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Re: [RC] water trough - Ed & Wendy Hauser

"...I can't sympathise with you there: letting everyone
drink out of
troughs or other standing water is a dandy way to
spread
strangles and other nasties.  Collapsible buckets
are cheap, or
you could have begged another crew to carry a bucket
for you. ..."

This seems to be somewhat of a regional thing.  Most Midwest ride managers
do not allow drinking from water troughs, on the trail or elsewhere.  In the
west it is well accepted practice.

I personally was involved in a respiratory virus outbreak on a wagon train
apparently spread by water troughs.  I also remember a thread on ride camp
where a mini epidemic was started by shared water on a western ride.

Ed

Ed & Wendy Hauser
2994 Mittower Road
Victor, MT 59875

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406.642.6490

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while keeping one's horse fit to continue.  Taking the clock out of the
equation makes it another sport altogether.  The challenge is how to keep
the sport what it is while honing our skills (both as riders and as those
in control roles) in detecting where "the edge" is for each horse so that
we don't cross it. 
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