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Luckily, my horses are both good drinkers on the trail.  If they're
passing up water opportunities, the first thing I question after "is
my horse all right?" is "what signals am I giving my horse?".  Am I
focusing on the trail ahead of me instead of the water?  Am I anxious
to get moving?   Horses are remarkable at picking up on your body
language.  And if you have a good bond, your horse will want to
fulfill your requests, even the ones you don't intend to give.   If
I'm anxious, impatient, or excited (as I can often be at a ride!), my
horse knows it and will respond in kind.

Of course this didn't make my horse thirsty or drink more, it just
helped me remove a barrier that I was presenting to my horse.  I don't
intend this to be a root cause for all water evils - I just mention in
case it helps.

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