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Making treats with supplements?; can I do this?!
Topic Started: Sep 11 2007, 11:01 AM (195 Views)
Ice Princess
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Since at my barn the horses are in group turnout and get fed there I am concerned about my horse getting her supplements as she "shares" and also moves buckets sometimes..

Would it be ok for me to make her some horse treats (such as muffins or something) with the correct daily supplement amount, so I could just give her one a day and know that she got her supplement? Would cooking the supplement (Corta-Flex, in case it matters) make the ingredients not as effective? :huh:

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RedMare01
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I would not bake them, because you can't be sure of what it will do to the supplement.

I made treats for my mare with powdered supplements, and this is the recipe I used:

16 oz peanut butter
16 oz honey
2 lb powdered supplement

Just stir it all together and form into balls. It is surprisingly not sticky at all.

I split the 2 lbs supplement into 1 lb of 2 different supplements...you could also make smaller batches if you use the same ratios. Also, it is easier if you heat the peanut butter in the microwave for 20 seconds or so to soften it up first.

My mare loved these treats, and I only found 1 horse out of many that didn't like them at all.

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Ice Princess
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Sounds like a great idea! My supplement is liquid.. think it will still work? :) :luck:
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RedMare01
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I'm not sure if you could replace something with a liquid...maybe the honey, but I don't know how it would bind? You would need something dry to absorb the liquids. I think they make Cortaflex in powder form, don't they?

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Ice Princess
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yes they do.. the problem is that I have a gallon of the liquid form :duh:
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OpticalIllusion
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There is a joint supplement that comes in treats. My mom used them for a while on a pony we had that lived out with other horses. I have no clue what brand they were though.
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Ice Princess
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OpticalIllusion- I've had great results with the Corta-Flex.. were the treat supplements effective for the pony? :)
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We used them on an older medium pony that has arthritis and it worked as well as any normal powder joint supplement.
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I think those are called Flex Wafers. I used them on one of mine with good results, although he didn't have major issues, it was more of a preventive/maintenance thing. Here they are at SmartPak:
http://www.smartpakequine.com/ProductClass...veCategory=true
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I think the ones my mom got were in a box. But they look to be the same thing.

As another thought, you could just syringe the stuff down your horses throat.
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Amchara
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The horses at the barn I work at are fed there grain when they come in to be ridden (for the same group turnout reasons you specified). Not suggesting you go that far, but what about mixing her supplement with a half cup grain and letting her eat it infront of you?
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