Re: Water Question

["Dyane Smith" <sunibey@sisqtel.net>]

> Barbara McCrary wrote:>
> I've  had horses drink out of mud puddles on the desert that was about 50%
yellow mud.  They don't seem to mind and it doesn't seem to hurt them.  >>
>
> I had always assumed that the real problem with horses drinking muddy
water was that sand could collect in their intestines.  However, this would
be less of a problem if they kept moving, such as on a ride, and, in any
case, dehydration is a more immediately serious problem.
Dyane
N. Ca
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