Do any you feed bread to you horses?

[jacks'thunder]

I was just wondering. I just found a wonder bread outlet not to far from my house so I stopped in. They gave me 2 huge racks of older( not green or moldy! LOL!) bread for 2.50 each. I gave so to my chickens and they loved it! But I thought I remembered reading some others added it to their minis diet. I may be wrong!

LOL! There ia also donut holes and cinnimon(sp?) rolls in the boxes. I was wondering if those would be ok also but as a snack. I'd like to add the bread to their diet each evening durring this cold weather... would that be ok as long as I still feed my regular diet too?

Just thought I'd ask you all!

Thanks!

 

[Marty]

No I don't feed them bread. I would think that would disrupt their natural diet or maybe get too gummy in their mouths and maybe even choke on it or something. To help keep them warm I feed lots of hay and make warm beet pulp mashes and try to keep the water warm.

 

[Katiean]

Because I have chickens and a goat we feed bread to all of them when we have some get old but not moldy( the chickens got mad when some moldy stuff got out there). Anyway, I do break up some chunks ans give treats to the horses. They love it and we have had no tummy problems from it. I do not think I would FEED it as a part of their diet though.

 

[jacks'thunder]

Thanks! I feed LOTS of hay and beet pulp mash every evening too! I was just wondering...

 

[My-Lil-Pony]

Horse shows equals snacks for both our big and little horses. They seem to know that if they are at a show junk food is a go not only for them but for us as well. They eat sweet rolls and donuts and candy. Of course not entire ones but it has done them no harm. I am not sure I would make it part of the daily diet.

 

[jbrat]

My horses love bread! (they love about any treats) But I do feed it as an extra treat not part of their regular diet. I would feed a donut hole or 2 as a treat too.

My horses love left over goodies from the kitchen cupboards. Other favorites to my guys are crackers,pretzels, breafast cereal - (haven't given chocolate types though)

Can be used as treats when training too.

I don't think I've come across a horse who doesn't like bread, but they should probably only get it in moderation. I can see where a huge gooey lump of bread dough in the belly might be a problem.

 

[whitney]

I fed bread from our local "outlet" to all my horses 30 years ago and they LOVED it. Never had a colic just be careful how much you feed and I fed it off the ground make sure theirs no moldy stuff.

 

[Genie]

[i]Bread, carrots, cooked vegetables. All these have nutritional value but expense usually places them in the tidbit category, with the possible exception of carrots. None of them are particularly liked by horses initially, nor do they have performance-enhancing properties above those of normal feedstuffs. Because of their carotene content, carrots are a vitamin A source, but one or two a few times a week is adequateComments from the web!

 

[chandab]

The four saddle horses won't touch bread with a ten foot pole, but all the minis like it, especially my black pinto mare. I give it as a treat occassionally, mostly just the heels of the loaves.

When I was in CO, one of the horse rescues fed it as part of the daily diet; the local bakery outlet gave them the old stuff by the pick-up load.

 

[targetsmom]

Please be very careful feeding horses bread!!! My first horse back in the 1960's foundered because the restaurant next door was feeding her bread without our knowledge.

 

[jleonard]

I've never done it personally, but we know someone who uses bread as his main feedstuff. He had a mound of bread in the barn stacked as high as a truck!

I don't know about the nutritional value, but he never had any problems with it causing health issues.

 

[ruffian]

I had a vet tell me to use bread to put weight on a horse. Couple of slices a day. Really helped put weight on her. Never had any issues with choking or colic. It's made from grain, so it makes sense.

 

[Relic]

Some of ours really love rye bread so l give a slice now and then when it's real cold like -40 out before l go to bed but l don't have anyone who will eat white bread though except for the outside dog but she'd eat your dirty socks if you dipped them in gravy so l guess she doesn't count..

 

[End Level Farms]

Most of mine will eat it and they love it. I only use it as a treat or if Im at a show and they are begging. (Of course they also beg chips and pop as well) I have a couple who want a bite cause everyone else is doing it but dont actually want to eat it.

But again I wouldn't give it as a daily routine unless like previously posted you needed weight on them.

Sam my stallion when he was sick thats the only thing he would eat because it didnt hurt his tummy and the vet said to go a head and let him eat it but only a couple of slices and not as a daily thing once he started eating his normal food.

 

[SaddleTrail]

ShotGun gets his treats once maybe twice a week. He eats bread, crackers, carrots, lettuce, oranges, apples, peppermint candies, havent found to much he wont eat and he LOVES when I make to much oatmeal for us because he gets it and I swear you can seem him sigh with pleasure hehehe

 

[Sully]

I feed bread to my goats and horses, however my horses, up to last Saturday, were of the larger variety. I have an App mare and a Hackney gelding, and had a POA gelding who recently passed away at aged 40. I would get the "dead bread" from the outlet store. They always had whole grain breads, which I fed to the horses. The goats and chickens (when I had them) got everything else. My big mare loves donuts though. She has a wicked sweet tooth.

Probably a slice a day or so would be ok for a mini, but it would make them awful fat I would think. I was just looking at my new little guy. I think I have been feeding him too much cause he is starting to get rounder.