HELP! IS BREAD DANGEROUS FOR YOUR HORSE?

[Kenzo]

We always used to give our shetlands French Bread Sticks...my mum used to buy it and never used it (cos it goes hard after a day)...we used to break it up though, but yes they had it every weekend practically for years, they never had a problems, they used to love crunching it up

 

[Queenbee]

My pony used to steal my sandwiches if i left them anywhere near him. I never worried about the bread (more the fact that he seemed to enjoy the ham inside them too!!!!)

I think my pony was slightly disturbed

 

[Passtheshampoo]

My two like the odd slice of bread crust but they LOVE bananas! Bread does tend to stick to the roof of their mouths occassionally.

 

[Daisychain]

Baileys make a horse food called Baileys NO 1. This food is made from BREAD CRUMBS! Ideal for putting weight on.

 

[Spyda]

I've a friend who feeds her horses on bakery left overs. Loaves and loaves of white bread per day. She just chucks them into the field and lets her herd eat them. Makes me cringe as I cannot think that amount of bread can be good for them but she swears by it. Says it keeps the weight on them a treat during the winter and helps with her feed bills as the bread is free from a neighbour of hers. She keeps a variety of horses; section A, section D, New Forest, full Arab and TB's. All seem to be okay on her rather odd diet.

Can't say I'd advocate it and I'd certainly not feed loaves of bread to my horses; But what can I say. My friend does it and none of her horse seem the worse for it.

I think the odd slice certainly wont do any harm.

 

[Happy2Hack]

I give mine a slice or two as a treat - they love it! Wouldn't feed massive amounts at a time though!