Thirsty Horse

colouredhat

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Wanting advice ...

My horse is always thirsty on hacks, used to be infrequently now more often than not.

We don't hack out for long 40mins-1hour usually. Only in walk, very occasional trot.

It's not from the begining, happens about 20minutes in. He starts searching for water - streams / puddles / any water really. Has a drink, then quite happy to carry on for the rest of the ride.

He drinks plenty of water overnight, has a bucket and stream in his field - that he definitely drinks from (hard to tell how much due to it being a stream and the bucket being constantly topped up by rain.)

Does anyone elses horse do this?
 
My endurance horses will always have a drink while on a ride. Muddy puddles, streams , rivers. It is a different type of water for them.

My dogs do the same ,they will always drink from muddy puddles.

Different water has different minerals in it.
 
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