How many of you lug water out to the fields?

I have an ibc tank which collects water off the stable roof so this summer has been fine because its so rainy

When there is no water I have to bring it on to the field in containers, I obtained eight 25litre containers from a spa (they had contained chlorine so needed a good rinse out!)

I tend to fill them all up at the weekend and drive them on to the field in the car, I fill dustbins placed at strategic points (I have up to 200 chickens at any one time plus sheep, goats and pigs) then return to the house for another fill of the containers which are then left at the field, the water lasts all week so no hurrying around during the week

During the winter I drive to the gate and use a wheelbarrow or sledge to move containers from there, I've just bought a four wheeled garden cart which I hope will be useful for this too

It sounds like a lot of work but if I do the work when I have most time I find it doesnt cause a problem, any problems come because we run out mid week because I have been half arsed about the quantity of water I have taken up!
 
WelshD you will love your 4 wheeled cart, that's what we have, can fit 3 big water containers on it, only drawback is it can be a bit hard to manouvre in the mud- but maybe that is just mine!
 
I have an H2go bag as well, plus we have a pipe in a stream that fills a 900litre water container on the bank nd I use that in one 5 acre field, its at the bottom of tthe field shelter is at the top, and I let the horses find their way down to it if they want water. Keeps them fit! I also have few wells near the field, duhg out by the digger for the winter when pipes get frozen, and 10 litre containers for the car in real emergencies. We have boggy areas in some fields and my horses enjoy scraping the ground and drinking the spring water too. Someytimes they never touch the water butts prefering the boggy water.
 
I do sometimes. Ive got one trough but the fields is split into 4 paddocks. So it depends what horses I have and where they are which dictates watering. At the moment, I have 4 and all are in different paddocks during the day (one is on box rest so is out in a 6ft high steel fenced area on the grass during the day, shetland is in the yard as very lami prone, 13.2hh is on the smallest paddock as has cushings and a friends horse arrived yesterday and is in for me to try and sell so he's in his own paddock).

I use my water carrier (which is normally for shows), fill it up in a wheelbarrow and wheel it up to the big tubtrugs, then just tip the wheel barrow to tip the carrier to fill up. Much easier than trying to lift it!
 
I have a half mile of hose pipe! :D

I also have a quad, a trailer and dozens of 10l water cans. I don't do carrying any more than I do walking :D
 
I used to, now I have an automatic water thing and I just don't know what to do with myself!

I did find it quite handy to take a 2 litre bottle under each arm every time I went near the field, so at least 2 or 3 times a day, for one horse it helps keep the levels topped up to cut down on the heavy water missions! Also he likes to grab and play with them which is amusing on a summer's day :-) would also use them for a sponge down when sweaty... My car is full of crumpled lemonade bottles :-D
 
No way, I have a life and I want to ride my horse. I have several hoses together.

LOL - I'm with Suki! I actually left a yard where they would not put a hose up to the field. OK - in the winter it froze - unless you bury the pipe underground that is unfortunately going to happen, but why put yourself through all that grief when you don't need to?
 
Just wanted to add - so there I was this morning, lugging my water in a huge water butt when this chap jumped out of his Landrover to give me a hand! Said he had loads of smaller water carriers and dashed off to get them for me! They are brilliant - just what I needed! There are truly some lovely people out there! :-)
 
In winter when the troughs ballcocks freeze solid then I use a caravan aquaroll as it's easy to roll out to the field and holds enough to top the trough up for the day.
 
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