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| 1234.1 | I know what your going through | FRAGLE::PELUSO | PAINTS; color your corral | Thu Apr 19 1990 12:35 | 13 |
| Does he have access to water in the field? My gelding went through a
stage of adjustment when I moved him (went off his feed - lost a lot
of weight, didn't seem to be drinking water) - and since he is in his
late teens, I worried.
For awhile I added one tbs corn oil to grain, scoop of electrolytes in
his water( - I took him everywhere last summer, and this helped disguise
the water. Some people suggested using molasses), and some salt. He
started drinking his water at nite. He has access to 2 streams which I
see him drink from regularly - so I don't worry so much anymore. (plus
he is back on his feed)
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| 1234.2 | Mine's weird about water, too! | BOOVX2::MANDILE | | Thu Apr 19 1990 13:28 | 15 |
| My gelding won't drink from the bucket in the stall unless
it's the only water available all day. And then he will
only drink no more than 2/3 of the bucket. He waits to get to
the outside muckbucket I use as a watering tank. Same water,
both are cleaned and changed regularly, but Mr. Fussy wants
to drink outside only. He will even clunk the muckbucket
by kicking or mouthing it, and toss it around if I don't fill
it up quick enough to suit him. I had two brand new water buckets
in his stall when I first brought him home. He would only drink
out of one, and left the other untouched. I tried the muckbucket
filled & placed in his stall, and he would drink it down no problem?
Silly creature!
L-
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| 1234.3 | Mom, I want the good stuff! | PFSVAX::PETH | My kids are horses | Thu Apr 19 1990 13:47 | 9 |
| Is the new bucket different? I have seen horses refuse to drink out
of rubber buckets if they are used to plastic. Mine are used to rubber
and don't like plastic buckets. It doesn't smell right. It could be the
barn water smells like clorine where the filtered water does not. A
possible solution would be one of those charcol filters for the tap put
on the hose when you fill his bucket. He's like me, I like the water to
taste good too!
Sandy
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| 1234.4 | Mine like it outside | LANDO::AHARRIS | | Thu Apr 19 1990 14:20 | 4 |
| My horses also have a strong preference for water from outside buckets.
This even means going out in the pouring rain to drink outside, even
though there are two full buckets in the stall. (But no matter where
they drink they ALWAYS come inside to pee!)
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| 1234.5 | COKE IN THE WATER? | ASABET::NICKERSON | KATHIE NICKERSON 223-2025 | Thu Apr 19 1990 15:05 | 10 |
| Our 30-year old won't drink when he is in his stall but will drink
outside from the stream and water trough. He has lived in the same
place for the last 10 years.
In addition some folks will add a little coke to disguise the water. A
number of my friends do it for their show horses as they travel so
much.
Good luck...things will work out.
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| 1234.6 | Thanks | FLOWER::PIERCE | | Thu Apr 19 1990 18:39 | 13 |
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Thank for the replys..at least Im not alone. I called the vet and she
said that a horse wont kill them selves and she seems to think that
when it starts to get warmer and he will sweat he will drink more. but
she does want me to keep putting 2 buckets in the stall one w/ good
water and one with the normal water and keep switching sides with the
buckets..so I'll try and i will try the molassus on the insides of the
bucket...the bucket is the same as his other one...I just dont know..
i jsut want him to drink...I'll keep you posted on him
Thanks for all your notes...it did help
Louisa and joey
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| 1234.7 | switching buckets around may not work | GEMVAX::FISHER | | Thu Apr 19 1990 18:55 | 12 |
| My horse has two buckets exactly the same. They were bought at the
same time, at the same place, the whole bit. We can switch those
buckets around all we want -- he still chooses the same one all the
time. However, when it's hot and he's thirsty, he'll drink out of
the second one if the first one's empty (only after he has complained,
however). I'm with the vet -- he gets thirsty enough, he'll drink
what's in front of him. By the way, mine too would prefer to drink
outside, even dirty water when he has nice clean water/buckets in his
stall.
Good luck,
Dawn
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| 1234.8 | | DELNI::KEIRAN | | Thu Apr 19 1990 18:56 | 4 |
| We have a big quarter horse that doesn't drink nearly enough water
and ends up colicing at least once a year. We now soak his grain
in water before giving it to him and at least he gets water that
way. It also seems to have diminished the amount of colic he gets.
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