How how to know if a horse if getting the proper amount of water?

A horse can drink as much as (or more than) 25 gallons of water in 24 hours. Think about that. That's 25 jugs of milk.

Automatic waterers are difficult, because you can't keep track of how much your horse is drinking. I much prefer troughs, or even tubs. You can use buckets, if you must, but it's easier to have a bigger tub accessible to your horse; that way, he will not run out of water while you're gone during the day.

Horses can become very ill if they don't have access to fresh water. So this is very important.

At the agistment centre where I keep my horse, each yard has a large old heavy bath tub in it for a water trough. It is easy to fill, and doesn't need filling every day. To clean it, I tip the tub onto its side (that is the hard part as it is so heavy), use a scrubbing brush, hose out the tub then tip it back upright and fill it up with fresh water.

As for automatic waterers, some horses like to play with them and break them. I find the bath tub is the easiest way to supply water to my horse.

Horses dont need a lot of water, but you should get a bucket or tub and fill it up for your horse, or horse's. They will go and get water when needed. If you prefer to water them without a tub or whatever, bring them a bucket of water everyday. If they dont drink then they dont want it. But make sure to never give your horse water after a hard ride. It cools them off to fast and that can really hurt them. But bring them a bucket of water lunch time, and a little after dinner. If you do that they will be just fine. Hope this helped :)

I always serve my water al dente.