What Liquids Can Horses Drink?

Ideally, horses should drink a generous amount of water per day (5 to 10 gallons, depending on the individual and their diet), and accept water from different sources.

What drinks can horses have?

You may be able to entice a horse to drink by adding a little apple cider vinegar or molasses to their water. Washing water buckets with a minty mouthwash may also encourage them to drink. You could try adding 20 ounces of clear soda to fresh water. If you add soda to water, it must be caffeine free.

What juices can horses drink?

You can also try flavoring the water with apple juice or even an electrolyte beverage… Some horses even like the taste of apple cider vinegar! Try various flavors to see what your horse prefers. Make sure that you do not become lax about your horse’s water intake.

Can horses drink Gatorade?

Horse sweat contains 3 times the sodium and chloride, and 10 times the potassium found in human sweat. This is one reason electrolyte products designed for humans, e.g., Gatorade, are not great choices for horses.

Can horses drink Coca Cola?

Regular Coke has far too much sugar and could cause the horse to get laminitis.

Can a horse drink soda?

No. Coca-cola has caffeine, which is not good for horses.

Can horses have juice?

If your horse isn’t keen on drinking at competitions, try adding some soaked sugar beet or apple juice to your horse’s water. Giving them electrolytes either in their feed, as a paste or in their water, will also encourage them to drink.

Can horses drink cranberry juice?

Water can be flavored with a variety of different additives including electrolytes, a small handful of sweet feed (“sweet tea” for those of you in the South), and small volumes (1 cup to 2-3 gallons of water) of apple or cranberry juice or Gatorade.

Can you give apple juice to a horse?

If you’re worried your horse isn’t a big drinker, tips to encourage him to drink include adding apple juice or sugar beet water to his bucket, or using a product such as Horse Quencher – a natural supplement that can tempt fussy horses to take a sip.

Can horses drink orange juice?

It makes a really nice fresh treat! What is this? Next time you are drinking orange juice at the barn, consider offering your horse a sip and see what she thinks!

Can horses drink Kool Aid?

For horses that are hesitant to drink unfamiliar water, Kool Aid® or Gatorade® can be used to flavor the water. Horses should be introduced to any such flavoring agents well before travel so they have time to get accustomed to the taste.

What is the fastest way to hydrate a horse?

Your horse loses water through sweating, especially during intense exercise, so you’ll need to help him cool off and rehydrate. This can be achieved by cooling him off quickly. Simply cover him in cold water by using a horse or sponge, then scrape off the excess water.

What can I give my horse for dehydration?

Top tips for helping to prevent dehydration:
Adding cordial or food flavouring to water can help tempt fussy drinkers. Using soaked feeds can help aid hydration without the horse having to drink from a bucket. Adding salt or electrolyte supplements can help replace what is lost through sweating.

What are 3 things horses should not eat?

Here are eight foods you should never feed your horse:

• Chocolate. ©russellstreet/Flickr CC.
• Persimmons.
• Avocado.
• Lawn clippings.
• Pitted fruits.
• Bread.
• Potatoes and other nightshades.
• Yogurt or other milk products.

Are horses allowed Skittles?

Fruity candies, like Smarties, Skittles and Jolly Ranchers, do not contain theobromine and are a safe in small doses, just like peppermints. One other fall-themed edible that can be a big hit with your horse is pumpkin and other types of squash.

What is poisonous to horse?

Weeds: Onions/garlic, ground ivy, milkweed, bracken fern, cocklebur, horsetail, white snakeroot, St. Johns wort, star-of-Bethlehem, sorghum/sudangrass, yellow sweet clover, blue-green algae, bouncing bet, larkspur, mayapple, skunk cabbage. Trees: Black locust, oak (green acorns), horse chestnut, boxwood, holly.

Can horses drink wine?

A glass or two on a regular basis will not harm any horse or pony (just use the plastic glasses, not real glass). There is an off chance that an allergic horse could react to the preservatives in many beers and wines (sulfites and the like) so if you have one of those sensitive beasts, buy organic booze.

Can horses have coffee?

Caffeine
While tiny amounts of caffeine probably won’t hurt your horse, you should still avoid giving him any foods that have caffeine in it. It’s rare, but it could potentially cause irregular heartbeat problems to arise.

Can you give horses beer?

A: Many horses love the taste of beer, possibly because it consists of ingredients such as barley and hops, which resemble the grains in horse feeds. The alcoholic content is not a concern, as horses do not get drunk easily, if at all.

Can horses drink pineapple juice?

Many people assume that pineapple is an exotic fruit which is poisonous to horses. However, this sweet fruit is a treat horses love and is an excellent source of Vitamin C for them, too!

Can you give a horse sugar water?

If they can sense that the bucket is near empty or stale, they may not drink out of it. If that does not work, try sweetening the water some. Some horses have a sweet tooth, especially if you treat them with sugar cubes and will prefer to drink water that is flavored or a bit sweeter than normal.