Healthy treats are nice to have to feed to our horses. We can use treats as rewards, for encouragement, or simply because it is fun to feed a horse by hand something they so obviously enjoy.
Healthy horse treats are those that do not contain additives, preservatives, or artificial flavourings. And remember, treats are not intended to replace the normal grain or hay ration, but should be fed in small amounts per day.
Now, let’s get cooking
Here’s an easy horse cookie recipe for you to make for your favourite horse or horses. Cooking involves lots of math – you need to know how to read and tell time, understand temperature and measure ingredients. Here is a recipe to practice your baking – and math skills.
Ingredients
Garth loves cookies.
1 cup grated carrot
1 apple – grated
2 tablespoons corn oil
1/4 cup molasses
1 tsp. salt
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup flour
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly grease cookie sheet.
- In a large bowl, mix carrot, apple, corn oil and molasses together.
- Fold in salt, oats and flour until well mixed.
- Spread dough out in one big piece on the cookie sheet.
- Gently draw lines in the dough with a knife to make it easier to break apart after baking. (Or, roll dough out and cut with cookie cutters)
- Bake for 20 minutes or until brown.
- Cut into squares while still warm. Let cool.
1. What is the ratio of molasses to rolled oats?
Math Talk – ratio: A ratio shows the relative sizes or amounts of two or more values.
2. If you wanted to triple the recipe, how many tablespoons of oil would you use?
3. Create a list of ingredients for a double batch of horse cookies.
Easy Horse Cookie Recipe Answers:
1. What is the ratio of molasses to rolled oats?
Answer: 1:4 This means that for every 1 part molasses there are 4 parts oats.
2. If you wanted to triple the recipe, how many tablespoons of oil would you use?
Answer: 3 x 2 tbs = 6 tablespoons.
3. Create a list of ingredients for a double batch of horse cookies.
Answer:
2 cups grated carrot
2 apples, grated
4 tablespoons corn oil
1/2 cup molasses
2 tsp. salt
2 cups rolled oats
2 cups flour
3.OA.C Multiply and divide within 100
4.NF.B.4b Multiply fractions by whole numbers
6.RP.A.1 Understand the concept of a ratio and use ratio language to describe a ratio relationship between two quantities.
Photo:
Garth Loves Cookies by S. Carter; CC BY-SA 2.0
