Horses water intake can double during the summer months. This is especially true when a horse is working hard and sweating profusely, at which time a horse can lose literally 5-10% of its body weight. While this is a natural part of the horses temperature regulating (i.e. cooling) process, it is crucial that this fluid be restored.

There are a number of factors that can affect your horse’s water consumption levels in the summer. The most obvious being:

• Temperature
• Humidity
• Quality of the water available

Providing water from buckets or troughs can lead to circumstances where a horse will not take in enough water because the water has become heated throughout the day and too warm for the horses liking. Buckets are especially prone to this due to the small amount of water that needs to heat up for this to happen.

Many assume that any type of ‘fresh or natural’ source of water is by its very nature clean and healthy. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Stagnant or algae ridden water can produce a tainted taste to the water; which will deter animals from drinking their fill during the hot summer months.

By utilizing The Drinking Post™ you can avoid these issues and effortlessly enjoy the benefits of:

No standing water. This will ensure there is no chance of water contamination due to 

By utilizing The Drinking Post™ you can avoid these issues and effortlessly enjoy the benefits of:
No standing water. This will ensure there is no chance of water contamination due to

• Algae build up
• Larvae
• Small rodents drowning in the water supply

Knowing your horse ALWAYS has cool water available. This will ensure your horses are drinking enough water to stay properly hydrated during the hot summer months.

In addition to the direct health benefits to your horse, you can also benefit from:

• No longer having to scrub algae out of troughs in the summer.
• Time and convenience benefit of not having to fill water buckets and troughs daily.