I bought the 10 pack of mixed flavors of Horse Quencher and
have had lots of fun experimenting on my six endurance horses. They come
in little packets of individual servings, which is better than the bucket
because their tastes can change and they seem to really like the variety. The
consensus seems to be Apple and Peppermint as the favorites with Root Beer a
close third. I used Horse Quencher on several PS endurance rides
recently (Lost Padres and Californios) where temps were 90-100+ and it
made a huge difference. I started using it after arriving at base camp on
Friday before the ride while the horses were at the trailer. I just put it in a
second bucket next to their plain water so they had a choice. They drank
two whole bucketfuls of the HQ water in just a few hours so I just kept putting
it in front of them as long as they would drink it. When they slowed down, I
switched the flavors and they would start drinking again. They had terrific
hydration all throughout the ride and finished better hydrated than ever in hot
weather.
My husband Shel came up with the same concept of flavored
water a few months ago by throwing a few handfuls of Complete Advantage into
a bucket of water after long training rides. That works too but as soon
as the Advantage is gone, they stopped drinking. Also, some of our horses grow
three or four hands (!) after eating that stuff so the Horse Quencher is
definitely better.
I think this is a great product and not just for finicky
drinkers. Other than needing a second bucket, there’s no down side.