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Yes, horses can eat bread. However, a diet of predominately bread or largely bread is very bad. Bread itself is not very nutritious, especially to horses. Its starch and carbohydrate content is unsuitable for horses and can be very harmful. Horses are best kept on a mixture of grass, hay, and high-quality feeds. Ask your vet or a knowledgeable worker at a feed store what may be good to feed your horse.
However, as an occasional treat, a piece of bread is perfectly acceptable as long as it is not moldy; horses are very sensitive to mold.
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∙ 11y agoNo, horses primarily eat vegetation such as grass, alfalfa and clover. However, some horses may develop a taste for eating cheese if offered to them as a treat.
Horses should not be offered cheese as it is made from cows milk, which horses cannot digest. It is best to stick to safe fruits and veggies as treats.
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∙ 12y agoThey could, but not as a regular part of the diet. A foal can be fed an egg (without the shell, of course) if it is weak and needs to develop the strength to get up on its own, like that of a premie or a foal that has not been able to get enough milk because its dam had been neglected by her owners.
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∙ 14y agoOf coarse! They can eat any type of bread.
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∙ 13y agoyes, as long as its regular bread not like cinnamin or raisin. My two horses love bread and it doesnt hurt them at all.
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∙ 12y agoMosy horses love bread, although to much can make them very ill, but they can still have up to 3 or 4 slices a day depending on what breeds they are (hardy breeds can eat more).
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∙ 12y agoNo as a general rule horses do not eat Sandwiches. They may be fed a bite or two by their owner on occasion, but not very often.
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∙ 11y agoBread is very rich in starches which can be bad for horses. However a slice or two each week won't hurt a foal or horse, but it should be given sparingly and not as a normal food source.
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∙ 13y agoYes horses can eat cereal
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Is it safe to feed bread and cookies to three horses about a loaf or two a day?
cookies are not really good for them unless they're horse cookies/treats. The loafs of bread won't harm them.
Is it safe to feed horses watermelon?
Yes. Both the rind and the pulp are safe for horses to eat.
Is it safe to feed wood peckers bread?
yes
Is bread good for horses?
Bread is fine to feed SOME horses. At my barn where my two horses live they hay quality is pretty bad. All the horses get hay stretch to supplement the bad quality hay but they also get bread. We don't feed any other grains. All the seven horses sometimes get up to 2 full loaves of bread in a day. That most often includes multi-grain bread and bagels(with raisins!). Still, I wouldn't feed bread EVERY day as it is high in starch. You should NOT feed bread to horses that are prone to laminitis or that have foundered. I would also never feed bread to an overweight horse. I wouldn't feed any horse bread as the sole ration BUT if the horse had no teeth it would be great as an additive to soaked grains. Like anything you feed your horse(carrots, apples, grain etc), you need to give them time to get used to it. You wouldn't dump a huge can of sweet feed into their bin out of nowhere so don't do this with bread either. Work them up from once slice to a whole loaf. Never feed a large amount if your horse has been off bread for more than a couple days. The sudden change could cause colic as with ANY normal grain or apple. To get specifics/nutritional information there are some university studies on feeding bread to horses that can be easily found through internet search. They have concluded that bread is safe. Just know that if you are not careful, it can cause problems, again, as with anything you feed your horse. Lastly, if your horse already has a balanced diet and is doing fine on his high quality hay and grain, don't add bread as a part of his diet. Feed it only as a treat. Four or five slices or a few bagels is fine a couple times a week if your horse is being ridden. Donuts are not considered bread here. Don't feed donuts to your horse!
Does feeding bread to horses give them worms?
Yes bread can cause colic, especially if it is fed in large quantities or if nothing else is being fed to the horse. Bread had hardly any nutritional value and it is difficult for the horses to digest. If you are looking to give your horse a treat, stick to apples, carrots, and treats marketed especially for horses.
Is pita bread safe to feed a gerbil?
Pita bread would be OK for a gerbil. As long as it is unsweetened and unsalted.
Is it safe to feed wet bread to sheep?
yes as long as it isn't mouldy or had any contact with meat
Is a loaf of bread everyday good for a horses diet?
NO, you will kill the horse that way, ask a vet for the right things to buy for your horse to feed it
Will or do horses eat strawberry plants?
Horses can eat the strawberry itself, it is recommended to not feed the green parts of the plant just to be safe. Horses tend to have a sweet tooth and enjoy fruits and berries as treats.
How do you feed horses bread?
Bread is not good for horses as it is high in carbohydrates that break down into sugar. That being said a half slice or so of bread once a week or every other week won't do much harm. Simply tear a slice of bread in half and either place it in the horses feed pan or offer it on your palm ( fingers laying flat out.)
Is it safe for horses to eat stale carrots?
If the carrots are only wobbly and not rotten. Never feed rotten food to any animal.
Is it safe to give horses raisins?
Yes, it is safe to feed raisins in small amounts. However they can be fairly high in sugar so it is best to limit consumption of them to less than a handful a day.
