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Our horse drinkers are suitable for both barns and pastures. They enable your horses, donkeys, or mules to have easy access to fresh, clean, temperate water all year round, making keeping your animals hydrated easier than ever. There’s no need to worry about algae, ice, or electricity shocking your horses. Our non-electric automatic horse drinkers help your horses drink enough – without you needing to lug water buckets or fill troughs.

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Hydration is key to healthy cattle that put on the pounds as needed. However, open water can spread diseases, icy or hot standing water or dirty water can prevent proper hydration, and not having easy access to water sources can affect cattle’s health. Our cattle automatic waterers improve production by improving the health and hydration of your cows with better water consumption.

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For proper wool and meat production, you need healthy, hydrated sheep and goats. This can be a challenge if the water is too hot or too cold for animals to comfortably drink, if it’s dirty, or if it’s not readily accessible. Sheep and goats are quick learners who can easily figure out how to use a sheep / goat automatic waterer, thus making one part of keeping them healthy easier on you.

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Sheep / Goat Automatic Waterers

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Game animals are accustomed to drinking out of natural water sources, like streams and lakes. However, natural resources aren’t always reliable, which makes wild game automatic waterers handy to install. Game animals can quickly learn how to use these waterers, enticing them to your property and keeping them healthier overall.

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Llamas may have a more efficient digestive system than horses or cows, but this doesn’t make their need for proper hydration any less pressing. To ensure proper wool and milk production, you need healthy, hydrated llamas. Our llama automatic waterers are easy for llamas to learn how to use and suit your needs, whether you only have one llama or you have a small herd of them.

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Just like any other animal, pigs need water to stay healthy. Proper hydration enhances weight gain and allows for better quality meat. Hogs will consume anywhere from 2-5 gallons of water per day, which can be challenging to stay on top of without an automatic waterer, especially with how messy these animals can be. Our pig waterers make seeing to your animals’ hydration needs a breeze.

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Looking for an installer for a horse drinker or livestock waterer near you? We have installers across the country ready to help you implement your new Bar Bar A horse drinker and livestock waterers. Check out our Find An Installer map to find one in your area.

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Bar Bar A USA horse drinker

HOW IT WORKS

The Bar Bar A automatic horse drinkers and livestock waterers are engineered to function like frost-free hydrants – but to water animals with. They connect to your water line, so that water comes up when your animals need it and drains back down when they’re done drinking. This ensures that they always have fresh, temperate, clean water, year-round. 

Here’s how they work:

  • Animals press down on the paddle.
  • Water comes up, and the animals drink.
  • Once the animal is done drinking and releases the paddle, water drains back down.

With no standing water, you don’t have to worry about algae growth, mosquitos, ice, or other such issues. Since our horse drinkers and livestock waterers don’t use electricity, there’s no need to worry about your animals being shocked either.

While animals are quick learners, our automatic waterers and horse drinkers do have a training mode to make the learning process easier. 

Click below to see what each part does.

Bar Bar A USA horse drinker diagram
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1 – Paddle:

The animal’s nose naturally brushes against the paddle, triggering the supply valve to open … filling the water bowl.

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2 – Black Drinker Top:

Made from tough cross-link polyethylene material that is UV safe.

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3 – Water Bowl:

The water bowl fills with water and then automatically drains. No stagnant water to freeze or grow algae.

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4 – Supply Pipe:

Fills the water bowl and then drains the excess water back into the drain field.

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5 – Cross-Link Well Casing:

Tough cross-link well reaches below the frost line to house water supply, valve, and insulator.

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6 – Insulator:

For severe climates, the drinker comes with an insulator which keeps freezing air from reaching the supply line and valve.

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7 – Valve:

The valve is below frontline to prevent freezing.

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8 – Drain Valve:

Drain Valve drains water from bowl and line after each drink.

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9 – Water Supply:

The flexible supply hose allows entire assembly to be lifted out of the ground, while well casing remains stationary.

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10 – Drain Field:

Gravel drain field required. (Gravel not included with drinker)

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WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS HAVE TO SAY

