So this is how this started, you see on facebook I joined this awesome group that is for “plus” size gals that like to ride and its a hoot. A couple of the ladies swear they had done this and it was a ragin success and so much fun, they had taken a pumpkin, stuffed it with some lovely healthy horse treats, apples, carrots, horse treats etc and then given it to the horses who would play with them, roll them around, stomp them etc etc.
Now they said pie pumpkins but do you think i could find a pie pumpkin after the canadian thanksgiving but before the hallaween, no way, only carving pumpkins, so after stopping at more stores then you want to know, I got two of the smallest carving pumpkins I could find and I got up and made the pumpkin, as you can see, I cut apple eyes, with cranberries for that helpful red eye look 🙂 A long carrot nose and a drooling cabbage tongue
After bugging the hubby to get up and come watch what I was sure would be a fun time, I headed out and called the horse to follow me, which he did.. so here is the rest of the story!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNOSvh_brBM&feature=youtu.be
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Can’t watch youtube? The horse eat the carrot, rolled it enough to apple out and then wanted cuddles more then she wanted to play with the pumpkin, the cows licked it and walked away, the sheep smelled it and walked away, I finally gave up and took it to Miss Piggy, who was interested but walked away from it once she got the easy things out and I finally had to break it open with my boot and then she went crazy for it..
Now I must say that I never realized just how much of a dork I sound on video before so forgive my o so girl voice and the fact that I talk to my pig like she is a very cute three year old, its really odd, I don’t even use that little childrens voice with little children, so why do I do it with my critters? None the less clearly I do..
Still I have one more pumpkin, I am trying to decide if I want to try carving holes, filling it with sweetfeed and just putting it out and seeing what happens or ?
Just another Day on the Farm 
D’you think maybe pie pumpkins are sweeter than the Jack o’ Lantern type? Or, what if you tried a squash instead?
Having grown both, no not really, They have more flesh/per the middle but otherwise, I have grown and used the regular pumpkins in almost every other recipe right down to jam and never been able to tell the difference myself.. I think they just had more playful horses or more interested horses..