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  [RC] re: Drinking from Puddles - maryI take my horses 
to our outdoor arena to run before riding.  It has been so whet this 
year that one end is a puddle.  It is not a sand arena, but is 
sand/gravel. They both have the same routine.  First, have a nice roll 
and then go over to the puddle and drink.  It can't be because they are 
dying of thirst since they just came from their paddocks which have water 
troughs .  I think it must be the taste or the minerals. - Either that or 
they know I am going to make them run and are drinking as a game to avoid 
working.  My old guy used to pretend he was going to poop so he could just 
stand there.  Definitely was a game to him. 
- 
Mary 
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