Horse Treat Recipes

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:24:38 +0100

Apple and Oat Chewies

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups unsweetened apple sauce
1 cup oat bran cereal or ground oatmeal
1/2 cup all purpose flour
Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Oil a 9" x 9" square baking pan
Spread the batter evenly in the cake pan and bake for 20 to 30 minutes until firm to the touch
Keep unused treats in the refrigerator

Horse Cookies
Ingredients
1 cup oatmeal
1/4 cup molasses
2 carrots or an apple
1 tablespoon sugar
1 cup flour
1/4 cup water
Pinch of salt
Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
Roughly chop carrots or apple and mix with dry ingredients
Stir in all wet ingredients and the fill a baking sheet
Score into sections and spray with a small amount of oil
Bake for 15 minutes

Horse Muffins

Ingredients
3 cups oats
2 Tablespoons of honey/molasses
2 cups of water
1 shredded apple
3 tablespoons of flour
2 tablespoons of brown sugar/sugar
2 drops of food coloring
small handful crushed peppermints
small box raisins
Directions

Mix oats, water, and honey.
Microwave for 2 minutes.
Add shredded apple, brown sugar, crushed peppermints, food coloring, flour, and raisins.
Place back in microwave for 2 more minutes.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Put mixture into muffin tin. Put in oven for about 15 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Note: the muffins do not rise

Bridle Delight

Ingredients

1 cup flour
1 cup oats
2 cups of water
1/2 cup finely chopped carrots
1/2 cup finely chopped apples
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons canola oil
4 peppermint candies
1/3 cup molasses
Directions

Mix together all ingredients in a large bowl.
Roll into one inch balls and flatten.
Put in oven at 325 for 20 minutes.

Sweet Horse Treat

Ingredients

One cup rolled oats
1/4 cup water
A pinch of honey
A pinch of smooth peanut butter
1/4 cup of your horse's favorite grain
1 small carrot
Directions

Put the rolled oats in the bowl and add the water.
Add a pinch of honey and smooth peanut butter.
Add your horse's favorite grain and stir. If it is not sticking add more honey.
Cut up 1 small baby carrot. Roll the carrot pieces in the mixture to make little balls (not too small though).
Put the carrot balls in the refrigerator to harden then serve.

Apple-Carrot Horse Biscuit

Ingredients

Honey
1/2 apple
Grated carrots and carrot chunks
Milk
Whole-wheat flour
Oatmeal
Directions

Mix grated carrots and carrot chunks, grated apple, oatmeal, whole-wheat flour and honey in a bowl.
Stir until sticky and doughy.
Add a little milk to the mixture milk to make it moist, but still doughy.
Shape the dough into balls and bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
Let cool.

Apple Horse Treat

Ingredients

2 sliced apples
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup oats
2 tablespoons margarine
Directions

Melt the 2 tablespoons of margarine at a medium temperature in a sauce pan.
Add brown sugar and stir until it starts to boil then bring to a simmer.
Dip apple slices in the sugar mixture, then roll them in the oats.
Let cool.

Barn Cookies

4 cups grain (like oats, steam-rolled)
8 tablespoons flour
1/2 cup molasses
3/4 cup water
Directions

Combine all ingredients in large mixing bowl.
Stir with large spoon until mixture is the consistency of thick cookie dough.
Drop tablespoons of dough on a greased cookie sheet, spacing cookies 1 inch apart.
Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour or until crisp.
Remove from oven, and cool for 30 minutes.

Easy Horse Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup carrot grated
1 apple grated
2 Tablespoons corn oil
1/4 cup molasses
1 tsp. salt
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup flour
Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly grease cookie sheet.
In a large bowl, mix carrot, apple, corn oil and molasses together.
Fold in salt, oats and flour until well mixed.
Spread dough out in one big piece on the cookie sheet.
Score dough with a knife to make it easier to break apart after baking. (Or, roll dough out and cut with cookie cutters)
Bake for 20 minutes or until brown.

Bean Removal and Sheath Cleaning

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:53:42 +0100

Cleaning The Sheath & Bean Removal

Posted by Perfect Standards on Friday, January 13, 2012 Under: Health

Part 1: About Sheath Cleaning...

First, we need to discuss a few things that are necessary prior to cleaning your horse's sheath. We all know that it isn't the most pleasant experience, but it is essential to your horse's health! Therefore, it must be done regularly.

What is "smegma"? Smegma is a collection of dirt and excretions, builds up inside the sheath and must be removed for the sake of the horse's health. It is not the most pleasant thing to do, but it is essential. If you don't or can't do this, you should have your veterinarian clean your horse's sheath at least every 6 months.

What is a "bean"? A firm lump of smegma that has collected and hardened inside the horse's penis. This lump or "bean" must be removed as often as possible. It can cause serious pain to your horse. There have been thousands cases in the last year where the bean is overlooked by the owner and becomes so large that the horse can no longer urinate...which may also cause other problems due to blockage.

What cleaning products should you use?
1.) Soap: K-Y jelly, Excalibur soap, betadine soap, or other mild soap such as Ivory. The choice of soap is entirely yours. However, if you horse is afraid of the hose/baths, you can leave off the rinsing step only if you use K-Y jelly and no other type of soap. The K-Y jelly will allow you to slide off most of the debris and smegma from inside your horse's sheath without the use of water. If you use betadine soap or other mild soap, be sure to rinse the entire area completely. If a soapy residue is left behind, it can irritate and dry out the area.
2.) Latex Gloves: You will also need a pair of Latex gloves (lubricated extremely well) if you want your hands to stay fairly clean. If not, you will have to lubricate your hands and wash them well when you are done. You may have to stop while cleaning to add more lubrication to your hands or gloves.

