Automatic Horse Waterer Suggestions

   / Automatic Horse Waterer Suggestions #21  
If the pond freezes over and then melts the same day, I don't think you need anything. The horses will break through that little crust of ice on the pond with their noses.
 
   / Automatic Horse Waterer Suggestions #22  
I have had a 100 gal rubbermaid for 20 yrs of continous use. Remove the plug and install a drain plug heater connected to a wall sw. Winter I leave it full/fuller as its a hassle to drain the rubber hose to fill it ....summer I keep the level low and add water everyday. I am like zz6 and prefer a daily check. I use approx 85 gal per 7 days for two adult horses.
 
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#23  
The more I read, the more I think keeping it simple makes the most sense.

Eddie
 
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   / Automatic Horse Waterer Suggestions #25  
I'm like some of the other folks that like to keep an eye on how much water and the condition (clean fresh) of the water. I have brush in the tack room to clean the tank about every other day. I like to check the horses when the water is filling the tank and I interact with all six of them and a donkey. I like it and I think they do to because when they see me walking to the barn they come running over to see me and I get to see and hear them run. SSPX2628 (2).jpg2014-05-07_18-53-15_304.jpg I have an electric heater to keep the water ice free and the galvanized watering trough is in a shaded area in the summer.
 
   / Automatic Horse Waterer Suggestions #26  
After college I worked in a training stable in Ohio- had about 30 horses in stalls. Each horse had a bucket. Daily we just went along and filled the buckets with a hose. They have flat backed buckets and corner buckets. Buckets are nice, but a stock tank or pond allows you to get away for a few days without worrying about the animals and their water. The horses heat and the mild winters kept freezing from being a problem. We drained the hos every day during the winter.
 

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