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RE: [RC] [RC] Freezing temps at a ride - heidi

I've put water buckets inside the horse area of the trailer on


really cold rides to keep them from freezing


At REALLY cold rides, the horse area of the trailer will also freeze.

We always carry at least 2 or 3 5-gallon jugs of water--and at cold
rides, we just keep them inside the heated living quarters. 

Boiling a couple of quarts of water on the stove to add to a chilly
bucket will also raise the temperature to luke-warm so that they will
drink more.  Horses often will refuse ice-cold water when they really
do need to drink, so it is well worth the effort to heat some up for
them.

Heidi


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