For your assignments this week, there are many good websites out there that deal with plants that are poisonous to horses. Many of them are run by state and local agricultural extension offices, and those places are always a good place to turn to ask about poisonous plants within a certain geographic area. The North Carolina state agricultural office has a Western North Carolina branch (the Ag Center in Fletcher is part of it). That office would be an invaluable resource for help in determining what poisonous plants grow in this area - should you ever need to pasture horses here!
Here are some links to get you started, though I recommend using Google and searching your individual plants!
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/horses/facts/poison.htm
http://www.noble.org/WebApps/PlantImageGallery/Index.aspx
Enjoy!
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