food. Without enough water, they may not
be able to eat enough.
Winter weight loss is primarily due to
dehydration—horses, like people, can
live longer without food than they can
water. While winter has its own special
challenges, horses deprived of sufficient
water all seasons of the year, run the risk of
impaction, colic and constipation.
That means simply put, “Water your horses
in the winter.” Use a heated watering
system (SEE OUR SELECTION) to haul it
from the bathtub, or drain your hoses
every time you water—make winter more
bearable, and keep weight on your animals
by watering.
HACK
When you travel or change water sources
often, sometime horses won’t want to
drink because they are not familiar with
the taste. How do you fix this? During the
summer months when we were competing
and staying gone for longer periods of time,
we would put unsweetened Kool-Aid in the
water.Then, when we had to use water
somewhere else, we would add the Kool -Aid.
This way the water was always familiar and
horses wouldn’t quit drinking.
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