Can horses digest whole flax seed?

My vet recommended adding flaxseed to my mare’s diet. He said to go with whole seeds since they’re more stable and less likely to spoil. I can’t imagine he would have made this recommendation if it couldn’t be digested.

I m feeding whole flax and still seeing a major difference in shiny coat, less flybite reactions and better muscle definition. I intended to purchase stabilized ground flax and worried about my horses not getting full benefit but I am seeing results. No birds eating undigested seeds and the added benefit is it will help keep sand out of my horses guts I hope…horse stalls surroinded by sand arena. Ugh.

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