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Big dog that eats grass:

One quick difference is that a big dog who eats too much will simply throw up 
and go on its merry way. The horse will just die. That, to me, is the biggest 
caveat about horse keeping, but it's much less a problem if you can free 
range. Mine do fine on grass and never eat too much in spring because they're 
on it year round and get acclimated as the green comes in. If a horse kept in 
a small paddock gets into the field of spring grass and eats at will for 
hours, it could have serious consequences if it doesn't kill them.

Roxann, NW AR
http://blog.ancientearthwisdom.com (Ozark Musings from the homestead)