THE WAY OF HORSES
By Eleanor Blazer
Copyright @ 2013
Potato, Tomato
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off!
You say, “Potato.” I say, “Poison.”
You say, “Tomato”. I say, “Toxin.”
These plants are members of the nightshade (Solanaccae) family and they can kill horses. Other members include eggplant, tobacco, chili and bell peppers, horse nettle, jimsonweed – there are more than 2,000 plants in the family. Some are desirable plants we cultivate and others are weeds. All are poisonous to horses.
