygirlcupcake 2 years ago
same thing happens in the us with night shade and it comes in different colors of lfowers!! some yellow some blue and some plants are almost unidentifiable!!
helema23 3 years ago
I couldnt bring myself to even watch it.
I would burst out crying but its good for people who dont have a clue
Luzbuzfuz 3 years ago
this made me cry.. the poor colt :'(
its deffinately had an effect on me and will make sure other horse owners watch this..!! i cant imagine what it must of been like to of found the mare like that..!!
BethbobLovesLeebobs 3 years ago
Ragwort is a notifiable weed, but very difficult to erradicate from fields. It has two methods of seed dispersal, one airborne, so the seeds travel a huge distance, and the other when the seeds drop immediately below the adult plant. seeds can lie dormant for 15 to 20 yrs, which makes it hugely difficult to control, hence the need for horse owners to check fields EVERY year, even if field has previously been clean of the plant.
dunktheskunk 3 years ago
There IS One Type Of Electric Fence Which Is REALLY Powerful. It's Meant For Bulls (Ones Bred For Meat Coz They Are Strong As Hell And Their Skin Is Thick).
However The Electric Fence DIDNT Kill This Horse.
Ragwort Did As The Person Who POSTED This Said That.
Also Every Year Me & My Mate Go Out And Pull EVERY Bit Of Ragwort On The Horses Fields We Can.
Ragwort IS Actually Illegal To Have On Your Land Where I Am. Any One Else The Same?
looneymoo125 3 years ago
Looneymoo125 is correct. The fence the mare was lying on did not have enough current running through it to kill her, although she would have felt the mild shocks as she lay over it, unable to get up. She would have been very close to death, so one can only hope that her discomfort did not last too long. :(
dunktheskunk 3 years ago
WOW. FUCK THE OWNER.
Breyerlover01 3 years ago
jesus christ.... look at the horse thats stil standing there.. :(
TheBestDamnThing94 3 years ago
this is sick ! people like this shouldnt be aloud to own horses ! its only take £200 atleast to look after a pony/horse a week . just take some fucking pride & care fuck sake >:( 'x
ZoeNcl 3 years ago 2
How do you know the horse did not get electrocuted? You said she was on an ELECTRIC fence.
Animallover8297 3 years ago
those electric fences arent NEAR powerful enough to kill or even injure a horse (or a human for that matter) i have one just like it and have shocked myself several times just crossing over it :P the horses can hear the buzzing of it and stay away anyway.
ADRASTOSindeimos 3 years ago
If horses stay away how come that one was so close?
HeartlandHorseRescue 3 years ago
well they arent afraid of it. they just know not to touch it. my horses will even graze OVER mine sometimes, silly things think the grass is better over there :P
They even learn to listen for the buzz so if its ever left off they will step over it knowing it wont hurt them. Even if it were stron enough to kill her, by the way she is laying it doesnt look like she was shocked to death by it, just fell over dead on it.
ADRASTOSindeimos 3 years ago
My own horses field fence is mains energized. It gives a suitable belt if they touch it, but only enough to give them a sharp zap. Mine walk the fence, and test the polyrope with their whiskers. They must be sensitive to the current running through, which they can sense without even touching it. Also very often there are mild shortouts, which give an audible ticking, and again they use this tell them when the fence is working or not.
dunktheskunk 3 years ago
because she was close to death. In the video I took, but only took a short sectoin of to post here, it shows a series of white hair patches, leading towards the fence, where the mare had been staggering and either fallen or laid down repeatedly, untlil she fell onto the electric fence, and was too weak. far gone, to struggle to her feet again. Very sadly this is how my friend and I found her, and it was extreemly distressing to see. :-(
dunktheskunk 3 years ago
That sound horrible and I'm sorry you had to witness her death under those circumstances. Please don't blame the owner without the details. Many times horses get sick and die without the owner being aware. Even with the best care it can happen.
thyri43 2 years ago
electric fencing is not powerfull enough to kill a horse or a human or rabbits ect that may touch it.
KissesInnThRain 3 years ago
If it is powerful enough yes it is. My dad used to go to peoples houses and find dead animals in the electric fences.
Most commonly horses.
HeartlandHorseRescue 3 years ago
They had way too powerful of fences then! those white tapey type ones are meant just for horses and are weak
ADRASTOSindeimos 3 years ago
electric fencing to keep horses in will not be strong enough to kill them, only strong enough to sting a bit. horse owners dont want to kill there horses when they run into the fence. they only want to give them a little nip.
