WHY CHEF DAVID WHICKERS™? WE HAD NEVER HEARD THE TERM UNTIL ONE OF OUR STAFF HERE AT FRONT PORCH PETS USED IT WHEN SHE DESCRIBED FEEDING SOME OF OUR SAM’S YAMS “LEFTOVERS” TO HER HORSE, BUDDY. TURNS OUT “WHICKER” MEANS THE NEIGHING OR WHINNYING A HORSE MAKES WHEN HAPPILY WAITING FOR A TREAT! AFTER NUMEROUS COMMENTS THAT HORSES WERE GOING “WHICKERS” OVER SWEET POTATO AND APPLES - THE BASE WE USE FOR OUR SAM’S YAMS AND DAILYS FOR DOGS - CHEF DAVID DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO CRAFT A TREAT ESPECIALLY FOR THE HORSES! CHEF DAVID WHICKERS ARE MADE WITH THE SAME LOVE AND CARE THAT GO INTO ALL OF OUR PRODUCTS. 100% U.S.A. GROWN INGREDIENTS, MANY FROM OUR OWN GARDENS AND GREENHOUSES, CHOSEN TO PROMOTE THE OVERALL HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF YOUR HORSE. NO PRESERVATIVES, GRAIN - FREE, MOLASSES - FREE, AND NOTHING ARTIFICIAL - JUST PURE, WHOLESOME, HEALTHY INGREDIENTS! CHEF DAVID WHICKERS ARE NOT MEANT TO REPLACE HAY OR GRAIN RATIONS, BUT ARE CRAFTED TO BE A NUTRITIOUS AND DELICIOUS SNACK - THE PERFECT PICK-ME-UP FOR YOUR EQUINE COMPANION! EACH CHEF DAVID WHICKER IS INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED IN BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING, DESIGNED TO KEEP THE TREATS THEIR FRESHEST IN THEIR REUSABLE CONTAINER. PERFECT TO TOSS IN THE SADDLE BAG BEFORE HITTING THE TRAILS! SCROLL DOWN TO SEE ALL OF THE FUNCTIONAL HEALTH BENEFITS FOR EACH INGREDIENT - -Sweet Potato: Referring to them as “nutritional superstars”, The Center for Science in the Public Interest deems sweet potato number one in their ranking of “10 Best Foods”.Unlike white potatoes, sweet potatoes are roots, not tubers. -Applesauce (Apples & Water): makes a great natural sweetener. We make our applesauce here in our own kitchen in small batches from apples picked right down the road. -Apple Cider (Unfiltered pure juice from Apples): Our apples are picked right down the road and pressed in small batches to create a tasty, one-ingredient juice. -Carrots: Though the most popular carrots are orange, the first documented carrots were purple and white and are still available today as well as red and yellow varieties. -Fenugreek: is an herb with a delicate maple-like flavor. It is one of the common ingredients of Indian curry mixture. It is also used as a flavoring agent for industrially manufactured vanilla, maple syrup and rum.