Re: water containers at checks

["superpat" <superpat@gateway.net>]

Ive seen a lot of containers and when my horse is dry, she is happy to stick
her nose into them all. Plastic garbage cans, plastic barrels with the top
quarters cut off, regular horse waterers on loan from the local grange
co-op. Often local merchants will loan out water troughs. The ones by Rubber
Maid are heavy and usually require two persons to load and unload but work
the best. If these cannot be obtained on loan, club members can bring one
each for the ride. A little cumbersome but fairly easy to manage.
Pat

----- Original Message -----
From: Lif Strand <fasterhorses@gilanet.com>
To: <tina@autoairbagcovers.com>; <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 5:25 PM
Subject: RC: water containers at checks


> At 03:06 PM 10/16/00, Tina Hicks wrote:
> >Okay ridecampers, I have a serious question here ...what is your
preferred
> >way of containing water at a check?
>
> Tina - there are two issues - one is getting the water to the vet check
(by
> your crew) and the other is offering water to the horse.
>
> The second one is easy - deep enough to hold a couple gallons at least,
> shallow enough so the horse doesn't have to stick it's head in so far that
> it can't see out any more, wide enough so it won't easily tip over, tough
> enough so it can be thrown in a rig to get to many more vet checks.
>
> The first one depends on whether your crew is going to drive in, walk in,
> or share a ride.  If you are of the opinion that crew people are slaves,
> then any old container will do, but if you want to have a crew for more
> than one ride, I'd suggest that any water container that can be moved by
> wheel and has a non-leak lid is a good container.  Lif
>
> Lif Strand
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