"Herbage for Horses" - Rose Hips

 What is Rose Hips: Rose hips are the pomaceous fruit of the rose plant.1.

Rose Hips contain biotin wich is a vitamin often given to horses with weak hooves as it helps to improve skin and hoof quality. It may take several months of supplementing the diet with biotin before the benefits are apparant. 

  Rose Hips are a good remedy for diarrhea, because they contain high levels of Vitamin C and will help to fight off infection. 2.

1. Home Remedy Central
pomaceous: fleshy with central core: describes a fruit such as an apple or pear that has a large fleshy receptacle with a central seed-bearing core pome
2. Keeping a Horse the Natural Way (page 167-168; 191-192)