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Bread
Dec 30, 2006 11:51:29 GMT 1
Post by podkinpie on Dec 30, 2006 11:51:29 GMT 1
Would it be ok to give bread to horses.? My mother has an extra loaf and wondered if they could eat it. I suspect not! I don't normally give them tit bits etc although did once give one a marmite sandwhich , for warding off flies I think!
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kayron
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Dec 30, 2006 12:04:51 GMT 1
Post by kayron on Dec 30, 2006 12:04:51 GMT 1
Small amounts of bread are OK - but a whole loaf - esp white - can form into a dense mass and cause a choke
You could break it into small chunkcs and let it dry out then feed it - but the birds would benefit far more from bread than the horse will
Mine get veggie peelings, and the odd swede for treats
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tammy68
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Dec 30, 2006 12:15:33 GMT 1
Post by tammy68 on Dec 30, 2006 12:15:33 GMT 1
When I was little I was always told it could cause colic as it may swell in the stomach. Also been told horses shouldn't be fed wheat somewhere in my distant memory?
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scatcat
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Dec 30, 2006 12:36:01 GMT 1
Post by scatcat on Dec 30, 2006 12:36:01 GMT 1
its better to feed brown bread, though yeast is good for the hind gut
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Dec 30, 2006 12:38:53 GMT 1
Post by ukshowjumper on Dec 30, 2006 12:38:53 GMT 1
Ours get the odd slice of brown betweent the four of them...they love it
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Bread
Dec 30, 2006 18:21:04 GMT 1
Post by jen1 on Dec 30, 2006 18:21:04 GMT 1
if i give mine bread i alway make sure its stale, we feed our cows on bread so mine get a slice every now and again, with it being stale they kind of have to crunch it up, but as a rule bread not really a good thing to "feed" ok for a treat,
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blueali
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Bread
Dec 30, 2006 18:27:49 GMT 1
Post by blueali on Dec 30, 2006 18:27:49 GMT 1
Mine get bread, they love it, only as a treat though.
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Dec 30, 2006 18:31:06 GMT 1
Post by sallyandruby on Dec 30, 2006 18:31:06 GMT 1
ours get bread in their feeds once in a while and the locals tend to bring them some as a treat !! ruby is obssessed with after living at jennys !! lol.
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Dec 30, 2006 18:31:43 GMT 1
Post by ceiron on Dec 30, 2006 18:31:43 GMT 1
hmm, know someone who feeds there horses bread as a staple so dunno then
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Dec 30, 2006 18:42:32 GMT 1
Post by sueabbery on Dec 30, 2006 18:42:32 GMT 1
Baileys no1 mix used to be made from bread crumbs. But I feed my lot bread as as a treat every now and then it has never caused any problems.
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Bread
Dec 30, 2006 18:49:46 GMT 1
Post by gilly on Dec 30, 2006 18:49:46 GMT 1
I think its ok so long as it's not loads and not all the time. I used to feed bread, but Ginger doesn't like it so don't bother now
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Dec 30, 2006 19:00:16 GMT 1
Post by jill on Dec 30, 2006 19:00:16 GMT 1
Way back in the early 70s when hay suddenly doubled in price a local farmer gave me some scrap bread from a local bakery to supplement it, and I never had any problems. They would have got the equivalent of a couple of loaves worth mixed with their hay at night and no ill effects.
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Dec 30, 2006 19:01:18 GMT 1
Post by emmalouise on Dec 30, 2006 19:01:18 GMT 1
I think it swells and is not good for them at all in huge quantities anyway. but muffin the shettie stole my sandwhich once so .....who knows!
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nellie
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Dec 31, 2006 18:42:34 GMT 1
Post by nellie on Dec 31, 2006 18:42:34 GMT 1
yeast is a protien & so is denatured at temeratures above 40 degrees c so, once the dough has been cooked, there is no yeast present.
AFAIK large amounts of bread can cause choke, but then when I was a kid who kept my pony at home, there was a little old lady whos garden backed onto our field & she'd feed my old pony half a loaf of brown bread every day over the hedge, so who knows. It isnt something I would do now with my horses
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nellie
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Dec 31, 2006 21:29:13 GMT 1
Post by nellie on Dec 31, 2006 21:29:13 GMT 1
why not make bread & butter pudding with the spare loaf?
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