Remember NickerMakers? Well, believe it or not, there’s a dumber name than that. I just got Valentine some horse treats called Stud Muffins. No joke. He LOVES them! They smell pretty good to me, but they look an awful lot like what I shovel out of his stall every morning, so I’m not tempted to try them. Yet.
In case you didn’t know, horses love to eat. It’s what they do all day. In fact, they are made that way – they are so big, and their diet is so low in calories, that they pretty much need to eat constantly. Valentine is no exception. For his regular diet, his favorite thing is oats, followed by fresh grass, followed by hay (since the grass started growing again, he’s not too keen on the hay). His favorite treats are apples, carrots, NickerMakers and Stud Muffins. My next experiment, treat-wise, will be homemade horse treats. I’m not making that up. I’ll post recipes here after the results are in.
My horse Dillon likes all kinds of weird treats–small amounts of jellybeans, peppermint hard candies, sugar, watermelon, oatmeal cookies, carrot cake, and bread. It’s fun to watch him eat the jellybeans, but you should only give your horse one or two at a time.
i want to please know the recipe for the stud muffins please ps my horses love them
Sorry, I don’t have the recipe. A company in Canada makes them. I buy them from Jeffers Equine.
my horse loves stud muffins
Just curious if you had any luck with your homemade treats, and if so, would you share some recipes? My horses just got some Stud Muffins and they LOVE them as well! Thanks!
Elaine, I’m ashamed to say I haven’t tried anything, other than my experiment with the horse birthday cake. I’ll happily share some recipes I haven’t tried, though!
stud muffins
15 cupw sweet feed
48 oz molasses
5 cups flour
1 bottle beer
mix together bake at 350 for 20 minutes in a cookie sheet. cut into squares
Hi Karen,
I am going to try your stud muffn recipe but I don’t understand why the bottle of beer. Please explain.
Thanks
Mary Rohn