Perfect for a summer day, these easy ice block recipes are sure to be a hit. We’ve come up with some easy-to-follow horse-safe recipes to help keep your equine friend cool and refreshed.
Simply freeze these recipes and watch your horse enjoy a delicious and refreshing treat! Perfect for a hot day or just as a special treat.
Each recipe is enough to make approximately two ice blocks so double up the quantities if you want to make more!
Tip: take the ice block out of the freezer a few minutes before you plan to feed it so that you can get it out of the mould/container easily and feed to your horse in a suitable feed bucket.
Minty Fresh
Ingredients
250g - SPILLERS SPEEDY-MASH Fibre
Mint (1tbs)
Salt (Pinch)
500ml hot water
Instructions
- 1. Using 500ml of hot (but not boiling) water, begin by soaking the 5 SPILLERS Spearmint Treats.
- 2. After 10mins, the treats should have softened to a mash like consistency. Add a pinch of table salt and a generous tablespoon of dried mint leaves.
- 3. Next, add 250g of SPILLERS SPEEDY-MASH Fibre and stir well. After 60 seconds the mash should be sufficiently soaked.
- 4. Pour into suitable sized ice lolly moulds or containers and freeze for at least 6 hrs, or overnight.
Spiced Apple Crumble
Ingredients
250g - SPILLERS Senior Super-Mash
Apples (2)
Cinnamon (1tbs)
500ml hot water
Instructions
- 1. Using 500ml of hot (but not boiling) water, begin by soaking the 5 SPILLERS Apple Treats.
- 2. Whilst the treats are soaking, grate the two apples and keep to one side.
- 3. After 10mins, the treats should have softened to a mash like consistency. Add a pinch of table salt and a generous tablespoon of dried cinnamon
- 4. Next, add 250g of SPILLERS Senior Super-Mash and stir well.
- 5. After 2 minutes the mash should be sufficiently soaked, add the grated apple.
- 6. Pour into suitable sized ice lolly moulds or containers and freeze for at least 6 hrs, or overnight.
Herbalicious
Ingredients
250g - SPILLERS Perform & Restore Mash
5 - SPILLERS Meadow Herb Treats
Garlic powder or granules (1tbs)
500ml hot water
Instructions
- 1. Using 500ml of hot (but not boiling) water, begin by soaking the 5 SPILLERS Meadow Herb Treats.
- 2. After 10mins, the treats should have softened to a mash like consistency. Add a pinch of table salt and a generous tablespoon of garlic.
- 3. Next, add 250g of SPILLERS Perform & Restore Mash and stir well. After 2 minutes the mash should be sufficiently soaked.
- 4. Pour into suitable sized ice lolly moulds or containers and freeze for at least 6 hrs, or overnight.
For those horses competing under rules it is advisable to use BETA NOPS approved sources.
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