These treats are peppermint flavored, so they will get a mouthful of cool deliciousness each time they take a bite. These treats are the ideal size for training since they are just enough to offer a motivational reward. They contain horse-friendly ingredients like wheat flour, feeding oatmeal, dried spinach, and ground alfalfa. This recipe also has natural peppermint oil added for a crunchy kick.
These snacks are non-GMO, multi-grain, and preservative-free. They seem to be a big hit with the hooved clan. But what constitutes the best treats? Here, we will explore the benefits and risks associated with organic snacks, commercial treats, and human foods to get a grasp of exactly what your horse needs to stay fit and happy. Every horse will have their own favorites when you bring them goodies. Two hits are likely apples and carrots because of their sweet taste and crunchy texture.
Horses can have sensitive bellies. Many fruits have pits in them. While the actual fruit is fine, the centers can be another story. Many pits are large and hard to chew, so they can pose a choking hazard.
Also, even though a horse would have to eat extremely high quantities of apple seeds to be affected, they can be poisonous. Lawn clippings are another thing you should never feed your horse. Both organic snacks like fruits and veggies or commercial snacks have a lot to offer. Some horses will be finicky about what they eat. It may be that you need to offer your horse a variety of foods before they develop a favorite.
Your horse might also just be a really deriding forager and show less interest in store-bought grain or snacks. Everything You Need To Know! Most of the time, horses are voracious eaters. You can offer snacks every other day, or only during training. Also, try to avoid setting a snack routine where your horse expects one every time you come out to see them.
Certain equines can have very specific dietary needs or have sensitivities to certain ingredients. So, while it may be tempting to pass off a snack across a neighboring fence—try to resist the urge.
Horses can be quite nutritionally temperamental. You would never want to cause an issue where there need not be one. Horses of all ages can enjoy these completely all-natural snacks, so you can feed them to any horse that you own. They smell wonderful and have a soft texture.
Not only are they easy to chew—they are ideal for hiding medication, so your horse least expects it. Oliver Ollie Jones — A zoologist and freelance writer living in South Australia with his partner Alex, their dog Pepper, and their cat Steve who declined to be pictured. Oliver Ollie Jones - A zoologist and freelance writer living in South Australia with his partner Alex, their dog Pepper, and their cat Steve who declined to be pictured. Ollie, originally from the USA, holds his master's degree in wildlife biology and moved to Australia to pursue his career and passion but has found a new love for working online and writing about animals of all types.
Skip to content. Nov 02 Image Product Details Best Overall. Check Latest Price. Apple flavored No added sugar For all ages.
Small size. Great for medication Vitamin fortified Resealable top Affordable. Not for all horse palates. Flavor variety Handmade Healthy ingredients. May be hard for some to chew. Aids in digestive health Produces healthy gut bacteria Beneficial ingredients. Not every horse likes the taste.
Perfect size for training Great pocket treats Satisfaction guarantee. Besides sugar cubes, our horses like to eat hard candy. Fructose is the sugar that makes fruits, some vegetables, and honey sweet-tasting; it is also abundant in corn syrup.
Horses like honey , one friend adds it to the feed of his horses that are picky eaters. Many of my neighbors grow and sell strawberries, so we have plenty available to feed our horses. And horses like to eat strawberries. They are healthy and provide many helpful nutrients such as magnesium, phosphorus, calcium, and potassium.
But there are some precautions you need to be aware of before feeding them to your animals. First, wash strawberries thoroughly before feeding them, they are sprayed with insecticides in the fields, and these chemicals can make your horse sick. Too much sugar can negatively impact your horse, especially one with insulin issues. If a horse overeats strawberries, it will prevent grazing. Most horses love eating bananas, and they are healthy snacks.
Some friends feed their horses the entire banana, peel, and all. They told me not to peel a banana for a horse because after they eat a peeled one, they will turn their nose up to unpeeled bananas from that point on.
I like to have a horse treat ready to go, and horses like to eat them just fine at room temperature.
If you feed your horse, unpeeled bananas assume they are unclean and wash them thoroughly. Bananas contain many healthy vitamins and minerals, including potassium, magnesium, vitamin C, and vitamin D.
Although a healthy treat, you should limit Bananas because they can cause horse abdominal discomfort and digestive issues. As you likely gathered, I live in a farming community. Many of the locals grow fruit and vegetables, and cantaloupe is a popular one.
We throw out the cut-up pieces with the rinds. The horses eat the flesh and leave the thin rind. Canteloup is sweet and should be fed sparingly. These nutrients help your horse stay healthy.
Horses like to eat apples, whole, halved, and even the cores. They are safe and can be found in a wide range of sweetness. Just like us, horses are individuals and prefer some apples over others. As with any fruit or vegetable, always wash its exterior to get rid of pesticides.
Almost any fruits, and many vegetables, are safe treats for healthy horses. Apples and carrots are traditional favorites. You can safely offer your horse raisins, grapes, bananas, strawberries, cantaloupe or other melons, celery, pumpkin , and snow peas. Most horses will chew these treats before swallowing, but horses that gulp large pieces of a fruit or vegetable have a risk of choking. Remember to cut treats into smaller pieces before feeding.
A few sugar cubes or peppermint candies one or two are okay, as are many of the commercially available horse treats sold in equine catalogs. What not to offer. For various reasons, these vegetables are less desirable: onions, potatoes, tomatoes, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, and any other food that tends to produce intestinal gas or belongs to the nightshade family.
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