Question
Our horses have chewed the bark off our ceder trees. Is there any thing i can do to save them. Thanksllen.heiler

Answer
The best solution to the problem of horses eating the bark off of your trees is to fence the trees off with board fencing.

Many products that have been tried on fences, trees, and barns to prevent chewing, but few are successful and safe. Horses primarily chew trees from boredom and possibly from a need for fiber and nutritional elements. However, horses have been known to chew trees even when they have complete diets and perfectly adequate pasture and hay available.

If the tree is stripped of its bark all the way around the tree it will die. The bark covers the cambium layer (the living layer of cells that transport water and food to the leaves). The bark can be chewed as long as the cambium layer is in tact. If the tree is leafing out then it should be ok. There is not really anything that can be put on the area if the cambium has been damaged. You could try wrapped with wire mesh similar to the wire used on rabbit cages. This will keep the horses from eating the bark.