Horses not drink enough water?
I have 4 Quarter Horses, they all get turned out during the day, but 1 comes in at night, the other 3 are in stalls that have Dutch doors that open into the pasture (if that makes any sense) they come in for meals and then they go back out at night (the stall doors are left open so they can take shelter if they need). I've noticed recently they haven't been drinking water that much, their trough has barely gone down about an inch each day, I've dumped it and scrubbed it multiple times in the last week and they still have no interest. I changed the entire trough today to see if that makes a difference. It gets hot and they are standing into direct sun when they aren't under the overhang or in the stalls so I know they're getting hot yet they just aren't drinking. A close horsy friend told me to put AppleDex in the water, but I've previously used it for my working horses and was under the impression non-working horses shouldn't have it. not all 4 are working, 1s my retired jumper, and another is a western pleasure mare who is taking a year off, the other 2 are working but not every day. They have a few salt licks in the pasture they lick frequently but still hardly drinking water Should I be concerned? Should I put some AppleDex in the water? I'm just worried they're going to overheat or get dehydrated
Submitted May 04, 2017 at 11:37AM by LivingDeadDominique
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