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Is there ANY kind of treat...; you can give a Cushings horse?
Topic Started: Jan 19 2007, 07:47 AM (246 Views)
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"Sure doesn't LOOK like an ASB."
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Just curious. I've been a really good girl about not giving any treats to the little rescued Hackney pony our BM got, until we get the blood work back to see if he is in fact Cushingoid or not, but I'd loff to know if there is any kind of treat it's safe to give a Cushings horse??

Thanks!
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Renn/aissance
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Hakuna matata!
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My old trainer's Cushings pony practically lived off of pretzels.
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"Sure doesn't LOOK like an ASB."
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Pretzels!!! Thank you Renn!!!!
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Any others? :)
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War Admiral, I got this from the yahoo Cushings Group,

They suggest absolutely nothing that contains grains, flour, processed fats, sugar, honey,or molasses, no breads, cookies, pasta, or baked horse treats. No fruits, except for very small bits of plums, or prunes. No carrots.

Okay to feed - small palmful of apple peel, with no chunks of fruit attached. tablespoon of low-fat plain unsweetened yogurt, iceberg lettuce, celery, mushrooms, fresh parsely, shells and papery outer covering of nuts such as peanuts, pumpkin, sunflower, or a small handful of shelled peanuts, pumpkin, sunflower seeds, or soybeans all non-roasted or with fat added.

It's a pretty slim list, they suggest the best treat is a small handful of whatever hay he's approved to eat.
As I'm fast finding with my own mare, you have to be pretty careful about the diet. It's hard not being able to give treats, especially when they look at you with those big baby browns and nicker at you.
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We have fed celery as treats and found that they liked it :)
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I forget where, but there are some flowery meadow treats you can give that are all low carb and just tasty versions of hay. Maybe someone knows the name?
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galloway
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I think it's www.skodeshorsetreats.com
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Hoof Prince
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I give The Hoof Prince prunes. :one:

He doesn't complain. I get the non-sorbate ones from Trader Joes, so I don't have a sticky mess in my pockets.
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