what fruit can i feed my horse thats healthy?

Question

hey what fruit can i feed my horse thats healthy and wont make her sick or colic that would be great for like a trail ride or a snack
thanks

Well other than apples
how much like how much cups should i give her of fruit?

Answer 1

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Horses can, and do, eat many different fruits. You know about apples, of course, but your horse might enjoy an occasional piece of some other kind of fruit. Most horses love pears, peaches, apricots, plums, melon, and watermelon - even watermelon rinds. Some horses enjoy bananas, some like mangoes, most horses enjoy raisins. I've seen horses eat figs, and you've probably heard the (true) stories about desert-raised Arabian horses living on a diet of camel's milk and dates. Some horses love fresh cocoanut. Grapes are popular, too. I can remember visiting wineries as a child, and watching as the horses pulling the wagons full of grapes were offered - and obviously enjoyed - bunches of fresh grapes. Some horses adore citrus fruits, especially grapefruit and oranges.

Some fruits aren't good for horses - you shouldn't feed horses persimmons or rhubarb. Some fruits aren't good if fed in huge quantities, so be moderate with your horses' treats. You can safely feed apples and peaches, for example, but if your horse's pasture shares a fence with an orchard, don't give your horse access to a lot of apple, cherry, or peach windfalls. The seeds contain a tiny amount of cyanide, and too many of those seeds can kill a horse.

If you want to experiment with feeding some fruit to your horse, you have a lot of different fruits to choose from. Try fruits that YOU like, and offer small pieces to the horse, so that there won't be much wasted even if the horse's reaction is to look horrified and spit out your offering. ;-) Have fun!

Answer 2

You realy should be feeding a mix not a cube they have more vitamins and you get more choice with them. Feed a good quality mix twice a day with garlic powder and chaff. Make sure you give chaff it makes the diet more natural for the horse, makes it easier to digest and chew and fills them up. Supply the horse with hay/ hayledge at lib and fresh water. As for the losing condition my horse does the same add a glug of cheap vegetable oil into the diet and get a conditioning mix, if your horse gets fizzy , make sure that your mix is a non heating one. Also make sure you dont get a cheap chaff as they can contain alot of mollases ( obviously all chaffs do but cheap tend to have a lot more) and it will make your horse crackers ( i speak from experience :) A good chaff is mollichaff, they have a range of chaffs which you can choose, one of which is showshine which does add some condition and shine the coat. If your horses weight dropping gets extremly bad seek vets advice :) hope this helps.

Answer 3

Apples (the whole thing)
carrots
bananas
pears
apricots
peaches
grapes (my horse wont eat them unless they are cut in half they are a choking hazard if not)
I love pieces of dried fruit as a treat, and they travel great for trails. If your horse is old, check with a vet to make sure he's not allergic to anything. Have fun and happy trails :)

Answer 4

Rather it isn't the cyanide that can kill your horse, but colic resulting from eating too much of the fruit, or any other rich food for that matter, such as grains, corn stalks, and anything else that your horse does not recieve on a regular basis. Offer small, cut up pieces to your horse to help prevent choking and a rather messy retrieval of a whole apple or carrot.

Answer 5

Can Horses Eat Pears

Answer 6

Don't feed her too much fruit because it can be bad for her. Make sure you take the pits out of all fruit you intend to feed her. Pitted dates and raisins are good treats. Some horses I know like bananas, pears, and of course apples.

Answer 7

I appreciate the information about all the fruit choices. But you really have to be careful about the amount you give as they contain so much sugar. And sugars are bad for them. I have gone on a lot of trial rides . If I am heading out for an all day ride and we stop for lunch somewhere. I untack my horse and let him graze. We stop at water spots on the trail and sometimes he drinks sometimes he doesn't . I don't worry about feeding him special treats.We stop plenty of times to sight see and let the horses graze to rest as well.

Answer 8

Is dependent on the context really. Which is better as a snack - fruits to me. It's tastier and gives you that tad of sweetness. Which can be better as a snack if you are trying hard to slice back on sugar and lose weight vegetables

Answer 9

I was told that a horse can eat anything a human can, but since a horse can't vomit you have to make sure the fruit or veggie is fresh as if it is spoilt and they eat it it has to pass through their system.

Answer 10

you can feed your horse almost any fruit. Try apples, bananas, pears, carrots ( I know its not a fruit but horses love them!)....and just stuff like that. My old horse loved pepperments.