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Ed Mueller
28 November 2023
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Before you try to install this unit, be sure you know what a “swing pipe” is. No one in the plumbing department in five different big box stores knew what it is. It was a nightmare. I wasted more time and money trying to find a “swing pipe adapter” than the cost of the drinker. To be helpful, a swing pipe is a plastic hose that has a odd size. It is used for irrigation. Once we found a young man that recognized what we were looking for, it was no problem. It’s winter here so the part was not pout in the department. It was in the warehouse in the stock for summer. The drinker works fine. The horses figured it out in just a few minutes.
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Goldendale Reindeer
28 July 2023
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We just installed these for our reindeer farm! Once we switched them to training mode, the reindeer figured it out easily. These will be a game changer for us! Grear instructional videos, too. Thank you!
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Toni Perdew
31 December 2022
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I love mine (10 years old now), and am considering buying a second one for another location/pasture. That location will have 10 horses, and I’m thinking about getting the metal-topped one in case any of them decide to try chewing. With the metal top (and the metal paddle), is there an issue with the parts getting extremely hot in direct sunlight?
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Wendy Watson
13 September 2022
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We installed this last October when I finally put a water line to my barn. I only wish I had bought two more and done them at same time. Two of them figured it out right off the bat. The third one is an old fashioned pasture raised mare who held out for about a month before deciding it was pretty good. I keep a filled stock tank out there all the time with it just in case there is a problem, but the horses will not touch the stock tank. They stand in line and wait for their drinking fountain. I really need to get at least one more!! Best thing ever. No problem in -20 or at 108 degrees. Paddle never gets hot or frozen.
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Cynthia Santacroce
23 January 2022
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I had 3 of these installed in my horse pastures. They are a game changer for horse keeping in CT in the Winter. Wish I had done it 13 years ago.
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Aubree Marino
27 August 2021
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These came in the mail super quick even though I ordered more than one. My horses took no time at all to figure it out and seem to really enjoy having fresh water anytime they want it the product is great and I would highly recommend the chew guard as one of my horses has already attempted to chew on it a bit. Hope this will make my horses and me a lot happier. It will be great not having to clean water troughs every day and knowing they are staying hydrated with there new outdoor water fountains. (Drinkers)
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Mary Kate Roberts
3 October 2020
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We got a Bar Bar A waterer for our new ranch in northern MN. After a ton of research, I chose this waterer because it’s non-electric and I found a bunch of info on how well they’ve done even in the extreme MN winters. It was fairly easy to install since they supplied such great info on installation on their website. We got it in and it took my 19 year old literally 15 seconds to learn to drink, and my 3 year old filly took about an hour (mainly because she just played around with the paddle, lol). I have a video right after it got installed with my old mare loving it. I’ll try to get that uploaded. Thank you Bar Bar A for the awesome waterer!!
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Jennifer Weber Chappell
5 September 2020
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We have three of these waterers. On of them has 12 horses on it. Try do very well! We run boarding facility. The new horses figure it out minutes after they try it for the first time. No electricity. No breaking ice, no moss, no cleaning, minimal maintenance. I have Richie waterers also that we will be replacing with these. I also have had Nelson’s there is no comparison. Horses have clean fresh water year around. Totally recommend. www.whstables.com
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Kathleen Dennis
4 September 2020
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so much easier to keep my horses hydrated
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Hannah Baer
11 March 2020
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Works without flaw! Couldn’t live without it otherwise I’d be caring buckets of water on a daily basis. Let’s work smarter not harder 😉
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Rena Ellen Jones
11 February 2020
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I just shared this on my Facebook page and couldn’t figure out how to tag you, so here it is: Ok, horsey friends this is the BEST invention for winter horse care ever and one of the best investments I’ve ever made period. Not a day has gone by that I haven’t gushed about this waterer. It is not heated or electric but connected below the frost line to my water tank. The bowl sits empty as it drains similarly to a hydrant. The horses push the paddle when thirsty and get fresh water (from below the frost line) at the same temperature in February and August! No Ice, no algae, NO BUCKETS and easy access to water year round. The Bar Bar A Automatic Horsedrinker gets a 10/10 and a full endorsement from me and the herd. It was SO worth the install. -16 this morning and working a treat! Snow and freezing rain yesterday and not a hiccup. This has changed my routine and the way the horses drink and consume water (more prone to sip throughout the day and travel solo to the waterer than as a herd) all for the better. If you are planning a farm or horse pasture I would highly recommend you check this beauty out! (Prince Edward Island, Canada)
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Shawn Luczak
18 November 2019
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I have had my horse at the barn of the inventor of the drinker for 3 years now. These drinkers are awesome. We are still using the original prototypes. (13 total) They are going strong with occasional maintenance they last ! I have now purchased a drinker in anticipation of having my own horse property. I am a Master Plumber, and the simple brilliant design make these a must have.
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Joey Myers Roche
16 September 2019
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Haven’t finished our barn yet…..I bet the horses will love them as much as the dogs do!
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Dustin Ray Brown
7 September 2019
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I love my bar bar a drinker. My horses, my dogs, and myself couldn’t be happier. Best $ I’ve ever spent.
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Aron N Mervin Nielsen
30 June 2019
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they have been awesome for our horses and cows .. worked great through the winter
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Kevin Schwarzhoff
31 January 2019
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50 below in Iowa. Running with zero maintenance. 50 degree water!! So happy 😁
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Jon Singleton
26 January 2019
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I just wanted to let you know that I will be recommending your drinker to everyone I know. I installed one this summer, the last two nights here in Wisconsin we hit -17 & -20 below zero without the wind chill. We are only using it for 8 bulls right now, and it works great. Thank you for a quality product.
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Ari Krause
26 October 2018
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Just purchased and installed our first Bar Bar A waterer and LOVE IT! I had waterers with electricity prior to this and had nothing but problems due to the electric, so wanted a non-electric solution. I was thrilled when I found Bar Bar A and have nothing but good things to say about it so far, as do the nine horses using it. I left one trough out for various reasons, but the majority of the horses sniff the trough and go to the waterer to drink. I have been suggesting the Bar Bar A to everyone that asks!
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Julie Freeze Staien
24 October 2018
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We purchased our first Bar Bar A waterer in 2008. At that time, our electric bill was over $300 a month because we were running so many tank heaters. Within 2 months, this waterer had paid for itself and we have since installed one in every pasture. These waterers have been hands down one of the best investment that we have ever made on our farm! They are a huge time saver as we are no longer filling/cleaning tanks, the horses and cattle are drinking more because not only is the water clean and more palatable but the temperature is cool in the summer, warm in the winter. We have been able to achieve 100% parasite free test results two years in a row and I believe that to be in part because we do not have water standing in stock tanks. Eventually, we will put them in our stalls. I can’t say enough good things about these waterers!
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Susan Elise Harrell
26 July 2018
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Almost three years out from having my Bar-Bar-A Horse Drinker installed. Day in/day out, it does its job. Such peace of mind to know that, during the winter, my horses are still drinking and I don’t have to bust up ice chunks & sift it out. No more wildlife committing suicide. Nothing to dump or scrub. Just about the best money I’ve spent on my farm.
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