Recently I was reading through the Holistic Horse e-newsletter, available from www.holistichorse.com, a very useful and informative site. The newsletter included the following oh-so-simple tip if your horse isn't drinking enough in hot summer weather, or perhaps has gotten picky about the water if you're shipping: Dip a peppermint candy in the water or swish a peppermint tea bag around for a few minutes to let the flavor permeate the water!
I read that tip and had one of those "Why didn't I think of that?" moments -- especially remembering our shows at the fairgrounds in Addison County, where Dude and Bestie invariably wouldn't drink the water, and I'd end up driving back and forth to the closest grocery in Vergennes and buying out their supply of gallon spring water jugs. At the time, someone suggested putting a little apple juice in the water; amazingly, that didn't fool the ponies. But they LOVED the oh so yummy and fresh $2 a gallon spring water!
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