[mrsrooster]

are sugar cubes bad for horses teeth/health?

[Norm]

If they were very bad our horse would be dead. The kids give her about eight sugar cubes every day. I have to ration them or they would give her ten pounds a day.Our vet said not to worry about it.

[Julia B]

No....never give them too many. Sugar cubes are treats to horses like apples are. Usually you give them when they've done good or its their B-Day. Still its like humans and candy....its good but not the best if we have too much.

[♥ Sassy ♥]

Sugar is actually poisonous to horses. Digesting it causes the bacteria in a horse's gut to create toxins - the same toxins that cause laminitis. Apples and carrots have alot of sugar in them - so does most grass and hay.If your horse is insulin resistant, overweight or hypothyroidic, sugar can cause laminitis and in extreme cases, founder.If you want to feed treats, I'd recommend feeding hay cubes. Horses get the "treat effect" by eating something differenty and yummy, it doesn't need to be sweet.Good luck

[techyphilosopher2]

My sister & brother-in-law have owned horses and ponies for the past 30+ years. They claim all the vets over the years tell, and have told them, to not give horses the sugar cubes except for _VERY_ rare treat. Sugar rots their teeth, too.Ditto chewing tobacco. :-/ Horses seem to crave that stuff, too.

[Paris]

No, not at all. But don't give it to him/her as food or snack, just as a treat, or when you think it deserves it for being there for you when you need it. Don't be embarrassed, either. Allot of people ask this question.

[nessie]

I wouldn't say I'm 100% but i used to have a horse for a few years and Ive always heard that they were good so no i do not think they are bad for there teeth but you might want to ask a vet to be certain.

[Chelsea]

As a treat or reward they are fine. They are so small that they don't do anything. We give our horses sugar treats for rewards when training. If you do introduce sugar cubes they may not like them at first but keep trying and they learn to love them!

[ladders_to_fire]

Yes, they are, but they are very small-just use them for a occasional treat.I have a box at the stable but I usually give carrot piecesor packaged horse treats instead. I use apple-flavored treats that are low-sugar. I think they're by Purina, they come in a 3-lb? bag and are apple, butterscotch or licorice flavored.If I run out of the others I have the sugar cubes as a backup.

[bog face]

lots of opinions!here! but ask your self is it really worth the risk?give em nice juicy carrots instead