KissesInnThRain 3 years ago
i read the description, i don't know what's sadder, the dead mare or the fact that you let a yearling colt still nurse off his mom.
minihorseluver 3 years ago
I'm torchwood 10's sister and I got my pony shadow from the ILPH and it's sad to think those horses/ponies could be like him now, grazing in groupes enjoying the fresh air in thier manes, I hope that owner is not allowed to keep ANY ANIMAL for the rest of their lives.I know it's not nice for people if dead horses and ponies are posted on to youtube but I think it's alright because your trying to make the point of never looking after them,not taking care and what would happen if you don't.
torchwood10 3 years ago
what does ragwood look like and how do u know if your pony is sick from it
KelleeAndBuck 3 years ago
It should be in every horse manual in the world.Try pony club.
ridingisasport 3 years ago
its a tall plant wiv yellow flowers on it in bunches(kinda luk lyk daisies). Its hard to tell if they r sick coz it affects the liver an they have to eat a really huge amount befor it kills them its just best to make sure there is none in or near ur fields :)
sohmagirl09 3 years ago
awwee this is sad i know how sad i would be if my horse died :( the foal seems realy upset thats SOOOO sad :'''(
HunterJumperGirl1994 3 years ago
That horse died from neglect, takes some time to die from ragwort poisoning, the other animals there look rather poor also. Seems though the ILPH take up to 10 weeks before acting, if the horses have water and grazing they often walk away, not good enough is it? :/
DejayJaguar 3 years ago
Its the RSPCA that are slow to act! ILPH in this particular instance were very efficient and symathetic and came out very quickly to review the situation, and get the remaining ponies signed over. It is a tricky business.
dunktheskunk 3 years ago
how long did it take you to get over there!! if that was me - I would be bolting over there!!
equestrian14 3 years ago
I am NOT the owner! My friend lived next to the field, and had already seen the mare at first light. We wanted to take evidence on video, before informing the owner, RSPCA and ILPH, as owner had previously removed dead ponies , before the relavant authorities could be contacted. Seems harsh and underhand, but the mare was already dead when my friend found her.
dunktheskunk 3 years ago
i know your not the owner - i was just saying.
equestrian14 3 years ago
ahhh her buddy keeps looking over like"please help my friend" poor ponies
SleazyKitten 3 years ago
i got a horse called tess and i check my fields every day it takes ages but it's worth it in the end
Sasuke4ever54321 3 years ago
POor mare!!! Shes probably happyier now though, she foundered (not horrible, but she still did) but I would much rather be in heaven than eating ragwort and having foals...
crazyponies1294 3 years ago
omg how can you even out this on here, it's horrible!!!
KolaPopps 3 years ago
Jesus, when do you check your horses? she's got founder, that don't happen over night
thatpete 3 years ago
They were NOT my horses. I was called out by a friend as I had a video camera, and we felt that video evidence was needed to aid proscecution, as RSPCA had been monitoring field and ponies for years and had done nothing! Action was only taken after ILPH got involved, and before owner could remove the dead mare. She had quickly removed other ponies that had died -same cause - before concerned locals could act.
dunktheskunk 3 years ago
do you know where this lady is?do me a favor and slap her in the face for me and those poor ponies
SleazyKitten 3 years ago
poor mare!!! :(
horse12301 3 years ago
if you knew this horse and took the vid then why has it been copied from a TV screen?
moonbaby83 3 years ago
Yeah, the quality is horrible.
WestEllieOlive 3 years ago
I have the original tape the Police used for prosecution, but had no way of puting an edited clip quickly on U tube other than using camera and taking video off the TV! At some point I will put the whole clip up, when I find out how to get the video onto the computer and so improve the quality of the clip
dunktheskunk 3 years ago
aw thats so sad :( lucky we check everyday 4 stuff like that with r horses. and yh R.I.P
liviliv123 3 years ago
VegHead that was uncalled for no matter how careful you are sometimes you can just get unlucky and miss one hidden patch that the horse later finds. You can pull all you want but nature will plant where it wants.
FernandoTorrera 3 years ago
thanks for making horse owners aware.we have pulled up ragwort at every sighting,in the field where our ponies graze but will look for bracken fern as well now.
terigower 3 years ago
RIP
girls another horid end to two stunning animals
hope this proves to all you owners that owning a horse isnt just about riding theres a lot more to it
pulling a bit every day every year before it flowers and spreads the seeds will stop this happening again
but the smaller plants are the worst because they cant see or smell it the bigger ones give of a strong smell but they still might eat it
milliesos 3 years ago
stupid owners like this shouldnt own horses.
VegHead94 3 years ago
oh my god! thats so sad! im so afraid its going to happen to mine now! does anyone know the signs!?!??!
youlmakeitoutalright 3 years ago
mild liver damage often wont be noticed, horse may be lethargic,lose appetite, be depressed, grumpy, off colour. Advanced cases show staggering stiffened gait, very depressed, skin lesions especially around hooves, skin leathery and cracked, weight loss, diarrea, cirling, head pressing, jaundice. thats from memory of the horses I videod. Not common, but liver can be damaged over time, from horses eating contaminated hay, so always wise to check thoroughly with hay supplier before buying.
dunktheskunk 3 years ago
aww dat was so sad mad me cry
cuz dats wun of de reasons my horse jake died :(
erinjakey 3 years ago
What happend to the foal do you know?
mitchelswoodgurl 3 years ago
R.I.P that mare was a gawjuss girl
mitchelswoodgurl 3 years ago
Omg.. ;'(
BethlovesTroy 3 years ago
omg, ragwort is really bad for them, evry year you should check the pastures for ragwort or bracken furn. even check around the fences because horses will lean over the fence to eat.
friesianfrenzy14 3 years ago
Ragwort is a very common plant that is a potential hidden killer, and horse owners especially should to be aware of its dangers.
dunktheskunk 3 years ago