Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Horse lapping water

the rides.  When she
> drank from the water trough on site she drank a lot and then would just
lap
> the water like a dog for quite a while.  I am thinking there must be a
> mineral or something that she needs in the water.

I have to admit, there's a pretty big leap from "lapping water" to "mineral
deficiency".  There just isn't any logical connection between the two, even
without getting into a discussion about why horses aren't nearly as good at
choosing what they "need" as a lot of people think they are.

Anyway, there can be a lot of reasons why your horse was flapping his tongue
in the water, but mineral deficiency would be waaaaaay at the bottom of my
list.  I think he was just goofing around or liked the taste of the water.
Assuming that you horse also has access to free choice salt at home in that
green pasture, don't go making any changes to your ration.  You're 99% more
likely to be creating more problems than solving any.

Susan G



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