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Old 01-15-2009, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Danzig
was just reading yesterday how this time of year produces dehydrated and colicky horses due to water freezing...
You bet, huge increase in impaction colics at the local clinics come the first cold weather snap. Best to heat the water a bit, gets horses to drink more.
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