Articles: Herbs

I will be posting a series of pages on a different herb from A to Z, and how that herb can be beneficial to your horse. In it's natural environment, horses will eat various flowers, weeds, roots, barks, nuts, shrubbery, plants and herbs that they don't have access to in confined pastures and barns. Domestic horses are usually fed a hay, grass, alfalfa or oat combination, and various types of grains that include some supplements, or mash. This can leave the Horse's body lacking in many beneficial plants that help it's body fight off disease, illness, cancer, skin irritations or unbalanced body chemistry. Or plants and herbs that support the horse's in strengthening the immune system, boosting muscle development, improving the health of the digestion track and many other health related issues. It's important to realize that herbs are not designed to diagnose or cure disease or illness. They are designed to support the body's ability to do that by itself by building antibodies, boosting the immune system, or assisting it in various other ways. Although not all herbs are for boosting the immune system. Each has a unique specific function that is beneficial to the horse. Click the "Like" button above to be notified via Facebook when a new article regarding an Herb for Horses has been posted. Today's featured herb is the first herb in the alphabet: Astragalus


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