{"id":1238,"date":"2023-11-24T20:39:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T20:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horseroots.com\/?p=1238"},"modified":"2023-11-24T20:39:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T20:39:09","slug":"why-do-horses-vomit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horseroots.com\/why-do-horses-vomit\/","title":{"rendered":"Horse Wellness 101: Why Do Horses Vomit?"},"content":{"rendered":"

So I was out on the ranch the other day with my horse Spirit when she started making some seriously weird noises.<\/p>\n

I thought for sure she was gonna toss her cookies but nothing came up!<\/p>\n

Got me thinking – why do we always say horses puke when they really can’t? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Turns out there’s more to the story.<\/p>\n

While horses may display signs you’d associate with vomitin’, their anatomy means they truly can’t puke like other animals. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Instead, they suffer from a condition called “stomach upset” which has ya’ll thinkin’ they tosses their breakfast when really it’s somethin’ else altogether.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read on partner and I’ll set ya straight on what’s really goin’ on with your pony’s “upchucking.”<\/p>\n

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