My horse keeps bathing in her water! Suggestions please

[SuperSonicMare]

On hot days my horse has discovered that bathing in her water is very nice! The problem is that she more often than not tips it over leaving herself with nothing to drink. Her water container is always full in the morning & I always refill it again in the afternoon but I worry that she has none available during the day while I am at work. I do have a friend on the yard who, when she is not at work, will fill it up if she's tipped it over - but this is not every day.

I have tried various different containers but she baths in them all! At the moment I am using a giant "bendy bucket" type container that I peg down with baler twine but she just pulls the pegs out

She is in a fly rug this year, but did it last year too & was naked then.

I have thought about an old bath but I need to be able to move it between paddocks & field to field so I dont think its really an option.

She will actually stand in the field whilst I am refilling the bucket & be hosed lol!

Any suggestions gratefully received! Thank you

 

[MrsMozartletoe]

Try an old tyre round the bucket.

 

[SuperSonicMare]

Thank you, I did try this but she got a cut on her fetlock & I was paranoid she'd got her foot caught in between bucket & tyre so took it away again! She baths by putting her front leg into the bucket & pawing, therefore splashing the water over herself! Bless her

 

[MrsMozartletoe]

Hm. Think you're going to need the metal troughs... Have a look in the Robinson catalogue (I think we got ours from there).

Good luck!

 

[SuperSonicMare]

Thank you We have just started using a heavyish, plastic "barrel" type container, which though she still baths in, she doesnt tip over! At least she now has access water (albeit muddy water!) all day