quick-fixie treats

today's article is dedicated to those moments when we are rushing to get to the barn and horses, but we dont have time to bake any fancy, elaborate treats. i find myself in those moments alot, so i have some tips. okay... so i was at the barn yesterday going about with the usual buisness and found out that the horses LOVE butterscotch candy! right before we turned them out i let them each try a few peices, and i found their new favorite premade treat :) i just bought these in bulk at the local grocery store. i also picked up some pepper/spear mints. if you ever go to the local feed store, see if you can pick up some Mrs.Pastures cookies for horses. they are really good and actually not too expensive. i get my from a tack store called Valley Tack. there is always the "traditional" route of apples and carrots, which you could also do. in a pinch, you could heat a few carrots up in the microwave and drizzle some molassess on them for a quick treat. a handful of raisins works good too. some quick dog treats are, of course, a ready made buiscuit, or you could opt to go healthy. try a baby carrot or some broccoli. even a slice of banana might do the trick. for cat treats that are easy and ready made, try a little bit of milk or a pinch of catnip. rabbit treats(i will get into recipes later)that are premade and healthy...hmmmm..... if you go to www.binkybunny.com and click on "store" they have some really good healthy treats. you could also try a peice of fruit. little peices of carrot work good too becuase they are sugary and yummy. i do understand that some of these seem obvious, but they are premade, fast, easy and some people dont use them. back on the topic of premade horse treats(i could write about this forever!!!)some dry oatmeal would work. twizzlers/licorice are yummy. we had a pony a while back who used to really like strawberries and sugar cubes. here is a pretty quick treat recipe:

hay flake cake:

(healthy and yummy...a bonus!)

1 flake hay

1 handful regular feed

2 carrots

2 apples, quartered

molassess

lay hay flake on floor of stall or out in the pasture/enclosure. sprinkle your horses feed on top and drizzle with molassess. then break carrots into peices and place on hay. for a final touch add apple quarters. serve to a horse! this treat is gret for long winter days spent in the pasture. it gives horses something to do!

~pet treat baker