Thursday, December 2, 2010

Tips on how to give water to a horse

Always remember that the internal systems of a horse very delicate and sensitive so that great care should always be taken into account to when you feed them or to drink water.
Generally, horses are an important needs about 5.15 gallons of water per day, although the amount can vary according to individual needs of the horse. But note that in the winter that the horse can not drink enough water, leading to dehydration, so avoid this, salt blocks horses would give the horse to drink more water.
Here and important facts about the horses, to give you an idea of how much water the horse, a common need: the body of an adult horse is composed of 50% water and the body of a calf made of 80% water. But be very careful in providing water for the horse because the horse drink water at the wrong time could prove disastrous.
Never give up the horse with cold water after a challenging activity that drink causes of colic. First, make it a trend for some time to cool down, have their breathing and body temperature returned to normal and then they drink some water. When the horse is very thirsty, then after the training they think a few sips of water only and then there are more water after it has cooled.
It's good practice to not let the horse is very thirsty, you should always have water available and make sure the horse drink it often enough. The way the horse has never been so thirsty that to swallow large amounts of water to quench its thirst has.

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