The real danger of the ‘yellow peril’ to horses

In a way the article “The truth about the yellow peril” is correct. But Isabella Tree has an estate in Sussex that is very large.

The fact remains that the “yellow peril” is indeed a peril to horses, causing extensive liver damage and usually death.

On the whole horses won’t eat it when it’s growing, but the real danger is when it grows in hayfields and is cut.

Horses then eat it as part of their hay ration and this is when the real damage occurs.

Jacinth Rogers, Oulton