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Nancy S. Loving, DVM, offers advice on ensuring your horses get the quantity and quality of water they need for optimal health. She covers:
- The role of water in horse health
- Summer and winter hydration needs
- Is your horse dehydrated?
Source: Stable Management Extra, Volume 9. Link. Water consumption depends on many factors, such as the animal’s physical size and state, activity level, environmental temperature, dry matter intake, dietary constituents, and the quality and temperature of the water.
For every pound of food consumed, a horse needs two to four pints of water.”
INSIGHTS: EVERY horse owner needs to be reminded of the importance of clean water as a key component of keeping horses healthy. This is excellent content to share in emails, social media and with youth horse groups.
Also see: Make sure horses get enough water, AHD, January 21, 2021. Link.