It's Easy Being Green

A lot of people I know have horses but have found it to be a financial strain lately to keep them well fed and happy.  Everyone is cutting corners with their budgets and just like humans, treats and snacks should be one of the first things to go but have you ever thought about making your own horse treats?

Here’s a little recipe that will keep your four-hoofed friend happy but won’t break the bank.  Don’t forget to get creative based on your horse’s specific likes.  Add those ingredients into the recipe listed below and if you have a recipe you’d like to share, for any homemade animal treat, don’t hesitate to post it!

Ingredients:

- 2 to 4 cups commercial horse feed

- 2 eggs

- 3 Tbsp. molasses

- 1 to 1.5 cups hot water

Directions:

1)  Place the feed in a large bowl.

2)  In a separate bowl, beat eggs well, add them to the feed and mix well.

3)  Dissolve the molasses in hot water and add a little at a time to the feed mixture until it’s sticky and firm.

4)  Pour it in gradually as you may not need it all.  You should be able to mold and shape the mix to dry or to leave as a “pudding” for your horse to slurp out of a bowl.  Add more liquid or more feed to reach the desired consistency.

You can make some creative additions to this basic mix based on your horse’s likes.  Grain, carrots and peppermints are popular additives horses seem to love.

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I’ve heard of the “House of Bamboo” but now I’m amazed to hear about a bamboo bicycle.  I recently ran across the folks over at Organic Bikes whose slogan is “Rethink your ride”.  Well, rethink they have as they are creating bicycle frames out of bamboo, an easily renewable resource!  According to their website they’re also making biodegradable water bottles and organic bike clothing and accessories.

Organic Bike's "Dylan" model. It's their first bamboo bike!

Organic bikes claims the bamboo is so strong that it makes a great frame and is actually more comfortable to ride than a standard alloy metal one.  They do say that the frame isn’t entirely made from bamboo and that there is some alloy metal involved in the construction of your bike but that it is 100% recycled alloy.

This, I think, is a pretty cool concept.   While I didn’t think riding your bicycle could get much more green, Organic Bikes has gone and proven me wrong.  If you’d like a chance to enter their contest to win a bamboo bike, click this link.

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