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Re: [RC] oleander - Jo Ann Knight



Yes I used to ride down a road near my home in Fresno County and there were
Oleanders all along the road and eventually the were removed and I didn't
see any around except on Old 99 and other highways.  Fortunately my greedy
Morab didn't ever try to grab at the Oleanders, but it was a fluke, cause
she was inclined to make sudden grabs for something to eat, but usually
grasses and tall weeds.

The "berries" may have been pyracantha (sp).  We had those and my parents
pointed out to us kids that while birds might eat them we mustn't.

Jo Ann


-------Original Message------- 

From: Barbara McCrary 
Date: 9/6/2006 7:33:09 PM 
To: chrisnstar@xxxxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Subject: Re: [RC] oleander 

Here in CA, Cal Trans plants them as highway dividers. They also plant some
kind of bush that has berries on it, birds eat the berries and are sometimes
killed, either by collision with cars or from becoming tipsy due to eating
fermented berries. But oleander is a very prominent highway divider. One
doesn't expect horses or cattle to be wandering down a divided highway, but
it's scary to think of anyway...dying from eating it, that is. 

Barbara 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Chris Paus 
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 7:09 PM 
Subject: Re: [RC] oleander 


Boy, I'm glad people don't plant oleanders in Kansas. I don't think I've
ever seen one. 

chris 




Jonni <jonnij@xxxxxxxx> wrote: 
But yes, ONE bite CAN kill a horse. I lost a really nice gelding after he
grabbed one bite that was planted along a So. CA bridle trail. 



?A short horse is soon curried? 

Chris Paus 



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Re: [RC] oleander, Barbara McCrary