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To: HairOfTheDog

I’ve heard of horses colicing on water like that when they’re real thirsty and drink too much. I don’t know why it does them like that though. I wonder if it has to do with how cold the water is, or if it’s just too much in their stomach at one time.

One guy had a new horse that wouldn’t drink his tap water, for like days, and when it finally got thirsty enough to drink they let it drink too much and it colicked and died. It must’ve rolled and twisted a gut or something. I’m glad Pony turned out ok. She’ll probably be fine by the time tha Banamine wears off coz the water will be gone by then.


7,532 posted on 05/22/2007 11:48:44 AM PDT by FrogInABlender (Don't take life too seriously. No one gets out alive.)
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To: FrogInABlender
I’ve heard of horses colicing on water like that when they’re real thirsty and drink too much. I don’t know why it does them like that though. I wonder if it has to do with how cold the water is, or if it’s just too much in their stomach at one time.

Well, I've done it to myself, back in the day when I was known to party too much ;~), I'd wake up a little hung over and dehydrated, and a big glass of ice water sounds really good, but if I drank it too fast, bleeeech - it would come right back up.

7,535 posted on 05/22/2007 12:01:37 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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