How many of you clean your water troughs?

[My Crazy Clan]

I was suprised to see so many never do, to me its very important, Something I always keep on top off.

[vels mum]

I use rubber tubs rather than a bath, they get emptied and filled up every day adn scrubbed.
I have one field with a bath, I scrub that out once a week when they are in there.

Hate nothing more than dirty water troughs!!!!!

[black crow]

I will be shocked if anyone doesnt.

If you are happy for your horse to drink out of a mucky, dirty bucket, then you shouldnt hesitate to drink from it either.

[sazzy925]

I hate having filthy water buckets, they're horrid. No one wants to drink stagnant water, so why would horses?

I do. I try to do it once a week but because of the rota I work I usually do it when ever I can.
I don't to it everyday, but usually when it is looking mucky of the green stuff starts appearing. I like to see a clean bucket, after all I wouldn't give him "green" water in his stable.

[vels mum]

Ive heard some ppl say that horses prefer there water slightly mucky, when I empty my tubs and put clean water in them my horses all come take a drink, the cleaner the better id say

[Spockky boy]

Seeing as Spock drinks it so quickly, didn't get very dirty but I scrubbed/rinsed it out twice a week. When he had the self filling one, I did that once a week (took it in turns with the other girl in my field).

Originally Posted by black crow

If you are happy for your horse to drink out of a mucky, dirty bucket, then you shouldnt hesitate to drink from it either.

This is one thing we were always told in the riding school where I worked. If you would not drink it then don't expect the horse too. We used to have "helpers" who would try to skip certain duties (like cleaning water buckets, they would just top up). It used to "scare them into shape" when we told them if you expect the horse to drink that havwe a slurp yourself.