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Re: [RC] [RC] Horse won't drink water when offered - Heidi Smith

>I've  had picky drinkers in the past.  If they really weren't that thirsty they wouldn't drink out of creeks, strange buckets, strange water.  Guess it smells different.  Anyways, when they were thirsty they would drink, even from a mud puddle.  They're not that dumb and stubborn.  When they need water, they will drink.
Shelley 
 
Unfortunately, the picky ones can get pretty darn dehydrated before they will drink, and that can be much to their detriment.  I agree with the original poster that if she has a picky drinker, she should make some effort to teach the horse to drink before getting him into a situation where the dehydration could cause him problems.
 
Heidi

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Re: [RC] [RC] Horse won't drink water when offered, Shelley Kerr