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!

~Megan and Cindy's Sterling Boy, Cindy, and Oakie.

Casper's Trail Mix

1 or 2 crushed pretzels
1/2 (one half) carrot shredded
1 handful of Quaker Oats
1 handful of honey and oats cereal
1/4 (one fourth) apple cut in small pieces

Mix up in a bowl. Put in a plastic baggie. Store in refrigerator until served. Great for the trails or just to give to your horse as a treat. My horse loves it and yours will too.

~Jackie F., GA

Competitive Trail Riding/Endurance Horse Shake

2 apples, cut up
5 carrots, cut up
Lots of water!

Cut everything up and put in a blender. Blend until smooth and watery. Pour over some cut up apples and carrots. My horse, Beswick, and I do competitive trail riding, and it's great for horses that don't drink a lot of water. Even if you don't do competitive riding, it's great to cool off your horse after a ride. Try it. It's really simple!

~Bizzy and Beswick

Cool Strawberry Treat

1 apple
1 large carrot
molasses
oats
strawberries

Shred the apple and carrot. Chop the strawberries into small pieces. Mix the shredded mixture with as much molasses as you think reasonable. Mix in the strawberries. Take a dab of the sticky mix, flatten it, and pat some oats on top. Put in refrigerator. Serve fresh and cold. Good eating!

~Katie

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.  My horses love them!

~Claudia

Peppermint Apples

1 large apple
1 shredded carrot
1/2 cup oats
1/4 cup honey
5 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon salt
3 crushed peppermints

Cut the apples in large chunks and set aside. Mix the honey, peppermints, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Mix the oats and carrots in a separate shallow bowl. Next, coat the apple chunks in the honey mixture and roll in the oat mixture. Place on a plate or tupperware container and refrigerate until you feed to horses. Do not let recipe sit for more than two days. The recipe makes plenty for two horses.

~Amanda

Poe the Goblin's Luvies

5 strawberries
1 cup Golden Grahms
2 1/2 cups Honey Nut Cheerios
2 1/2 cups flour
1 cup applesauce
1/2 cup crushed peppermints
4 baby carrots
2 cut apples
1/2 cup cinnamon
1/4 cup peanut butter
raisins

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pour all ingredients into a big bowl, and mix well. Shape into balls and place on a cookie sheet. Cook for 15 to 19 minutes. Poe loves them so much.

~Maggie and Poe

Rice Pizza Treats

1 or more plain rice cakes
Molasses
Apples
Carrots
Any small treats your horse loves

Coat the rice cake with the molasses and decorate like a pizza with any small treats your horse loves.

Sugar Rush

1 apple
2 large carrots
1 tablespoons sugar
Watermelon

Chop the apple into medium slices. Cut the carrots into small pieces. Put them in a bag or Tupperware container. Cut watermelon into small pieces. Put them in with carrots and apples. Add sugar. Close bag or Tupperware, and shake until sugar isn't noticed. This is a very addicting treat!

White Winter Trail Mix

1/4 cup powdered sugar
4 teaspoons salt
1 cup cheerios
1/2 cup uncooked oatmeal
1 cup corn
3 teaspoons brown sugar

Put everything in a zip lock bag, close the bag, and shake for 10 seconds. This treat is great for the trails!

~Jane D. of Montrose, CO

Horsey B-Day Cake

4 cups sweet feed or oats
1 cup molasses or honey
3 carrots cut into sticks and shreds
1 apple

Mix the honey and sweet feed or oats together in a big bowl. When mixed fully together, place the mixture on a plate and shape into the form of a birthday cake or a carrot. Use your imagination. Use the carrots as candles and garnish the rest of the cake with apple and carrot shavings. Horses really enjoy this sticky but delicious treat, and it's really fun to make too!

~Shannon

Holiday Treats

1 cup flour
1 cup Grape Nuts cereal
1/4 cup light corn syrup (Karo)
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons oil
1 tablespoon peppermint extract
A few drops of food coloring (I use red)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients together. Roll into balls or other shapes. These treats work well for holidays. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until crispy. Feed to your favorite horse or pony.

~Kris

Halloween Horse Treat

My horses like their Halloween treats.
I get a small pumpkin and remove all of the insides being careful to get all of the seeds. I then fill it with a mixture of sliced apples, carrots, grain and whatever other kind of fruit I have on hand. I put the top back on it and give each horse their pumpkin. They have fun squishing the pumpkin to get the treats out. Most horses will even eat the pumpkin.

~Lisa

Do you have a special treat that you make for your horse?  Feel free to email me any recipes that you would like to share.  I will post all recipes submitted on this page.  Don't worry, I'll be sure to give you credit!