| Title: | Equine Notes Conference |
| Notice: | Topics List=4, Horses 4Sale/Wanted=150, Equip 4Sale/Wanted=151 |
| Moderator: | MTADMS::COBURN IO |
| Created: | Tue Feb 11 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Thu Jun 05 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2080 |
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We are having a water problem at our barn.
There is a horse who is out in the pasture that feels he
should swim in all the tubs in the pature.
The tubs are the rubber maid that are about 2 feet off the ground.
He also goes in the bath tubs.
Anyone have any ideas on how we can keep his feet out of the tubs?
Thanks
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| 1902.1 | make it difficult to step into | TOOK::MORENZ | JoAnne Morenz NIPG-IPEG US DTN 226-5870 | Tue Jun 28 1994 14:34 | 8 |
You could try elevating the tubs - use some cement blocks to create a platform that is too high for him to step into. Has this behavior just started since the hot weather began? Maybe he is overheating, or is trying to get away from the bugs. Do you have a shady area in your pastures? ...just a thought... | |||||
| 1902.2 | puddle | BRAT::FULTZ | DONNA FULTZ | Tue Jun 28 1994 16:06 | 11 |
No, he loves the water, go on a trail with him and you have to watch
he doesn't roll in a puddle .
I am afraid of cinder blocks since they sometimes can become sharp
donna
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| 1902.3 | CSLALL::LCOBURN | Plan B Farm | Tue Jun 28 1994 17:05 | 13 | |
If you are afraid of cement blocks, try building a structure out of
4x4's and plywood that will raise the tub above his stepping reach.
I used to have a QH mare who loved water, too. Go near her with a hose
and she'd follow you around until you sprayed her, backing right into
the stream and turning all around so you'd get both sides. The pasture
she was in had a small pond in it, and she used to go in constantly
(it wasn't deep enough for her to actually swim in) and roll. I never
saw any harm in it, and she certainly stayed cool in the summers.
Consider yourself lucky to have a horse who will cross water willingly
on trails, I've ridden with many people whose horses were really
obnoxious about balking at the idea!
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| 1902.4 | deep 55 gallon drum | MTCLAY::DOUGLAS | Thu Jun 30 1994 08:53 | 7 | |
You can also try a 55 gallon plastic drum. I see them for sale
at tack/hardware stores. They are about 4ft high. While the
horses would still be able to easily reach down into them and drink,
they would be less apt to play in it.
t
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