Fruits and Veggie for Horses?

Question

currently i feed my pony Bally carrots, apples and swede as treats in his feed bucket and after he's worked really well. i was just wondering if there are any other fruits or vegetables or anything that anyone has found their horse really liked, just so i can vary the treats i give him, because he has started to leave the carrots i put in his feed. help please =]

Answer 1

They can eat pretty well anything. Turnips, potatos, corn, peas. pears, peaches, plums...actually anything...

In the wild they eat whatever they want. I've seen them eat strawberries, flowers, bark on trees...just about anything that grows. I've even xeen them eat bananas, watermelon, cantalope, cherries.

Humans started them on oats because it was easier for us. Horses will eat anything...if they want to. Try your horse on different fruits and vegetables. But if you ever start them on hamburgers...you'll be cookin 24 hrs a day...with fried onions and mushrooms. Oh yes..and they love cheese.

Answer 2

try him with loads of different things but nothing acidic (lemon orange pineapple etc.) and no berries but veggies are very good (no potatoes though they are poisinus) also before you feed him anything your not sure about without checking if they are poisinous or bad for horses also you can mix in carrot peels (although not the ends and tops of carrots) swede peel apple cors and peels etc. (again look out for poison and potatoe peels) because they will happily eat them and its kind of recycling :)

Answer 3

SAFE



~ Apples

~ Apricots

~ Bananas

~ Beets

~ Blackberries

~ Blueberries

~ Carrots

~ Celery

~ Cherries...remove pits

~ Coconut

~ Corn

~ Dates

~ Figs

~ Grapes

~ Grapefruit

~ Horseradish

~ Lettuce

~ Mangoes

~ Oranges

~ Peaches

~ Pears

~ Pineapple

~ Plums

~ Pumpkin

~ Raisins

~ Rutabagas

~ Squash

~ Strawberries

~ Sweet Potatoes

~ Turnips

~ Watermelon (both rind and pulp)



UNSAFE



~ Avocado

~ Onions

~ Potatoes

~ Persimmons

~ Rhubarb

~ Tomatoes

~ Any other members of the nightshade family which includes peppers...Potatoes, Tomatoes, Peppers, and Eggplant

~ Broccoli or Cauliflower (may cause gas, which in turn may cause gas colic) so I personally wouldn't risk it...but some do...





*found some more nightshade members...sweet and hot peppers (including paprika, cayenne pepper and Tabasco sauce)

ground cherries

tomatillos and tamarillos

garden huckleberry and naranjillas

pepinos and pimentos



Additional info from research...



Asparagus...good

Green beans...good

broccoli...some do, some don't...up to you

cauliflower...again, some do, some don't...up to you..

Swede...something like a large orange turnip...good

Parsnip...good

Mango...good

Guava...good

Tangerines...good

Honeydew melon...good

Cantalope...good

Nectarines...good



OOOOOoooooo...here's a good page. Gonna save this one...http://www.naturalhorse.com/sample2.php





***EDIT...regarding red beets...One of the best foods for this energy boost is the red beet.http://ezinearticles.com/?Basic-Horse-Nu...



http://www.equinerecline.org/fruits.html

The info for the first list I put up



1st link also covers cherries...with pits removed. And mango also with pit and skin removed. Actually found that several things we feed our horses...the skin, seeds, bark, and leaves can be toxic. I suggest researching the particular item you want to offer your horses...



regards to nightshade vegetable members...including sweet peppers...http://arthritis.about.com/b/2006/09/25/...



This one too...regarding sweet peppers...http://www.archure.net/salus/nightshade....



Another link with a list for horses...beet greens is on it...http://www.associatedcontent.com/article...



I did research before I answered this question...There are many sites and articles for nightshade 'vegetable' members. I found out they are actually 'fruits.' Just type in nightshade members and you will have loads of information. And I find that all of them have agreed so far...

Answer 4

I worked with a horse that loved peaches, especially during the summer when it was really hot. Aside from the sweetness, he also liked them because they were so juicy. I made sure to cut them in half and take out the stone before giving them to him. When we would go out riding I had to make sure that if I brought a piece of fruit for myself I'd better have one for him too otherwise he'd steal mine right out of my hand.

Answer 5

Fruits have sugar, it's natural, but some fruits can even be bad for you. Veggies are a lot healthier, particularly the green ones.

Answer 6

BEWARE!!!



Some of the foods some people are suggesting here, foods such as "potatoes" and "tomatoes" are from the nightshade family of food crops and should never be fed to horses. Some of the other foods suggested here such as "broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and brussel sprouts" can cause severe gas and deadly colic. Beware of the advice some of the people here are giving you.

Answer 7

Mine will only eat carrots and apples.....one turns his nose up at anything "strange" in his feed bucket....

Answer 8

My horse will eat watermelon, apples, carrots, cucumbers, banana's etc.



Also try this website: http://www.equinerecline.org/fruits.html



it tells you what ISN'T safe as well :)



Yummy!

Answer 9

most vegetables and fruit that are not acidic as it gives them a stomach upset.

you can try pears, brocolli, cauliflower and brussel sprouts, my ponies love these!!

Answer 10

pears,apples, cabbage, turnip, broccoli, cauliflower, cucumber.

horses like most veggies to be honest as long as they are nice and crunchy, not too soggy.

Answer 11

Carrots are good..

Answer 12

our horses love sweet corn....the kind that people eat......we just pick it and pull out the silk......they will eat the husk and the cob. they love it.

Answer 13

apples

Answer 14

well i gave my horse watermelon and she liked it. i think it was okay for her cause she didn't die or anything

Answer 15

you only give it to him whe he has done well ??? i give it to minie all the time but i suppose i spoil him really.



anyway, iv heard they like watermellon, spome even like tomatos!



lol..

Answer 16

my tb loves watermelon, oranges and bannanas

Answer 17

My lot LOVE oranges.

Answer 18

mine love watermelon

Answer 19

what about turnips, hard pears, parsnips