Help! Need info on maple leafs

[Jan Henry]

My horse died last Wednesday and the vet's are not sure why. They suggested that it was maple leafs. I do not have any red maple but I do have Big Leaf Maple trees that I know he ate about 2-3 months ago. Does anyone know if Big Leaf Maple tree leafs are toxic as well? He has eaten them before for years, as they fall into the paddock but not as many as he did this year. Please help me if you can! Thanks, Jan

I found out last night that big leaf maple are not toxic to horses, only the red leaf maple is!

[Gracie]

I'm sorry about your horse!:(
Not that I'm much help, but around here we have tons of maple leafs and a few times I let my horse eat them.. they were green though.... the leafs on them! shes still alive! But thank you for making me aware that they were toxic to horses!

[western]

yes maple leaves are very toxic. sorry about your horse that is traggic and sad to lose one. thir are plenty of other trees and plants that are toxic to horses . maybe you can go to a website that has toxic to horses and then you can look auround your pasture to see if you have any other ones that you dont know of .