Dream Surprise

6 Carrots, Sliced

2 Cups dry oatmeal

1/2 Cup molasses

1 1/2 Cups applesauce

Mix all ingredients together until coated in a feed bucket.

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Bonbons

5 hay cubes

1/2 cup molasses

sweet feed

Pour molasses onto a plate with a lip. Roll hay cubes in molasses until they are covered, then sprinkle sweet feed over them-just enough to stick to the cubes as a garnish.

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Rolled Carrot Nibbles

3 carrots with green tops

1/3 cup cracked corn or feed

1/4 cup molasses

Brown Sugar

Cut up carrots into 3 inch pieces. cut carrots tops off but set aside. Pour molasses onto a plate with a lip. Mix about 1 to 3 tablespoons, to thicken molasses. Onto another plate spread feed or cracked corn.                              Roll carrots in the molasses mixture until they are completely covered. Then roll carrots in to the feed or cracked corn. Wrap carrot tops around rolled carrot. If you have extra sauce drizzle over top of treat.

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Christmas Salad

6 Apples, quartered

8 Carrots cut into 3 inch pieces

2 cups Quaker Oats

1 cup Sweet Feed

Molasses

Combine all ingredients together and fold in enough molasses to make the oatmeal and grain stick to the fruit. Chill over night and serve on Christmas morning.

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Granola Balls

1/2 Cup rolled oats

1/4 Cup bran

1 Heaping tablespoon sugar

1Tablespoon molasses

1 Tablespoon honey

1 Tablespoon water

Combine oats, sugar, molasses and honey, mixing thoroughly. Add water until consistency is thick and moist. but not drippy. Refrigerate dough 1 hour. Form dough into golf ball sized lumps. To keep dough from sticking to your hands, wipe hands lightly with corn oil. (Feed Immediately.)

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Right side up Cake

2 Cups oats

1 Cup sweet feed

Handful Alfalfa leaves

Few tufts of Broome hay heads

Mix the oats, sweet feed together and pour into feed bucket. Sprinkle the alfalfa leaves over the mixture and arrange broome hay heads on top. ( Serve immediately.)

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Applesauce Horse Cookies

1 Cup Sweet feed

2-3 Cups bran

1 Cup Flax Seed

1 Tablespoon salt

4 large Carrots, shredded

1 Cup molasses

1/2 Cup brown sugar

1 Cup applesauce

Mix the molasses, brown sugar, carrots and applesauce in 1 bowl. In another Mix dry ingredients. Slowly combine the molasses mixture with dry ingredients. Add only enough molasses mixture to form a thick dough. Add more bran if necessary. Line cookie sheet with aluminum foil. Using a tablespoon, drop batter onto cookie sheet and flatten slightly  about the size of a half dollar. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour, flip cookies bake an additional 45 minutes until they are dried. But don't burn.

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Grooming Tips

Mane & Tail Detangler

Calgon Bath oil beads (dry)

Water

Mix  the Calgon with water (one Part Calgon to 3 parts water in a spray bottle. Spray on mane and tail to help recondition. Also works well on knots with a comb or stiff brush.

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