tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071043294700974116.post1823320220832437236..comments2023-10-16T03:55:34.129-06:00Comments on Home on the Range: TreatsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071043294700974116.post-91216639855904603882012-01-28T10:45:50.523-06:002012-01-28T10:45:50.523-06:00here oats are a treat, when horses get caught or r...here oats are a treat, when horses get caught or ridden they ussualy get oats, i do sometimes feed treats, the peppermint horse cookies are a favorite, and someitmes by hand mostly in a bowl but I do it so rarely that they dont bother me for them.Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18035210092855895218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071043294700974116.post-21176940201843030932012-01-27T12:32:56.071-06:002012-01-27T12:32:56.071-06:00True. My Four would turn his nose up at anything e...True. My Four would turn his nose up at anything except oats...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00029307154132762913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071043294700974116.post-31853459623153938902012-01-26T23:25:11.999-06:002012-01-26T23:25:11.999-06:00I give treats, but usually stick to carrots, apple...I give treats, but usually stick to carrots, apples, or a handful of grain. Watermelon, most of my horses turned up their nose at that, lol. I've had peppermint eaters and other who hate them. Certain horses like treats and some don't. Some are very focused on treats. Wade's heel horse, after a ride will go roll, then straight to the tack room and look at me like "Hey dummy, open the door and give me a handful of grain" and generally I do. But I try not to over do it. <br /><br />Rescue is becoming overused. I cringe now too when I see that. I prefer the term "slaughter bound" or "starved to near death".Mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03574914465998507310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071043294700974116.post-80244759164554254502012-01-26T21:35:03.491-06:002012-01-26T21:35:03.491-06:00I dont call them treats, I call them bribes:) I am...I dont call them treats, I call them bribes:) I am not really a treat person but I do use them as bribes for something I want. When I had a treat I always make sure the horse is not turned in to me when I had it to them... she knows she only gets her treat if she waits for my hand to come to her. A horse that roots for treats is my pet peeve. Ella gets a treat when she is caught in the field and then one when the halter is on. I actually also feed hay while tacking which I know some dont agree with but works for me. After a hard ride I will throw her a thin flake of hay as a "treat". For the daily bribes I actually use her grain (it is the size of dog food). Only rarely do I feed carrot or apple (and I never feed any human food (besides veggies or fruit).Chelsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045101705493626989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071043294700974116.post-71831099997027272012012-01-26T21:15:09.483-06:002012-01-26T21:15:09.483-06:00We do give treats, but I try to just give them nat...We do give treats, but I try to just give them natural ones -- they like carrots, pears and apples. Though Zora gets a bit picky about the apples. Sometimes she likes them, sometimes she doesn't. The LOVE vanilla wafer cookies and kernel corn, though I try to keep those at a minimum. The woman who gave us riding lessons told us to never give them peppermints or sugar cubes because it is bad for their teeth, so we don't give those. I think we have to be careful with the "people food" treats -- cookies, chips, that sort of thing.John and Regina Zdravichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750649450237309246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071043294700974116.post-39115837703633970702012-01-26T21:04:28.008-06:002012-01-26T21:04:28.008-06:00I don't usually treat; if I want to reward as ...I don't usually treat; if I want to reward as a training tool I usually use oats. I do feed apples occasionally, Chickory loves them.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454110560303310751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071043294700974116.post-71826438186945230262012-01-26T20:10:01.847-06:002012-01-26T20:10:01.847-06:00And I soo agree with you on the "rescue"...And I soo agree with you on the "rescue" thing!Sherry Sikstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15739108723318002627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071043294700974116.post-70807222148100954092012-01-26T20:09:35.745-06:002012-01-26T20:09:35.745-06:00I give Horse treats ( they are a complete feed lar...I give Horse treats ( they are a complete feed large pellet) sometimes, not always , and only after they have done what I asked. When the herd comes in from the far quarter when I call , they each get a cookie if I have them, a pat and a snuggle if I don't . I feed by hand yes. Some will eat an apple , and others just drool it all over me . but treats here are not an everyday/time thing .<br />My old mare did , steal a peanut butter cookie from my lunch once and was a bear for Crispy crunch chocolate bars (again developed a taste for them as a result of a theft from my lunch on a trail ride) but in her entire 28 years , she ate less than a total of 4 of them. A little bite now and then , but never a whole barSherry Sikstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15739108723318002627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071043294700974116.post-54391296020967049872012-01-26T16:59:31.929-06:002012-01-26T16:59:31.929-06:00Well, since I click/train, we go thru the treats. ...Well, since I click/train, we go thru the treats. I buy 40lb bags of dobbin delights and cut them in half. Also licorice treats, peppermint,apples, carrots. Camyrn does not like watermelon, pumpkin, and a few other things that horses are supposed to like. Anything new Camryn puts her nostril over it, then decides if it's edible. She's not lippy at all knowing that without a click there is no treat.Camrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696952736180900465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071043294700974116.post-65506725682612937022012-01-26T16:25:25.750-06:002012-01-26T16:25:25.750-06:00I give cookies occasionally. And sometimes Carrots...I give cookies occasionally. And sometimes Carrots. Watermelon is a treat in the summer. Desi would rather have oranges than carrots and China would knock you down for grapes. <br />Never have given my horses anything except for those things. <br />I personally will do anything for a box of red vines!Vaquerogirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367676563270560606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071043294700974116.post-34538454818391802412012-01-26T16:08:00.634-06:002012-01-26T16:08:00.634-06:00We dont give treats, probably `cos we never tried ...We dont give treats, probably `cos we never tried to. Except apples and carrots, but I wouldnt consider the <br />"treas?"cheyenne joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957462106844413179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071043294700974116.post-63780011188900782342012-01-26T15:51:27.023-06:002012-01-26T15:51:27.023-06:00My horses didn't know treats when I got them. ...My horses didn't know treats when I got them. They wouldn't eat carrots or apples, or peppermints. Well, yes, they did eat horse cookies.<br />I don't feed a lot of treats. In fact, in 2 1/2 years I have only bought two bags of treats - I think they were 10 pound bags. <br />I do give treats when they get in the trailer. I sometimes give a treat after a ride. I used to not give them by hand, but realized that my 'lippy' horse was just as lippy regardless of how he got treats. That's just his way. <br />I'd be interested in knowing if people really see a correlation between behavior and a treat. I'm thinking that horses only connect the last few seconds of whatever they have done to the treat, if that.Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.com