How Did the "Bar-Bar-A Drinker" Come About?
Frank Frodsham, the inventor of the " Bar-Bar-A Drinker", had boarded horses for years. Back in the winter of 1982 he had 3 animals that just wouldn't eat or drink. He had installed the latest electrically heated drinkers to prevent freezing.
He had the veterinarian over and nether of them could figure out a solution. While they were talking, the veterinarian's assistant stuck his finger into the drinker water-and he got Shocked! We felt awful. Our electric drinker had been shocking the horses every time they tried to take a drink.
We immediately pulled the plug and went to the workshop to build a better drinker. That first drinker is still in use today in one of our stalls. Sine then, we have changed to a newer and tougher material but the design concept is exactly the same. It's a proven design with over 15 years of experience.
Bar-Bar-A Fully Automatic Non-Electric Horse Drinker
The water bowl fills with fresh clean water each time your horse or cow puts its nose into the drinker. After the drink, the excess water drains away, leaving an empty bowl. It works dependably every time!
*No Electricity
*Self-Cleaning
*Non-Freezing
*Fully Automatic
*Maintenance Free
Note: There's no water to freeze, accumulate debris, or grow algae. Since the water supply and valve are below frost line, your animals enjoy the natural cool water in the summer and warm water in the winter.
Teaching horses to use their "Bar-Bar-A Drinker" is really very simple. Most animals learn how the drinker works on their own. Natural curiosity and nuzzling the drinker paddle turns on the water. Once they taste the water, they know where to go.
Rene- ColoradoI wanted to give a testimonial. We had the Bar Bar Adrinkers for our horses in Colorado for the last 8 years. We just moved to northern Arizona and decided right away to order more of these fantastic waterers before we even have the barn up or the fencing in. Our horses like the always-fresh water, and no electricity is a big deal. Back when we only had stock tanks with heaters, unbeknownst to us, one of the heaters was shorting and shocking the horses that tried to drink out of that tank. They didn’t have access to any other water source for at least a full day. One of our horses was pantomiming drinking above the water with a very worried look on her face, and that’s when we realized that the water level had not dropped and she wouldn’t put her mouth to the water. We want to start our little herd out in their new home right, with a fresh and safe water supply. And no shocking surprises!
After using our Bar-Bar-A Drinkers the last two years, we are convinced it is the best product we have found. We have been using four drinkers for both cattle and horses. The wear is always fresh, warm in the winter and cool in the summer: More importantly, no electricity is needed to keep the drinkers from freezing.
-Kent & Donna (Rupert, Idaho)
We love it!! Our Bar-Bar-A Drinker has been in one year with no trouble. My wife says its the best investment we've made. We'd do it again. It's in a pasture connected to well water. We have Hunter-Jumpers and they have no trouble with it. It's 20 degrees today.
-Chris (Danville, Virginia)
Per Bar-Bar-A: Frank Frodsham, the inventor, had boarded horses for years. Per the company: in winter 1982, he had 3 animals that wouldn't eat or drink. He had installed the latest electrically-heated drinkers to prevent freezing.
Per Frank: "While they were talking, the veterinarian's assistant stuck his finger into the drinker water — and he got SHOCKED. We felt awful. Our electric drinker had been shocking the horses every time they tried to take a drink." Frank pulled the plug, went to the workshop, and built a better drinker. That first drinker is still in use today in one of the company's stalls.
Per Bar-Bar-A: the water bowl fills with fresh clean water each time the horse or cow puts its nose into the drinker. After the drink, the excess water drains away, leaving an empty bowl. Works dependably every time.
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Per Bar-Bar-A: there's no water to freeze, accumulate debris, or grow algae. Per the company: since the water supply and valve are below frost line, animals enjoy natural cool water in summer and warm water in winter. The earth's frost-line temperature regulation does the work the electric heater used to do — without the shock risk.
Per Bar-Bar-A: most animals learn how the drinker works on their own. Per the company: "Natural curiosity and nuzzling the drinker paddle turns on the water. Once they taste the water, they know where to go."
Per Bar-Bar-A: customer testimonial: "We had the Bar Bar A drinkers for our horses in Colorado for the last 8 years. We just moved to northern Arizona and decided right away to order more of these fantastic waterers before we even have the barn up or the fencing in. Our horses like the alway[s fresh water]."
Per Bar-Bar-A: website http://www.horsedrinker.com. Pricing as quoted is subject to change due to economic factors. (Note: this listing + a sister listing `horse-barn-accessories-non-electric` cover the same Bar-Bar-A product line; this is the primary product-named entry.)
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