My neighbor just gave me two bags of peaches. I won’t eat all of them. If I cut the cores out, would it be safe for them to eat? I would hate to feed them anything that would hurt them.
In themselves, I don’t see any danger in peaches.
We had a horse once charging into the pasture to find her treats of tiny yellow plums (Mirabelles). she crunched the pits!
Too funny to watch her.
However, don’t give them too many in one sitting, or you end up getting a colic or something.
the fruit should be a fine treat,just not the seeds
Peach pits like all stone fruit contain cyanide.
I juice and give my guys the pulp. I’m sure they’ve had peach pulp. I know that doesn’t guarantee it’s safe. Maybe freeze them and give them one a day as a treat?
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In themselves, I don’t see any danger in peaches.
We had a horse once charging into the pasture to find her treats of tiny yellow plums (Mirabelles). she crunched the pits!
Too funny to watch her.
However, don’t give them too many in one sitting, or you end up getting a colic or something.[/QUOTE]
oh mirabelles!!! I grew up with those… and I miss them… all I can do is bring jam back from France… and I sure would not share them with my horses… they are all mine!!
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oh mirabelles!!! I grew up with those… and I miss them… all I can do is bring jam back from France… and I sure would not share them with my horses… they are all mine!![/QUOTE]
Years ago I was boarding my event horse at a small private place where he had his own single-turnout paddock with a rolling hill and a number of shady trees. I’d never had a reason to take notice of what KIND of trees.
Well, August rolled around this one year near his career peak, when we were riding at least an hour every day, doing jump schools, lessons, interval gallops, the works.
And my horse kept getting fatter . . . and fatter . . . and FATTER! Say whaaaaaa??? Cut his grain and hay back, etc.
Well, one day I came in the mid-morning when he was on that paddock–and found him with his cheeks bulging like a chipmunk, a twinkle in his eyes, and the juice running down his chin. While I watched, he expertly spit out a mass of chewed-up pits. The somewhat ditsy lady who owned the place wandered out and said, “Oh, didn’t you know, he’s been picking up and eating every single peach for WEEKS!” :lol:
He never colicked and had a VERY good time, but after that I “helped” him pick up the peaches. 
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Peach pits like all stone fruit contain cyanide.[/QUOTE]
breaking teeth would more concern me!
The amount to harm a horse should be well above the content of the pits!
“Peaches” is not safe ~ she bucked off my sister repeatedly !
“Peaches” is not safe ! :eek: she bucked off my sister repeatedly ! :lol::winkgrin:
