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Re: [RC] Water trough Mystery - Laney Humphrey

My horse and another would stand at the trough all morning splashing water out. There was a stream running about 100 feet down the hill after their shenanigans. The fish in the tank knew to stay at the bottom I guess because they stayed year after year.
laney


Charles wrote:
Someone may be playing in the water trough. I have a stallion that is soaking his feet daily. Let's just say the farrier told us his feet were getting to soft from all the soaking he does.
Last year we had a visiting mare and she would play in the trough as well, and we had a similar problem.
Charles


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*From:* ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Dyane Smith
*Sent:* Saturday, June 30, 2007 2:00 PM
*To:* melanie.o@xxxxxxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* Re: [RC] Water trough Mystery


Around here, deer drink from the horse water if the stream is dry.
Dyane


    ----- Original Message -----
    *From:* melanie.o@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:melanie.o@xxxxxxxxxxx>
    *To:* ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    *Sent:* Friday, June 29, 2007 11:01 AM
    *Subject:* [RC] Water trough Mystery

Fellow Ridecampers:
I'm hoping someone can help me solve a mystery. I have a 90 gallon
water trough for two horses and the last few days I have gone out at
night to feed and found the thing DRY. I can't figure out where the
water is going because I can't imagine that, even in this heat
(95-ish), two horses could drink 90 gallons of water in less than 12
hours!
Here are the variables:
The pump went out on the well, so I recently switched to house
water. I suspect it tastes better.
I fixed the trough with a wooden frame so that it can't get tipped over.
I removed the hose after filling in case it was backflowing and
creating a suction.
I saw the chickens drinking out of it, but 3 chickens shouldn't be
able to hold that much water either! No other critter has access to
that trough (that I know of).
Neither horse is working hard.
All last summer I never had the thing go dry in less than 24 hrs.
with the same two horses
Everyone put your Nancy Drew cap on and please help me solve this
mystery!
melanie

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Replies
[RC] Water trough Mystery, melanie . o
Re: [RC] Water trough Mystery, Dyane Smith
RE: [RC] Water trough Mystery, Charles