Quench Your Horse’s Winter Thirst
…your horse is actually drinking. And you’ll be supplying fresh water with every refill, which may encourage your horse to drink more than he might from a large tank that…
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Your Horse’s Water Quality
…used to go to a large boarding stable that had a sign over the tap that read, ?Water not potable, do not drink.? But 40 horses had to drink it…
Horse Water Intake Requirements
…when it comes to enticing the horse to drink. The least expensive solutions are to bring water from home or purchase drinking water in a five-gallon jug and bring it…
Heat Advisory for Horses
…2. Drink water: Maintain hydration in your horse by allowing free access to water at all times during hot weather. It is a myth that a hot horse drinking water…
10 Tips for Hot Trips
…stressful than an overheated horse that won’t drink. And you know what they say about leading a horse to water! If your horse is a fussy drinker, he might refuse…
How to Stimulate Your Horse’s Thirst
…it to the stall filled with fresh water. If the salt’s going to work, your horse will drink within 5 minutes. No luck? Don’t repeat this until he drinks at…
Preventing Heat Stress in Horses
…drink it. ?If he’s not drinking, it’s not good to give him electrolytes because this will pull water out of his body tissues into the stomach and small intestine to…
Heat Stress Prevention Strategy
…he continues to perspire, fluid is eventually drawn from within the cells. If he is mildly to moderately dehydrated, a horse with access to water will usually drink enough on…
Beat the Freeze
…a drinking hole protected by a floating ball—pushed out of the way by the horse’s nose when he drinks. Having a cover over the water surface helps keep ice from…
When Your Horse Needs Electrolytes
…disease standing in his field on the first warm day of a Midwestern spring. Electrolytes help ensure the water your drinks makes it to the cells that need it. ©EQUUS…