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TessBelle
Reg. Mar 2014
Posted 2016-01-22 6:01 PM
Subject: RE: Cold weather and horses


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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton		That's how it's been here just not that brutal I had on shorts and flip flops yesterday. This morning started in the 60s and right now at 6:00 it's 30 with a wind chill of 25. And a sleet/snow mix.
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SaraJean
Reg. Dec 2006
Posted 2016-01-22 6:09 PM
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Location: ND		 Gotta love weather swings. I shot these pics on Jan 17, wind chills where about -40 that morning. Tomorrow, not even a week later, it's supposed to be almost 40 here....heat wave, i'm going riding!!!



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BMW
Reg. Jan 2010
Posted 2016-01-22 6:19 PM
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Dinero10 - 2016-01-22 1:15 PM

streakysox - 2016-01-21 3:43 PM someone put on facebook that you can put salt water in throw away water bottles then put them in the water trough. I really can't see how that would possibly work since water troughs freeze on the and salt water is more dense than plain water??? But it is cheap

be careful of the bottle with salt water in it - my boys would pick up the bottle and bite into and then you have
horses swallowing salt water,  

The idea with salt water in the milk jug was that the horses would push the milk jug down and drink the water underneath the jug. My mare jerked the lid off the jug and I had taped the lid on!
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Three 4 Luck
Reg. Sep 2003
Posted 2016-01-22 7:08 PM
Subject: RE: Cold weather and horses



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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR		I have a couple of 16 gallon heated tubs.  They were about $60 a piece and well worth it, IMO. They don't just keep the water from freezing, they make it a little warm so they drink more all winter.  I put them out when it first gets cold and keep them out until spring.  This is their 3rd season.  Since most of us in the south are feeding coastal hay, hydration is really important.   

I also keep my big unheated tubs filled up.  Sometimes they want the cooler water, and I don't have to worry about if my hose freezes--just break ice and use a bucket to fill up the heated tubs.  We don't stay below freezing for days on end very often, but it's good to have a backup plan.
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