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Normal urine in horses usually varies from light yellow to a somewhat darker 
straw color.  It's normally a shade or two darker than normal human urine.  
Some cloudiness, especially at the end of urination, is fairly normal as well, 
as horses (especially those on alfalfa) excrete a lot of mucus and calcium 
carbonate which clouds things up.  

I'd actually pay attention if a horse's urine were totally colorless---in some 
cases, that can be an indication of end-stage kidney failure, where the kidneys 
have totally lost their ability to concentrate urine.

As with all things, good idea to know what your horse's urine looks like under 
normal circumstances when you know everything is okay.

Susan G
> OK. Thank you.  I started thinking about it when Susan G.'s post read that
> normal urine color should be straw colored.  (I hope I'm quoting you
> correctly Susan).
>
> Kim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Becky Hackworth" <bechack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Kimberly Huck" <khuck@xxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 10:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [RC] Urine color
>
>
> > Well hydrated urine in horses or humans should look like water.....It is
> > what to shoot for pre-ride for you too!
> > Becky and the gang
>
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