The leaves of the Raspberry are rich in vitamins A, B, C and E and contain minerals such as magnesium, zinc and iron. Raspberry leaf has several beneficial properties for horses:
- It provides digestive support.
- Supports the entire gastrointestinal system.
- The leaf contributes to healthy bowel movements.
- The polyphenols in the leaf are natural antioxidants that protect the horse's body against free radicals.
- Supports the mare's uterus during the last phase of pregnancy. (It is therefore better not to feed raspberry leaves to the mare during the first nine months).
- Helps stimulate milk production.
How much and for how long?
Pick a handful of raspberry leaves for a few days or weeks or let your horse eat it himself, after all, a horse is a collector. The gathering of food by horses themselves is also called "browsing".
If the horse does not eat it, then it apparently does not need or does not like a raspberry leaf. This applies to all herbs that you want to give yourself.
Did you know?
- Are there early and late raspberries?
- That the early raspberries are more likely to suffer from worms than the late raspberries?
- That raspberry leaf is also used to make tea?
- That raspberries contain 10 times more oxidants than tomatoes, kiwis and broccoli?
- Raspberry flowers down? As a result, rain does not stop bees from collecting nectar in bad weather.
- One raspberry bush can produce up to one and a half kilos of fruit?
- Raspberry stems, on which berries appear in the summer, die with the onset of cold weather, and in the spring new ones grow in their place?
- Raspberry bushes are a very simple shrub that makes few demands on the soil?
Feel free to pick a few ripe raspberries for yourself and some leaves for the horses and enjoy!
- Do you leave the flowers and unripe fruits hanging, so that insects, our animals and other visitors can still enjoy them?
- Take a beautiful photo of the buzzing bees near the blossom or the largest raspberry from De Avonturentuin and share it on social media.
- And mark the herb board at the herb buffet, so everyone will know that you have picked tasty leaves for the horses.
This way you can share your happiness!
