Horses getting the 'slobbers'?

it is from a toxin called slaframine that is contained in a fungus that grows on clovers, especially red clover. In small amounts it isn't serious, but you should remove the clover that is infected as it can be harmful if they continue to ingest too much of it.

http://www.cirrusimage.com/Flower_red_clover.htm

http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/hors...

A fungus on the clover causes the salivation. It is relatively harmless to the horses, it just causes extreme salivation and can lead to dehydration. So make sure the horses have access to plenty of water. Other than that there is not much to be done aside from moving the horses to a pasture without clover. There are steps you can take to remove the clover from the pasture however that can get expensive and requires the horses to be off the pasture for a while.

Clover will cause this. The seeds get stuck in a horses saliva glands, thus holding them open creating a drool fest. There isn't much you can do about it except limit their grazing. Clover is a horses favorite food and they will find it in a pasture even if you think you got rid of all of it.

Its clover my friend, the evil fiend strikes in the night and causes annoyance in the morning. I use to have a lesson horse that would hold the spit in her mouth until it came time to put a bit in her mouth XD It got the kids every time.

Clover makes horses salivate like they are rabid. Don't eliminate it, they love it.

Nothing to worry about.

Most horses would have to eat MASSIVE amounts of clover for it to be harmful.

Clover! my horses eat clover and slobber everywhere . :)