Knocking over water bucket - help!

[tatty_v]

My terror of a Shetland has found a new way to amuse himself - pulling over his water bucket and flooding his stable ? we’ve tried putting it in a tyre but that hasn’t stopped him. Any other suggestions or am I doomed to a soaking wet bed daily?!

 

[Britestar]

Two tyres. Make it high enugu to cover the whole bucket.

 

[Maryann]

Big tub that he can't knock over - with a concrete block in it, or tie the bucket handle to something so it is suspended a little way off the ground.

 

[DabDab]

Brick/stone in the bottom of the bucket to weigh it down. He'll drink around them.

 

[Pearlsacarolsinger]

I'm sorry to have to tell you that you will be wasting your time. My cob has to have 2 water buckets because she plays with one and tips it up. I have moved them round the stable to every place I can think of and nothing has stopped her. I watch her doing it in the field, too.

 

[Gloi]

Trug with a clip fastened to the wall that you can clip the trug handle to, plus the tyre/s

 

[AFB]

Trug with a clip fastened to the wall that you can clip the trug handle to, plus the tyre/s

I absolutely cringe at anyone suggesting clips in stables after seeing that horse that tore it's nostril open on one...

 

[lottiepony]

Feel your pain, my Shetland does this but thankfully 1 tyre is enough to stop him. Does he have a heavy water bucket? I've got one of the stubbs heavy duty ones, maybe harder for him it it's not a flexible tub trug style one?

 

[Scotsbadboy]

Bolt two tyres together and sit the bucket in that. If you wanted to get really smart you could fill the bottom one(or both) with concrete to make them heavier. Like Shitlands always remember .. where this is a will, there is a way fight fire with fire, lol

 

[tatty_v]

I'm sorry to have to tell you that you will be wasting your time. My cob has to have 2 water buckets because she plays with one and tips it up. I have moved them round the stable to every place I can think of and nothing has stopped her. I watch her doing it in the field, too.

? this is what I’m worried about! We were in such a good routine of deep littering and mucking out fully once a week and now the little tike is intent on creating a swimming pool nightly! He also plays in the water trough in the field...

 

[HeyMich]

I have those suspended triangular corner manger type buckets for water in all of my stables. Shires do them I think.

 

[Gloi]

I absolutely cringe at anyone suggesting clips in stables after seeing that horse that tore it's nostril open on one...

There are plenty of sorts that they can't do that on.

 

[sport horse]

I absolutely cringe at anyone suggesting clips in stables after seeing that horse that tore it's nostril open on one...

I do too - but I use a tie ring on stable wall and tie a water tub with rope handles to tie ring using bale string.

 

[Griffin]

My mare does the same, usually in sub zero temperatures so that she has an ice rink in her stable by the morning. It is so much fun.

I echo posters who suggest two tyres to weigh it down or perhaps tying safely to something. A heavy block in the bucket also works. I am not a fan of automatic waterers but if there is an option to put in a low one for him, I would take it.

I have also found that the position of the bucket in the stable can help. Mine is much less likely to tip it over if I have it away from her hay nets. I also find it stays upright more often if I don't wedge it into a corner. I would experiment if you can.

 

[Abby-Lou]

I watched my shetland lift and tip up a giant trug full of water at the weekend it just attention seeking doesn't like been tied up and having tail washed. She also launches her legs in it sometimes to tip it over. I have one tyre with bucket in the stable she occasionally tips it over.

 

[Callieann]

Same recommendation as HeyMich. I use a corner manger screwed to the wall. It's the only one I've had any success with as my mare likes to trash anything that moves?

 

[OrangeAndLemon]

My big horse (no obvious shetland tendencies) wouldn't spill a drop when there was apple juice in his water. I squeezed one of those little children's drink cartons into a massive trug of water.

 

[hollyandivy123]

https://www.derbyhousestore.com/Stu...MIi-a0nOWc8AIVyMLtCh3cWQANEAQYByABEgKcsfD_BwE

Might work with a normal horse but a sh*tland. ....?

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

My terror of a Shetland has found a new way to amuse himself - pulling over his water bucket and flooding his stable ? we’ve tried putting it in a tyre but that hasn’t stopped him. Any other suggestions or am I doomed to a soaking wet bed daily?!

some ideas here


https://h0rseservices.weebly.com/ways-to-stop-horses-knocking-water--feedbuckets-over.html
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265139144199?hash=item3dbb864607:g:zx4AAOSwUlFcUts0

one of these to secure bucket https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254899445995?hash=item3b5930e0eb:g:1YYAAOSwSuNacDdj

also wall bracket like this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stubbs-Uni...ocphy=9046070&hvtargid=pla-555085471622&psc=1

failing that use a corner manger and fill that up

 

[tatty_v]

Update: I tried tying the bucket into the tyre. This was a mistake, as it was clearly viewed as a puzzle he had to solve. Bed soaked and water empty by the time I did night checks ?. Back to the drawing board and some of the helpful suggestions above - I’ll be working through the list!

 

[snowangel5]

Update: I tried tying the bucket into the tyre. This was a mistake, as it was clearly viewed as a puzzle he had to solve. Bed soaked and water empty by the time I did night checks ?. Back to the drawing board and some of the helpful suggestions above - I’ll be working through the list!

I hope you can find a good idea for the water bucket to stay upright

 

[The Xmas Furry]

My water loving mini has her mini trug wedged into a pair of tyres on top of each other, placed to the side of her stable. She lost interest in feet washing, tho still paddles in the low tank when out in the field.

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

Nothing works. I am going through the same thing with my yearling. He drinks what he wants then he either grabs it in his teeth and pulls or kicks and stomps it with his front feet. He has many toys and buckets in his stable to play with instead but nothing is as fun as playing with the one that has water in it. Filling it to the top resulted in more water being spilled. Putting heavy stuff in the bottom made absolutely no difference what so ever, it was just mote stuff to play with when he tipped it out etc. I am hoping he grows out of it... he is exactly the same in the field btw. Give him a bucket of water and it is over within 5mins.

Ersling.