Almost any fruits, and many vegetables, are safe treats for healthy horses. Apples and carrots are traditional favorites. You can safely offer your horse raisins, grapes, bananas, strawberries, cantaloupe or other melons, celery, pumpkin, and snow peas.
Both the grape and the seeds are safe for your horse to enjoy, so it doesn't matter if you buy seedless grapes or not, your horse can eat either.
Any kind of a fruit that has a “stone” in it (or pit), like whole peaches, avocados, and cherries, can be dangerous for a horse, because they could choke on the pit. If your horse consumes any of these three things in excess, then it can lead to very bad gas and colic problems that could hurt them.
Due to the presence of pesticides on grapes, you should always wash the grapes before giving them to your horse. While you can feed them the stems and all, the grapes are typically easy to remove and much tastier without the woody bits!
Horses can eat much of the same fruits and vegetables that we do, such as apples, carrots, lettuce, watermelon, bananas, and cabbage. However, some natural treats you should avoid feeding your horse; include onions, broccoli, potatoes, leeks, rhubarb, avocados, and tomatoes.
There are a wide variety of fruits that you can feed your horse in small quantities. Apricots, blackberries, blueberries, mangoes, peaches, pears, plums, strawberries, tangerines, and watermelon (with the rind) are all safe for your horse to eat.
Carrots are also high in potassium, making them unsuitable for horses with Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (HYPP). Generally, you can give a healthy, average-sized horse about two large carrots per day or two small handfuls of baby carrots.
Almost any fruits, and many vegetables, are safe treats for healthy horses. Apples and carrots are traditional favorites. You can safely offer your horse raisins, grapes, bananas, strawberries, cantaloupe or other melons, celery, pumpkin, and snow peas.
Absolutely. In fact, cucumbers can be delicious and healthy treats for your equine companion. But as with any new treat you're feeding your horse, it's important for horse owners to understand the considerations and precautions.
Horses can eat banana peels, but not all of them will be interested in eating them, owing to their bitter taste. The peels are just as healthy for your horse as the banana itself, also containing potassium and vitamin B.
The gases given off by the fermenting clippings can expand to the point that they rupture the stomach (which is fatal). If the clippings do not cause rupture of the stomach, they can result in colic (abdominal pain) due to complications further down the intestinal tract.
In moderation, bananas make an excellent treat for most horses. They are a great source of potassium, fiber, vitamins B6 and C, and antioxidants. Because they are high in sugar, it is recommended intake be limited to two to three bananas per week, with no more than one banana in one sitting.
Under no circumstances should tomatoes be fed to horses, she says. They contain multiple toxins in the fruit and plant that are poisonous to horses and many other animals. Tomatoes come from the Solanaceae family, which also includes deadly nightshade and many other toxic plants.
Dairy Products
When it comes to cheese, unfortunately, you cannot give horses this pleasure. It is really important to understand that horses are lactose intolerant, so cheese, ice cream, yogurt, milk, and other similar products should be avoided.
Watermelon is not harmful to horses. In fact, it is a great treat. In some European countries, watermelon rind is a common horse treat, though it should be cut into small, easy-to-chew pieces. If large pieces of rind are given, horses may choke.
Feeding too many carrots in one day could also cause your horse to not eat their normal food, which is essential for proper digestion. Feeding one to two carrots per day is recommended by the majority of horse owners. I would not feed more than 2 per day and it is helpful if you feed them at different times.
There is no harm in occasionally feeding bread, but it is not the most nutritious feedstuff when used as the sole concentrate. While bread is chock full of calories, it provides few nutrients. When only bread is fed with hay, the major nutritional problem is an imbalance and/or deficiency of some minerals and vitamins.
As horses show their owners and caretakers affection, they will also show affection toward their herd mates and other horses. As mentioned previously, horses will lift their head and blow gently through their nostrils into each other's faces. This is their version of a horse handshake.
Absolutely! Horses enjoy celery, corn, lettuce, squash, sweet potatoes, and turnips. Vegetables are excellent sources of vitamins, too. For example, carrots are high in Vitamin A and celery is a good source of Vitamin K.
Unless your horse has underlying health conditions, peanut butter is a safe treat to offer in moderation. In fact, peanut butter is not all empty calories – it has some nutritional benefits that can actually make it a healthy treat for horses if given sparingly.
Potatoes
As members of the nightshade family, potatoes are toxic to horses. Raw potatoes are more dangerous than cooked potatoes, but potato poisoning is possible will all types of this starchy vegetable.
Offer a whole Kiwi fruit to a horse, and he will probably turn his nose up at it; offer some sliced Kiwi fruit by hand or in his feed and most horses gobble Kiwi up. As long as you wash the skin thoroughly, you do not have to peel it. The skin is an important source of fiber.
Sweet potatoes can be a tasty treat for horses either raw or cooked. Due to their relatively high starch and sugar content, they should be fed in only small amounts. Feeding large amounts carries some risk, especially when given to starch-sensitive horses.
[answer]Mango (Mangifera indica) has not been reported to be toxic to horses. The skin of the fruit, leaves, and bark does contain some compounds similar to the compound in poison ivy that can cause a skin reaction in some people, but this reaction has not been reported in horses.