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Taylor
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England
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 Posted - 24 May 2005 : 7:37:14 PM
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Hi does anyone have horses that suffer from oil seed rape fields?? if so what do you do and how do you treat?
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pat day
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 24 May 2005 : 8:47:48 PM
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When I broke my back our TB was only 11 and so went out on loan.
He had to come home, he was coughing, weezing, and generally short of breath. That was near Southall, Notts.
He went up to Chapel en le frith area after he had recovered, for several years,whilst on loan, and since bringing him home I havnt had a problem either. It must have been the rape. Hes 23 now. |
       
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Taylor
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England
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Posted - 24 May 2005 : 8:56:08 PM
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| Thanks for your reply pat! Im just trying to find out as much info as possible on this as we think my friends horse is suffering because of the rape fields and apart from process of elimination we are unsure of what to do about it. |
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Roseanne
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 24 May 2005 : 9:17:48 PM
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I used to ride out for a hunting livery yard and the owner went to the doctor with worrying headaches over a two week period. It turned out that the agro-chemicals in the rape seed growing around the farm were having a serious effect. Even if you drive past a rape seed field in the still sunshine, you may find it hard to breathe.
I am told the single payment scheme will stop farmers sowing oil seed rape because they get a decent subsidy for it. The man who informs me (as a journalist) says the fact that farmers will get one, single payment in subsidy for his land will stop him having to sow this crop. Hopefully they will return to good old wheat and we can all see this horrible crop as a colourful but poisonous fact in our countryside...
Off the well-worn soap box again, gasping... |
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Roseanne
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 24 May 2005 : 9:20:21 PM
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| This should have read 'hopefully we can all see this horrible crop etc... as history'!!! Angry or what? |
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Kazzy
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England
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Posted - 25 May 2005 : 3:51:07 PM
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Hi,
I agree with roseanne, the smell is awful, I live in cheshire and
the fields are full of it round here, luckily theres none near the horses so I cant help there, but that could explain why I feel
lethargic and get frequent headaches because I live a few fields
away from a field full of the stuff. What exactly do they grow
it for? B***** stinks!!!!!! and I should imagine if your horse
suffers hayfever or allergies it will react badly.
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heathermcbreen
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England
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Posted - 25 May 2005 : 7:23:57 PM
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This year I have got it right next to me!! I keep bees and they love the stuff but cant use the honey as the farmer sprays it with some awfull stuff. It stinks its a vile colour and I went to the doctor with a persistant cough and she said it was the rape pollen that is really bad for you, she said if the general public knew how bad it was for health it would not be allowed to be grown so extensivly and there should be a health warning about it. Also there used to be just one crop a year but now there are 3 spring summer and late summer so you get the rotten stuff from april to september. It never occurred to me it may affect my horses too. I hope Roseanne is right about farmers being weaned off growing it.
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Roseanne
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 25 May 2005 : 7:40:02 PM
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| The reason the EU has wanted people to grow it is because it produces oil and they need this not only for margarine and stuff but for development of alternatives to the oil that is refined for petrol. What they call an agro-chemical. That's why it has the headachy thing about it. The stuff left over after they've pressed the oil out is used for animal feed... I think doctors should have a bit more integrity as a body of medical professionals and tell people things like Heather's doctor said. Why should we be given no choice? |
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tamila
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England
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Posted - 25 May 2005 : 7:47:17 PM
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Both my horse and I are allergic to rape. I first discovered this in Dorset 15 years ago.. We went for a ride and both came back wheezing and unable to see through the tears.
Since then it has happened twice. I do not think there is much you can do about this but luckily the season does not last long.
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