Re: RC: Black Walnut

["beth glover" <bgloverhrsewmn@hotmail.com>]

Hi Teddy and RC'rs.  I have a "new pasture", that is, it is newly fenced, and we haven't turned the horses out in it yet, as we need to remove some construction material.  It is about an acre, with flat areas and a steep hill. It has grassy spots, a number of oak and Eucalyptus trees and two or three Walnut trees that are on the steep hill. I am debating in my mind if I should have the walnut trees removed. They are tall and shady. My neighbor across the road has some in her pasture, and also Avocados, and her various horse's have been in there for 40 years, with no harm done. Do you all think I should remove my Walnut trees? Or should I wrap them with wire? Or are they okay the way they are?  We are planning on planting grass seed at intervals so the horse's can munch.  Thanks for your ideas.   Beth

>From: Teddy Lancaster

>To: hikryrdg@evansville.net, ridecamp ridecamp

>Subject: RC: Black Walnut

>Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2001 19:22:50 -0400

>

>I know I have told this story before, but here it

>is again:

>

>Back in 1993 (I think), I leased a mare that was

>turning out to be great 100 mile material. She

>was THE boss, with me or other horses. Not mean,

>but just "in charge". So, when she was NOT the

>first one to the barn one day, I worried. I took

>her temp and pulse since she did not "look

>right". Her temp was fine, but her pulse,

>RESTING, was 66.

>

>I called the vet. The vet (newly out of vet

>school) said, "Oh my, this horse probably has a

>bad heart!!! You need to get and EKG on her."

>Yeah, right. This mare had already done 2-3 100's

>and plenty of 50's. NEVER a problem. metabolically

>just great.

>

>Well, it took me about 12 hours to think about

>"what was new". My wood shavings!!! I looked

>closely and I saw about 1 shaving in 1000 that was

>dark. I called the company (makes pallets). They

>said they HAD milled black walnut.

>

>I was LUCKY...I IMMEDIATELY took her OFF the

>shavings and put her on Banamine. She also had on

>full pads. I think they saved her life. Less

>than 7 days later she did a fast 50 and finished

>third with NO ill-effects.

>

>My farrier had lost his stallion who stood on

>shavings with walnut. It took him a mere 20

>minutes to die.

>

>This stuff if LETHAL, as is cherry. GREEN walnut

>and cherry (leaves, etc.) are not toxic. It is

>when they dry that they kill. So if you have

>walnut and cherry trees in your pasture, BEWARE.

>When they die, if the horses chew on them or eat

>the leaves, you will most likely deal with a long

>slow death unless you opt to put them down.

>

>BTW, when I could not GIVE away the shavings, I

>had the pallet company pick them up and replace

>them with all pine. They were not happy, but when

>I explained the circumstances, I think they were

>relieved she did not die.

>

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>Teddy Lancaster

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