Taking Your Horse Through Water
…for introducing a horse to water. Once you’ve found a body of water that is suitable for training a horse to go into water, find a friend who has a…
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Heated Water Buckets Prevent Dehydration in Horses
Not surprisingly, when winter hits, your horse doesn’t feel much like drinking ice water either. In fact, the closer your horse’s water is to freezing temperature, the less he will…
Water and Your Horse: Beat the Heat and Keep Your Horse Healthy and Hydrated
…better when they were offered saline (0.9% salt) water vs. plain water alone or plain water and paste salt supplements. • A Michigan State study published in 2004 in the…
Leading the Horse to Water
An adult horse’s body is composed of roughly 70 percent water, which equates to 770 pounds or 96 gallons of water for the average 1,100-pound horse. A horse’s nutritional water…
Introducing The Water Jump
…to complicate matters a bit. Try a cross-rail where he can work on jumps into water, out of water and in the middle of water. As long as he’s taught…
Crossing Water With Your Horse Without a Big Splash
…flowing stream. It takes only six inches of fast-flowing water to sweep you off your feet. Water only two feet deep can float away most automobiles.” Though horses are neither…
Rider to Rider: Get Your Horse to Drink Water
…I start adding Kool-Aid? to my horse’s water. The flavor disguises the taste of the water. I use one flavor in the water at home, then bring that same flavor…
Keep Your Horse’s Water Trough Clean
…water you possibly can. Would you want to drink icky dirty water? Your horse doesn’t either! Depending on the size of your water tank, you should clean it out at…
Horses and Water
…mares require 50 to 70 percent additional water to replace the water used in milk production. The water requirement for horses subjected to hard work will double due to water…
Cleaning Water and Water Tanks on Horse Farms
Horse owners and managers often have questions regarding water quality and water tank cleaning. Some people wonder about using bleach as a tank cleaner or water chlorinator. Tanks can be…