How do you get your horse's penis to extract?
1.) You can reach into the sheath, grasp the penis lightly and gently ease it out, or rub along the sheath in the area between the sheath and penis to get it to drop. (This area is shown as "B" in the diagram below).
2.) You can tranquilize the horse. Once tranquilized, the penis usually becomes relaxed enough to extract on its own. However, this method is not recommended unless supervised by a veterinarian.

One of the most important things to remember when cleaning your horse's sheath, is to be patient and gentle. Don't be in a rush. Never be rough with your horse's genitals, or you may end up injured. If he hasn't been taught to accept humans handling his genital area, it is very important that you teach him. He will have to periodically have his genitals cleaned throughout his entire life.

A: Where you will find the 'bean'.
B: Inside the sheath area.

Part 2: THE CLEANING PROCESS...

1.) Check to make sure there are no prospective boyfriends, elderly neighbors, or Brownie troops with a line of sight to the proceedings. Though of course they're probably going to show up unexpectedly ANYWAY once you're in the middle of things. Prepare a good explanation.

2.) Trim your fingernails short. Assemble horse, hose, and your sense of humor (plus, ideally, Excalibur cleanser and perhaps thin rubber gloves).

3.) Use hose (or damp sponge) to get the sheath and its inhabitant wet. Uh, that is, do this in a *civilized* fashion with due warning to the horse; he is apt to take offense if an icy-cold hose blasts unexpectedly into his personal regions ;-)

4.) Now introduce your horse to Mr Hand . What I find safest is to stand facing the horse's head, with my shoulder and hip snugly against the horse's thigh and hip so that if he makes any suspicious move such as raising his leg, I can feel it right away and am in any case pressed so close that all he can do is shove, not really kick. The horse should be held by an assistant or by your free hand, NOT tied fast to a post or to crossties. He may shift around a good bit if he's not happy with Mr Hand's antics, but don't be put off by that; as long as you are patient and gradual, and stick close to his side, he'll get over it. Remember that it would be most unladylike of you to simply make a direct grab for your horse's Part. Give the horse a clue about what's on the program. Rest your hand against his belly, and then slide it back til you are entering The Home of the Actual Private Part. When you reach this first region of your destination, lube him up good with Excalibur or whatever you're using. If the outer part of his sheath is really grungy you will feel little clods and nubblies of smegma peeling off as you grope around in there. Patiently and gently expedite their removal.

5.) Thus far, you have probably only been in the outer part of the sheath. The Part Itself, you'll have noticed, is strangely absent. That's because it has retired shyly to its inner chambers. Roll up them thar sleeves and follow in after it ;-)

6.) As you and Mr Hand wend your way deeper into the sheath, you will encounter what feels like a small portal that opens up into a chamber beyond. Being attentive to your horse's reaction, invite yourself in . You are now in the inner sanctum of The Actual Private Part. It's hiding in there towards the back, trying to pretend it isn't there. Say hi and wave to it . No, really, work your finger back and forth around the sides of it. If the horse won't drop, this is your only shot at removing whatever dried smegma is clinging to the surface of the Part itself. So, gently explore around it, pulling out whatever crusty topsoil you find there. Use more water and more Excalibur if necessary to loosen attached gunk.

7.) When Mr Hand and the Actual Private Part have gotten to know each other pretty well, and the Part feels squeaky clean all around, there remains only one task: checking for, and removing, the bean. The bean is a pale, kidney-shaped accumulation of smegma in a small pouch just inside the urethra. Not all horses accumulate a bean, but IME the majority do, even if they have no visible external smegma. So: the equine urethra is fairly large diameter, and indeed will permit you to very gently insinuate one of your slimmer fingers inside the urethral opening. Do so, and explore upwards for what will feel like a lump or "pea" buried no more than, I dunno, perhaps 3/4" in from the opening. If you do encounter a bean, gently and sympathetically persuade it out with your finger. This may require a little patience from BOTH Mr Hand AND the horse, but the horse will be happier and healthier once it's accomplished. In the rare event that the bean is too enormous for your finger to coax out, you might try what I did (in desperation) last month on the orange horse: Wrap thumb and index finger around the end of the Part and squeeze firmly to extrude the bean. Much to my surprise it worked and orange horse did NOT kill me for doing it and he does not seem to have suffered any permanant damage as a result ;-> I have never in my life seen another bean that enormous, though.

8.) Now all that's left to do is make a graceful exit and rinse the area very thoroughly in apology for the liberties you've taken . A hose will be MUCH easier to use here than just a sponge and bucket, IME. Make sure to direct the water into the Part's inner retreat too, not merely the outer part of the sheath. This may require you to enfold the end of the hose in your hand and guide it up there personally.

9.) Ta-da, you are done! Say, "Good horsie" and feed him lots of carrots. Watch him make funny faces at the way your hands smell. Hmm. Well, perhaps there is ONE more step...

10.) The only thing I know of that is at all effective in removing the lovely fragrance of smegma from your hands (fingernails arms elbows and wherever else it's gotten) is Excalibur. Even then, if you didn't use gloves you may find you've got an unusual personal perfume for a while. So, word to the wise, do NOT clean your horse's sheath just before an important job interview or first date ;-) and of course, there is that one FINAL step...

11.) Figure out how to explain all this to your mother (or the kid from next door, or the meter reader, or whoever else you've just realized has been standing in the barn doorway speechlessly watching the entire process.)

Now, go thou forth and clean that Part :-)

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Horse Treat Recipes

Bean Removal and Sheath Cleaning

Cleaning The Sheath & Bean Removal