Horse treats: Sometimes you need to feed yourself a supplement or medication, and she just won't cooperate. So how can you make it more appealing? Try these flavors.We all like to give horse treats to reward good behavior. Sometimes we need to give our horses something especially tasty to get them to take their medicine. Or just because we love to make them happy. So which flavor do they like the most? You probably would guess peppermint, molasses, or carrot. Maybe even chocolate. Those might be great for you, but it turns out these rank pretty low among horsey favorites. How about oats? Or bran? Don't horses love bran mashes? Nope. Not those, either. OK, how about apples. Surely, the must rank way up there in horsey favorites. Afraid not. So what do horses love the most? You won't believe the answer. Deborah Goodwin, BSc, PhD at the University of Southampton, England, tested equine choices on 12 different flavors (including peppermint). The results were published in Applied Animal Behaviour Science (2008). The three top ones that horses loved were: 1. Fenugreek 2. Banana 3. Cherry Peppermint ranked 7th. (Fenugreek is a spice you can buy at the supermarket.)
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