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So yet another set of people are suffering from ragwort hysteria. I think they should be told that they are being silly. It can be difficult though. I have spent the best part of a decade working on this and the evidence is very very clear. There is no proper evidence that ragwort poisoning is a serious problem in the UK at all.

Horse poisoning is very rare and occurs when Hay is fed to horses. Growing in a field it isn't a problem.
If they are concerned then there is more risk of lightning strike and of various horsey problems linked to eating grass. Remember also the problem alkaloids in Ragworts occur in 3 % of the world's flora.
See these websites.


Ragwort facts

Ragwort the myths and hoaxes debunked

Ragwort myths and facts

Ragwort the sense and the nonsense

and finally from Buglife


Ragwort yellow peril or precious flower