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There's something fun and special about feeding your horses treats. Here at Saddle Up we have two types of horse treats that your horses will love!

Our most popular are Crystal Peak Treats, made by a Coloradoan. We have four different flavors: Pumpkin & Sweet Potato Spice, Minty Monsters, Sugar Me Not, Alfalfa Fields. They are all natural and made with no preservatives.

(photo taken by Saddle Up)

Our Squeezy Bun bucket is full of single treats, just waiting to be taken home and fed to your horse buddies!

(photo taken by Saddle Up)

(photo by Saddle Up)

You can also make treats! Here's some recipes for delicious homemade horse treats!

Be sure to consider any health issues your horse may have that treats may trigger. When in doubt, consult your vet. Make sure you don't feed your horses a treat that is too hot or too cold.

(All recipes taken from http://www.moniteausaddleclub.com. Check out their website for even more ideas!)

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.

Penny's Carromints

Small scissors
Carrot
6 or 9 peppermints

Slice the carrot into two or three pieces, and cut off the ends. Hollow it out with the small scissors and take out the insides. Set aside. Crush 3 peppermints and put in one of the hollow carrot pieces. Don't make when humid!

Bonnie's Bonbons

Molasses
Crushed mints
Carrots

Cut carrots into 1/4 inch pieces. Drizzle molasses over carrots. Sprinkle with mints.

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.

Pacos Bill's Horse Cookies

You do not need exact amounts

Oatmeal
Sweet Feed
Molasses
Applesauce
Cookie cutters if desired

Pour sweet feed, oatmeal, applesauce, and molasses together. Mix up until it looks pretty good. Pour out onto a pan, and put it in the oven until light brown at 350 degrees. Check every few minutes. Take out and let cool for about 5 minutes. Use cookie cutters to cut into shapes after cooled.

*Special Halloween Horse Treats!*

Halloween Horse Treat

Get a small pumpkin and remove all of the insides being careful to get all of the seeds. Fill it with a mixture of sliced apples, carrots, and grain. Put the top back on it and give one to each of your horses. They'll have fun squishing the pumpkin to get the treats out! Most horses will even eat the pumpkin.

Pumpkin Horse Style

Grain
Molasses
Dried apple flakes
Oats
Apple
Any little things that your horse likes

Cut out all of the insides out of an apple like you are carving a pumpkin. Put in a layer of grain, molasses, and apple flakes. Add another drop of molasses. Add as many more layers as you can fit using anything you want, or use the same ingredients. Pellets, shredded carrots, bran, and alfalfa all work. Once you have made all of your layers, put the top of the apple back on like you would a carved pumpkin. If you add bran, make sure you add hot water to the bran first.

"He knows when you're happy
He knows when you're comfortable
He knows when you're confident
And he always knows when you have carrots."
~Author Unknown

~ Saddle Up