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Jen,

I agree 100% with the soaked beet pulp. I know some don't feel the need to 
soak it, and if that works for them, great. I just always feel anytime I can 
get more water in my horses, I do. My horses get it VERY SLOPPY in winter. 
Another thing you can try is a small amount of DynaSpark, the Dynamite 
e-lyte product. When I ride in hot weather, I carry a small squeeze bottle 
of it in my pack, and put a squirt into my scoop full of water if my horses 
don't seem to be drinking as much as  "I" want them too..they ALWAYS  drink 
that! It has molasses in it, so if that bothers you, you need to know that. 
Long-chain sugars don't bother me in small amounts and increased amounts 
when working..Dr.Q can tell you more about that, but there are some studies 
that show it to be a good thing..

And LOTS OF CARROTS..carrots have a ton of water in them.

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> From: "Jennifer Adam" <jatatahoe1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [RC]   making sure horses drink enough in winter
> Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:39:12 -0600
>
> Okay, another ice related question. My horses normally have access to a 
> large pond, but it is now completely frozen over. My husband (reluctantly) 
> breaks the ice on the pond twice a day in two places. The thing is - we 
> hardly ever see the horses drinking from their "water holes." I have heard 
> that horses don't like really cold water (is this true??) so I started 
> hauling buckets of lukewarm water out to them. The first time I did it they 
> drank all the water and seemed to want more. But that evening, they 
> couldn't have cared less. The next morning they played about in it a bit, 
> but didn't actually drink much. This morning they came over, sniffed the 
> buckets, looked for carrots, and then wandered off. The pond freezes back 
> over about three hours or so after the ice is broken, and I rarely see the 
> horses anywhere near the water holes. How can I be sure they are getting 
> enough water?
>
> Sorry for the stupid questions - this is the worst ice I've ever seen.
>
> Jen
>
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