Horse drink
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The term horse trough is used on the one hand for accesses to bodies of water used as cattle troughs for horses , in particular with accesses paved for this purpose, as well as facilities created for this purpose. The use of a trough that is separated from the horse pond or natural water that may be contaminated with faeces can be viewed as an early measure of veterinary hygiene . What they have in common is the constant supply of fresh water and, compared to drinking troughs for the cattle, often greater drinking height, although mixed uses were also common.
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In the countryside, it was often just a flat section of shore traditionally used for this purpose, which was fortified where possible. In the cities and away from natural watercourses, opportunities for watering horses had to be created by humans.
Historically, specially built horse troughs were located in places with increased horse numbers, such as at post stations , along the post roads, on marketplaces or in stables and garrisons of cavalry units. Until after the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, they were part of everyday life in cities.
Whereas for everyday use it was more a question of simple troughs or a paved access to the flowing water, some of the troughs were designed in a representative way among the nobility and in cities, for example in Sanssouci Palace . Many of these historical horse troughs are now listed .
The horse trough in the Tannenberg memorial
A component of the Tannenberg National Monument, which no longer exists today, was the “Memorial for the Fallen Horses”, which was shaped like a horse trough. A rare photo of this object is available online.
Modern horse drinks
Today's horse drinks are made of different materials for stable or pasture in many sizes and models with quality features such as "frost-proof", "frost-proof without electricity", "with float", "fully automatic", "heatable" etc.
Trivia
Some German pubs and restaurants as well as a hotel in the Rhön bear the name "Zur Pferdetränke".
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Individual evidence
- ↑ The horse drinks in the Tannenberg National Monument, private website Andreas Springer , tannenberg-nationaldenkmal.andreasspringer.de, accessed on August 18, 2016.