http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/08/21/Sweets-Make-Horses-Harder-to-Train.aspxYoung horses may be easier to train if they temporarily lay off sweets foods. A commercial mixture of corn, oats, barley and molasses, sometimes "sweet feed," gives horses a glossy coat and lively spirit. But the extra energy provided by sweet grain duringenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/08/21/Sweets-Make-Horses-Harder-to-Train.aspx#128626Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:41:15 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:128626MagnoliaWe never used "sweet feed" as a feed but as a special treat. Our horses were pastured for the most part and fed hay in the winter when pasture was sparse or unavailable. <br /><br />Only used as a treat, sweets, like sweet feed, carrots, or apples were great motivators. I always had some in my pocket and years later, when I got my old riding jacket out of the closet to sell it in a garage sale, there was still a sizeable handful of sweet feed in the pocket!<img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=128626" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/08/21/Sweets-Make-Horses-Harder-to-Train.aspx#128622Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:01:32 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:128622AaltrudeThis isn't new information. Where do they think the term "feeling your oats" comes from. I enjoy riding on horseback and I'm sure other horse riders on V V can testify to the increased energy and hence the increased desire to be on the move which can lead to your mount pushing the boundaries and trying to find out how much they can get away with, when they are on hard feed ( a horsey term for the type of food mentioned in this article).<br><br>http://tinyurl.com/62ap65<br><br><img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=128622" width="1" height="1">