Horse / mint conundrum.

[dibble1]

Why do horses love mints so much?

[B00]

dunno- the sweetness I guess?

I used to buy polos by the barrelload for mine when I had them and they'd practically drool when they saw the packets!

[rowanwitch]

They know they have bad breath? Possibly they recognise the smell as something good for them...

[Tilly2]

I thought they liked carrots.

[sunny-dave]

Extra Strong Mints seemed to pretty much do the trick too :)

[wolf63]

I think that mints cause excess flatulence and this is used by the horse to make it run faster. Or that's what my mum told me.

[Mosaic]

I wonder if it's anything to do with having a relatively bland diet - so novelty - but also the blast of freshness through their enormous sinuses must be delicious.

[rowanwitch]

possibly for the opposite mint calms the gut and a lot of animals will seek outand chew herbs if they are off colour. The horse maybe recognises a better source of the peppermint oil

[douglas9401]

Because they all have a dream of being polo ponies?

[rowanwitch]

LOL Douglas..

[Kiki-frog]

They also seem to have a thing about pear drops. No idea why, though.

[Brinjal]

Mine did not like mints nor did he like apple. He loved carrots and brown bread rolls.

[dibble1]

Cheers guys