💧🐴 Is Your Horse Drinking Enough? 🐴💧

Colic is every horse owner’s worst nightmare – and one of the easiest ways to trigger it is dehydration. The sneaky part? Your horse can be drinking less for days before you even notice.

Water is your horse’s gut’s best friend.
Less water = slower gut = dry feed = impaction colic 🚑

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🧐 Signs Your Horse Might Be Drinking Less
💩 Poos are drier, harder, or smaller than normal
🐌 They’re slow to finish feed or not as interested
😴 Seem a bit flat or “off”
👅 Gums feel dry/tacky instead of slick
⏳ Skin pinch test takes longer than a second to flatten
🚫 Less time at the trough

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💡 Ways to Tempt a Picky Drinker:
🪣 Keep buckets/troughs fresh & squeaky clean
🍯 If your horse is really struggling, Add a splash of molasses for flavour
🧊 Offer lukewarm water in winter – icy water is a turn-off
🥣 Feed soaked hay, beet pulp, or chaff to sneak in moisture
🧂 Offer loose salt in feed to trigger thirst
🌊 Give more than one water source

Your horse’s water bucket is just as important as their feed bin. Keep it clean, keep it full, keep it tempting – it’s the easiest way to help prevent colic and keep your horse healthy and happy.