BARRELHORSE USA - 2014-01-18 11:08 PM

Just make your water at home stink by using Gatorade, kool aid or whatever ... then use the same to cover up the smell of strange water on the road ..... iron in drinking water is the biggest stinker that horses refuse ... it is more the stink of the water horses refuse versus how it tastes ...

BUT NEVER DIP WATER OUT OF OR LET YOUR HORSE DRINK IN A COMMON WATER TROUGH WHICH ARE FULL OF DISEASES ...

I have used this type of tanks for years and they are stackable and price will not break the bank .. and the design is very well done .... to sanitize ... just add a half cup of bleach to half a tank of water and shake around and then rinse very well and you are ready to go ... a lot of RV places carry similar that are for potable water use .....>>>>
http://www.thereadystore.com/water-storage/water-storage-containers...
I was raised to never let my horse drink out of another persons water bucket where I was unsure about their water or any animals that had been in the water, that I am very careful of.

We're working on getting a water container, it's just if I for some reason stay somewhere and run out of water, I'm gonna need her to drink other water.

brlracerchick - 2014-01-19 9:02 AM

One of my mares won't drink on the road no matter if I bring my own water. I've learned to carry electrolytes with me and give them to her. I use OTC Jug and just give her a couple lines on the plunger (can't remember how much that is). Usually she'll drink within a couple hours. I've never had a problem with her since I started using that. 

vjls - 2014-01-19 4:00 PM

we carried our own water  50gals all the time

but i  learned the hard way. it makes it alot easier th habe your own but always wash out your barrel to keep it clean

but if push come to shove 1 hand ful of salt shove in their mouth go ride for a few minutes they will drink