Mrs. Pastures Cookies for Horses - (15lb Refill Box)

Best horse treats on the market. They smell like oatmeal molasses cookies! My horses ( and dogs) love these. I’ve bought them for many years. I keep two plastic Mrs. Pastures buckets in my barn. These are refilled when empty. I like that these treats are made from whole grains, not by products. They are also dry not sticky, so they work well in treat pouches. This is another example of the adage: you get what you pay for!!

These have been my ponies favorite horse cookies for the last 20 years. This is a very economical way to buy them if you have bought the bucket previously. Fresh, well packaged and quickly shipped. Thank you!

I discovered these in an article in Michael Plumbs Horse Journal about 30-35 years ago. Since my first purchase, every horse I have owned has expressed a clear preference for Mr. Pastures over any of the extruded and flavored brands, and even over brand name apples like Honey Crisp and Fuji, and Gala. My current mare has even learned to eat these cookies slowly and without crunching, after figuring out that the sound attracted all the other horses. If she eats them silently, she has a chance at more for herself.

Im a long-time horse owner but fairly new to store-bought horse treats. I discovered Mrs. Pastures cookies about a couple years ago and my horses and I love them. Simple ingredients, wonderful smell and with the way the horses react to them, they must taste fantastic. We couldnt be happier. I was buying the 5 pound bag at a tack and feed store and when I stopped in recently to buy a new bag there were none to be had. The gal told me the company had been bought and she thought they were in a transitioning period. My first thought was to race home and order a couple bags from Amazon so I could have some of the original cookies before they were changed by the new owner. Ive had it happen with dog food and figured itd be no different with these treats; a big corporation steps in and buys a perfectly good mom-and-pop product then feel the need to “improve” it. I bought the 15 pound refill box (for $77) and when I opened the bag my first impression was that the cookies were not the same. The color was off, these new ones were darker. They smelled fine though so I transferred the bag into a container and took some out to my horses. The first sign there was a problem was when my gelding put his ears up and sniffed the cookie in the palm of my hand like it was a foreign object. Id gone through several of those 5 pound bags and never had him do that with a new one. He took it and did that thing they do with something new; he repeatedly dipped his nose towards his chest while puffing out his nostrils as if to smell it as he rolled it around with his tongue figuring out what it was and if he wanted to eat it. I dont know if he dropped it or if he spit it out but the cookie hit the ground. I rinsed it off and held it out for him again, he did the same routine only a lot less and ended up eating it. I handed him a second cookie and he ate it. My 3 year old filly sucked both of hers down without any questions. When I got back to the house I compared a new cookie to the remnants of my 5 pound bag and found Id been right about the color difference. I also discovered there was an additional smell in the new cookies. The smell of the old cookies reminded me of a natural breakfast cereal and while this smell was also in the new cookies there was a faint but distinct oily-like smell in them that was not present in the old ones. I instantly felt bad for not noticing this before I fed them to my horses. Nobody colicked or got the squirts but I dont know the cause for the differences in these cookies and I wont feed them, so one star; theyre useless to me and my horses and are being thrown out today. Theyre non-returnable but a refund or replacement can be requested. I really wanted to get a replacement but decided not to risk it and am asking for a refund. If and when that feed/tack store gets the 5 lb bags back in, if the color looks right Ill try them again. Theyre the best horse treats Ive found and I really hope the issues get resolved.

This is my horses’ favorite cookie, and I love that I can refill their box without wasting a big plastic container!

I personally dont know how delicious Mrs. Pastures Horse cookies are, but our horses love them! Special treats!

Feed these daily to my horses.

Little pricey

My boy will do anything to get one of these cookies. They are pricey, but for me, knowing how Trooper LOVES them - they are worth it. Also, because they are so dry, as long as g the hey are stored in a moisture free container and location, they don’t spoil. One 15 lb box (emptied into a plastic container that seals tightly) lasts several months for my one horse.

Actually know Mrs Pasture before she sold the company. The cost of shipping was way too high to order again