You could own this one and only Clinton Anderson built and signed EcoFount 1 automatic horse waterer.

If you were able to catch the premier of “Water for Life” the Downunder Horsemanship program on March 12, you would have seen Clinton building an Eco 1.  This waterer is currently being auctioned off on Ebay to raise money for our friends at the Quakerdale Wolfe Ranch.

Quakerdale Wolfe Ranch is a local fun, safe, and inclusive environment with various equine programs for people of all ages.  Located in Marshalltown, Iowa, Ritchie has been a long time supporter of the organization and their programs such as Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and Equine Assisted Learning. All proceeds from the auction will be donated to support the Wolfe Ranch.  For more information visit the Quakerdale website.

To bid in the ONE and ONLY Clinton Anderson built and signed EcoFount 1, visit our ebay auction.

For more information about the Ecofount series please visit our EcoFount series page.

During October of last year, Clinton Anderson paid a visit to Ritchie to take a tour of our facility and to film a new episode of Downunder Horsemanship called “Water for Life”.

Did you know that water is the most vital nutrient to your horse’s wellbeing? Horses need a constant, fresh supply of water daily to maintain their health. That’s why Clinton has been a longtime user of Ritchie Industries’ automatic waterers. He knows he can trust his horses’ wellbeing to Ritchie’s carefully designed product. In fact, they’re the only waterers he installed on his Downunder Horsemanship Ranch in Stephenville, Texas. In this episode, you will be able to experience the Ritchie tour along with Clinton. Not only does Clinton get a firsthand look at how our waterers are created,  he also joins our production line and assembles his own waterer.

If you follow our Facebook page  you may have seen several posts about our friends at the Quakerdale Wolfe Ranch in Marshalltown, Iowa. During the Clinton Anderson Walkabout Tour in Des Moines 2012, Quakerdale was the feature not-for-profit organization that participated in the Ritchie Ball Toss.  We were happy to be able to include Quakerdale  in the “Water for Life” program. Watch for them and for a special way that with your help, we can continue to support this wonderful organization. 

“Water for Life” will air on Tuesday, March 12th, 2013 at 12 pm and 10 pm EST on RFD-TV.  We hope you enjoy the program.

Will you be watching the show?  Be sure to share your thoughts on our Facebook page. 

Chat live with us on Twitter during the show #ritchiewater.

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 Ecofount 1. I just recently purchased this model from a local dealer after much research into automatic waterers. You see, about 8 years ago I purchased a Nelson Water product and from day one I had nothing but trouble. I have replaced the inside of the unit several times and from day one my horses refused to drink from it. It took weeks to get them close enough to attempt to take a drink. I would come home from work to find the unit had not shut off and water flowed for hours and flooded the pasture or during the summer would find the water was not working and my horses had been without water for hours in the heat and were dehydrated. Plus it was very expensive to heat during the winter months. The Nelson people were not anxious to offer suggestions and insisted they never had anyone with the problems I had over all the years. Most of the time they refused to even take my calls.

I had gone to a Clinton Anderson Clinic at his farm when he was in Belle Center, OH and I noticed your waterers everywhere. My horse was in a stall with one of your units and drank out of it very willingly. That was my first look at your products. I watch his TV show every week and see your commercials and was very impressed. When I had finally had enough with the Nelson water product I started looking thru the market for a replacement that might work for me. I always came back to your website and I decided to talk to several of your people at Trade Shows and on the phone before I was convinced to give you guys a try. I called customer service and told the person I talked to the issues I had with the Nelson and my situation with living in Michigan with the cold winters and hot summers. She suggested the ecofount1 and although afraid of purchasing another type of unit would only mean more problems and frustrations, I took a chance. Since the water line was already in and the cement pad was already there, we only had to make a few modifications. I was so thrilled when immediately after letting my horses in where the unit was they came right up to it and took a nice long drink from it. My horse actually loves to stand over the unit and play with the thermal cap. They are drinking much more water now than they ever did with the Nelson or the buckets I had to leave out in the pasture because the Nelson unit would always fail. One of the horses loves to scrap his teeth on the top of the unit and it only has a few marks on it and has held up extremely well to his abuse. I still worry and check it daily from habit and have not had one issue with your unit. I am so very happy that my horses now have access to fresh water all the time they are in there pasture.

I wonder now why it took so long for me to decide to try a different company. Your products are wonderful and your people are friendly and very helpful. I am telling my story to everyone I know. Thank you for all the care you put into making this product. ” ~Diana

To learn more about Ritchie automatic waterers, please visit our products page.