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Discussion on Watermelon for horses
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Dskup
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Posted on Wednesday, Aug 3, 2005 - 12:03 pm:
hello everybody: in a recent issue of Equus they say that watermelon is a good snack for horses in summer. Does anybody know if they can eat the rind if it is broken up into bite size pieces so they don’t choke on it?
thanks for any insights!
Dan
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Shirl
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Posted on Wednesday, Aug 3, 2005 - 12:40 pm:
Yes, Dan they can. My mare ate watermelon rine with gusto. Just medium size pieces, like you'd eat. She was fine with it. Shirl
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Morg1
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Posted on Wednesday, Aug 3, 2005 - 1:55 pm:
I give the rind as is to the horses (however big a piece that I had), and they just bite off chunks. I've never had a problem.
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Trouble
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Posted on Wednesday, Aug 3, 2005 - 6:09 pm:
My horses gobble up watermelon rind. I just cut into pieces. Another favorite this time of year is fresh corn husks off your sweet corn. My horses love both these in the summer.
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Hwood
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Posted on Wednesday, Aug 3, 2005 - 6:25 pm:
Mmmmmmmm . . . and it's almost time for pumpkin, too! Yum!!!
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Member:
Dskup
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Posted on Wednesday, Aug 3, 2005 - 7:46 pm:
Thanks to everyone who answered me about the watermelon rinds. I tried them out on my bunch and they’re not sure yet whether they’re into them or not.
Dan
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Mrose
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Posted on Wednesday, Aug 3, 2005 - 8:00 pm:
Not just watermelon, but all melon, squash, green beans, carrots, apples, potatoes....they love them all. But, if they haven't had them before they sometimes have to acquire the taste. One of our pastures is next to our back yard. The horses are such beggers it is hard to enjoy your dinner sometimes!
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New Member:
Chlobro
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Posted on Thursday, Sep 1, 2005 - 3:10 pm:
In Honduras our horses enjoy mangos and bananas peel and all
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Jvecsey
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Posted on Thursday, Sep 8, 2005 - 12:01 am:
When I purchased 2 young guys from PA I was shocked to hear they eat and other veggies and bread. But they look great. I also give them lettuce, spinach etc.
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Kwhaling
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Posted on Thursday, Sep 8, 2005 - 3:53 pm:
What about cabbage leaves?
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