October 2, 2012

Drought and Ritchie Waterers

Today I came across an article from Drovers called “Extreme weather dominates Central Plains”. Click here for the article. Flooding in the north and drought in the south. This reminded me of a question that we often receive at shows that … Read More

Ritchie Fount

Tip from the Field – Blow out your waterlines

Thanks to our distributor Ferguson Enterprises, we have a tip regarding the Ritchie valve that will help you with your new installation. At times we have concerns from customers who notice a drip in their valve with their new installation. … Read More

WaterMaster 1200 – Did you know?

Did you know our WaterMaster 1200 has a lower water capacity than our competitors? The WaterMaster 1200 has a water capacity only 60 gallons of water.  Our competitors equivalent holds 110 gallons.  The benefits of this to you are: 1. … Read More

Ritchie Fount

Debunking Automatic Waterer Myths

Being in automatic waterer business for over 90 years has allowed us to hear and understand what customers and other watering companies are saying about automatic waterers.  Below is a collection of the most popular automatic waterer myths and truths … Read More

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Customer Review of Ritchie Automatic Waterers

We received the nicest email and Ritchie waterer customer review and wanted to share it with you. “I am not sure who to contact but I wanted to tell someone in your company how absolutely thrilled I am with your … Read More

Ritchie Introduces the new Stall Fount II

Conrad, Iowa (March 14, 2012)—Ritchie Industries, the leading manufacturer of automatic watering fountains, has released a newly designed corner mount option to the Stall Fount Series. The automatic horse waterer is wall-mounted and delivers fresh, clean water to horses using … Read More

Benefits of Stall Horse Waterers

When it comes to stall horse waterers, horse owners tend to either refuse to use them or will swear by them. If you already have an automatic waterer installed in your horses’ stalls, you probably have a list of things that you have … Read More

August 8, 2012

Water, West Nile, and Your Horse

West Nile Virus is a mosquito-born virus that causes encephalitis and/or meningitis and horses are a species that is susceptible to infection. Since the outbreak of West Nile virus in 1999 there have been tens of thousands confirmed cases of horses infected in the United States and Canada. Of those, approximately 30% die or must be destroyed and another 17% suffer from long-term related debilitation. Read More