"I've spent a
lot of miles on it was LD's or CTR's if they don't drink I get off and wait
around till they do. If the don't we wait. If I don't finish I dont'
care because I'm there for training. They usually get the
hint."
That is interesting Truman as I use the exact
opposite of your training methods :-) When in training I come to a water hole I
give my horse about 1 minute to put his head down and drink , if they do not I
will go on down the trail and they have to wait for the next water stop for
another chance . For me this has really worked well . One of my pert peeves at a
ride is someone standing their horse at a water tank begging it to drink when
you have thirsty horses waiting in line to get at the water . Think about this
guys , back up out of the way and let the horses that want to drink tank up and
then come back to it when they are finished and try again .
