Clover and herbicides

[3phase]

I've been having a huge issue with the owners of where I board my horses at. Two of my horses are ok but one (TB 9 yr old G) was put into a paddock with lots of white clover. I told them to fence it off (as half the field was good) and they did-they sprayed the clover with Par 3 herbicide which after reading about it is quite toxic for horses and then they decided to move the fence so there is a strip of the bad field available to eat. Of course I came to the barn yesterday after they had done so to find my horse once again gut sore. They deny the fact that Par 3 is bad and feel that the horse will be fine. We have boarded at this facility for 13 years off and on (thy don't have indoor for winter) and I feel like the treatment is crazy especially for the horse. 25 out of 32 horses there are either pleasure horses or horses that never come out-I don't understand why they can't switch a paddock with on eof those....craziness! Anyways, has anyone had any of the same problems?? By the way, I'm in BC Canada.
Cheers

[soundfast]

Why would you be against white clover? It is a legume and good for horses to eat. The herbicide on the other hand is of course a bad thing. I have lots of white clover in my pasture and I am glad to have it. It never caused any harm to any of my animals ever. They also have arrow leaf and other clover + vetch and lespedeza mixed in with their grass. The grass is Kentucky bluegrass,perennial ryegrass and orchard grass.

[griff]

clover can cause a horse, or a cow, to bloat.

griff

[soundfast]

Have never had a horse or cow bloat and I raised cows for years from late 1991 and have 2 sixteen year old cows pensioned cows and have had horses here since 1991. It might happen if they had nothing but clover to eat but if they have both grass and clover it is highly unlikely to be a problem and clover helps the grass to grow by taking nitrogen from the air and adding it to the soil as do other legumes like alfalfa. Grass if heavily fertilized with high nitrogen fertilizer could possibly be even higher in protein than clover itself. My 33 year old mare that I have had for 17 years enjoys eating white clover and she is very healthy for her age. Horse pasture seed mixes a lot of times contain clover. Clover is no more likely to cause a problem than alfalfa and it is easier to grow and does not attract blister beetles.

[LKR]

Clover is fine for the horses. The only thing you might see is that some will have a little foam around their mouths, when on it. That is not a problem, just salivary from eating the clover. We have clover in all our pastures too with no detrimental issues in 30 years. Lush grass will cause colic if they aren't used to it.