Question:

The man next door bought a horse at an Auction that was sick and we didn't know it. He has a cough, diarrhoea and a snotty nose. Three days later his other horse came down with it. She had a fever and was coughing, looked horrible, so I freaked out and called the Vet to see if there was anything I could give my horse to help him NOT catch this. They said not until he comes down sick.

I asked them about giving him Echinacea and they said it can't hurt but they didn't know what dose he should get or if it works on horses. So I started giving my horse 2 Echinacea pills (human) and knock on wood he isn't sick yet. But I would like to know how much is ok to give him?

Jeannette

Answer:

Hi Jeanette,

The correct dose of Echinacea for a horse is 10 to 20 grams daily. It might work out quite expensive to give so many human pills, and would probably pay you to source a horsey product.