Do you feed your trail horses Honey Oats Cereal Bars (people ones)? I got a suggestion to feed them as a snack during the long trail ride.
If you don’t feed Honey Oats Cereal Bars - what kind of snack do you give your horse on a long trail rides?
Grass. although I’ve been known to carry some chopped alfalfa with me if I know I’m going to be riding in an area that may not have much forage.
Bonnie
There is no grass in the summer in California 
it’s all brown and dusty - yuck! Oh, sorry, it’s “golden” and beautiful, but still not edible.
If you want a bar, try a Platinum Performance bar. It has Omega’s, vitamins, minerals, and more and is really easy to pack in a saddle bag and give as a treat on a long ride.
I have given my horse a granola bar before, she enjoyed it!
DA, at Pt Reyes the grass was lovely a couple months ago, since it’s so damp and coastal, so your horse may get enough for a snack.
otherwise, bring a mesh nosebag with a scoop of grain in it. wrap the head strap around the bag to secure, and put the whole thing in your saddlebags. or just put the feed in the bag and strap the headstrap to your saddle, if you’re not planning on doing faster than a walk.
or just bring a few carrots. horses can go 4-6 hours without food without dying though, despite what they tell you 
I’m bringing the collapsible water bucket - can I put the grain in it and NOT bring the feed bag? (one less thing to buy for me?)
Great to know about the grass at P Reyes!
I’m also thinking of getting those horse bars:
http://www.horse.com/Farnam/Health/Vive-Energy-Boost-Nutrition-Bar-BWP01.html
Where do you get “Platinum Performance bar”?
My horse eats whatever I eat. I usually bring carrots for him and a trail mix bar (usually Fiber One bar or Kashi bar) for me, but horsey gets excited whenever he hears the wrapper crinkle, so he gets half. He’s also been known to eat fruit and chips (loves funyons).
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I’m bringing the collapsible water bucket - can I put the grain in it and NOT bring the feed bag? (one less thing to buy for me?)[quote]
I think that works - the only thing about a collapsible water bucket is you can’t strap it to their face and leave them to eat while you eat - mine has a cord handle, no buckle, and doesn’t allow for breathing (no mesh or panel with holes like a reg nosebag)
But, who cares - if it’s just for a quick bite it can go on the ground!
My gelding loves cereal bars, granola bars, any kind of cookie, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, watermelon, pears, apples, carrots…basically anything I bring for myself, I bring enough to share. And he goes ga-ga over peppermint candies! He even tried a hot dog once, but he spit that out. And he used to love bananas, until I fed him one that was too ripe, and now he won’t touch them.
Check out endurance.net for a bunch of tack vendors. There are many configurations of halter/bridles out there. Biothane or beta is the easiest to care for and lasts forever. Leather is too high-maintenance, and the nylon ones just get hard and crusty.
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I’m also thinking of getting those horse bars:
http://www.horse.com/Farnam/Health/Vive-Energy-Boost-Nutrition-Bar-BWP01.html
Where do you get “Platinum Performance bar”?[/QUOTE]
You can order it directly through Platinum Performance. www.platinumperformance.com My horse loves them on long rides, and I love that they are really good for her! If you call them they have the best customer service and can answer any questions you have.
Oh man, those Nature Valley crunchy granola bars…that’s like horse crack rocks for my mare. I bet she would learn to do a backflip for one. She LOVES the Apple and the Oats N Honey flavors. Those and any peppermint treats are her FAVORITES.
Nature valley granola bars, orange juice, Pb sandwiches, of course carrots and apples but also just about any other fruit… yea, basically whatever I am eating they decide to have a snack. I make sure to take things that won’t hurt them.
Beer! :D:lol:
Our horses all love the Nature’s Vally Honey Oats bars for treats, and we have used them for trail ride snacks as well.
We’ve even used them as rest area treats when we’ve had to trailer horses for long enough periods that break periods were necessary, and they all love them.
My old gelding is slightly picky about other water sources, so unless we bring water from home on the rides, he becomes the epitome of “you can’t lead a horse to water”…unless I put applesauce in the collapsible bucket with the water. Then, he feels its acceptable! Uh…spoiled!
Nature Valley granola bars. :yes: Either the oats and honey or the peanut butter ones. They’re super cheap at Costco, I can eat them too, easily fed from the saddle, individually wrapped so they don’t go bad or get sticky.
Mmmmm… Nature Valley. Unfortunately, my horse doesn’t want it- not his upscale, taking a huge wieght off of my wallet grain that he so loves, so I’ve been bringing a few probios cookies on our training rides. He LOVES those! (He also loves IBC root beer -not Barqs!- to the point of reaching over and streatching his lips to get the one almost out of reach on the trailer once- turned around in time to watch him tip it over and start drinking right out to the bottle neck!)
Also- Peanut butter cheese crakers, apples, egg roll and crab rangoon (please don’t ask- I don’t carry it on me, and it stays away from his stall since…), almost any untouched fruit- not huge on applesauce or canned/ jarred fruit, weirdo!- triscuts, wheat thins- will do anything for these!-… probably should encourage him, as he is an ulcer case, definately on the Chinese!
I take BOSS but I chew them up first and them offer them to my horse.
My guy is a nut for Nature Valley Peanut butter granola bars. As soon as he hears the crinkle of the wrapper he’s right there nosing in. So of course I always keep a stock on hand just for him. Plus when you’re on a trail ride it’s always a good idea to have extra food on hand in case you get stranded so take a couple extra for you.
