Oats has been used for 2,000 years as raw material in horse feed. The Romans carried oats to their war horses for extra energy during heavy campaigns. The beauty of oats is that it is well digestible starch present for horses, in contrast to the other starches in cereal grains such as wheat, barley and maize. Oats can be ‘untreated’ fed directly from the land.
Horses really need their fibre- in the wild they spend up to 16 hours a day munching on it. If your horse is in the barn, it doesn’t have the ability to forage, which can lead to unwanted behaviours. Is your horse bored? Does it spend 8 hours or more in the stable? These treats provide a nice distraction!