Homemade Horse Treat Recipes

Horses should not be fed peanuts, because they cannot digest them and it clogs their intestines. According to one vet, peanut butter will not hurt them. Please use your own judgment or check with your vet when in doubt.  Horses do not need flour, corn or sugar!

Ingredients:
Flour for human consumption was not intended as horse food. Corn is not digested well in a horses stomach - it is intended as cow food. Sugars - found in table, raw or molasses adds carbohydrates to your horses diet, speeds their heart rate and makes them jumpy. Avoid sugar at all costs.

Instructions:
Just be sensible and purchase treats designed for the horses diet. Limit the amount of apples, carrots and such for horses. While they love the taste of sugar, even sugar found in natural foods is not good for them. Keep treats limited to special days.


Sticky Treats
apple or carrot
corn syrup
quick oats

Cut apple in half. Take core out. Roll in corn syrup then oats. Do the same for a carrot.  My horse loves this treat and it only takes 30 seconds. 

Peppermint Treats
2 cups of flour
1 cup of oats
1/4 cup of molasses
10 crushed peppermints
2 apples

Mix flour and oats together. Add molasses if the mixture is not doughy. Add water slowly until it is doughy. Add peppermints and apples. Cook until golden brown at 350 degrees. Your horse(s) will go CRAZY. 

Banana-glazed Apple
1 apple
1 banana
1 handful of ice cubes.
A blender.
 
Cut and peel banana. Put into the blender with the ice cubes. Chop and blend it together until creamy. Cut the top off an apple and carve out the middle. Fill the apple with the banana mixture. Put top back on. Pour the rest of the banana on top and over the sides of the apple. Serve. This is really easy to make and my horses love it! 

Delicious Munchies
1 cup dry oats
1 cup shredded carrots and apples (or either or)
1 cup flour
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 cup molasses
Little less than a 1/4 cup water

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix dry ingredients first then add everything else. Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until golden brown. Your horses will enjoy then very much! Keep in fridge until ready to give to your 4 legged friend!

Horse Tacos Tortillas
2 cups molasses
Sliced carrots
Sliced apples
Sliced grapes
Bucket of sweet feed
 
Mix sweet feed and molasses. Then mix in the sliced carrots, apples, and grapes. Wrap the mixture in tortillas and serve.


Grooming your horse is as important as feeding him.  Here is a video from youtube showing some helpful tips.