Ziggy Makes a Mud Puddle

My husband's horse, Ziggy, loves playing with the water. On the rare occasion when the hole in the ground we laughingly call a tank has water in it, he will trot into the water and gleefully splash around. With the Texas drought and all, we haven't had even nice sized puddle for him to play in for quite some time. So, apparently, he decided to make his own.

Shadowfax: Dude, I'm trying to drink here. Ziggy: Splashing is fun!

Shadowfax: You know I don't like getting my pretty prancing Portuguese pony feet muddy. I'm outta here. Ziggy: Splashing is so much fun!!!

Ziggy: Look! I'm making mud!!!

And Ziggy just kept splashing and splashing and splashing...

Throwing more and more water out of the trough...

And making a bigger and bigger mud puddle...

He got really good at making a BIG splash...

He figured out to dunk his nose deep...

And really pull the water out with his mouth...

He kept playing with the water...

Until he made a mud puddle big enough for all four of his feet.

Now we know why we keep having to refill that trough so often.

Do your horses like to play with water?

I'm a little hoarse

Isn't that the punchline to some joke? I'm not a ..., I'm a little hoarse. Well, it doesn't feel very funny right now. I've been sick with some sort of really nasty cold for over a week now. For four days, I couldn't talk at all, and even now... I'm a little hoarse. Actually, I'm a lot hoarse. Although I am feeling better and can talk somewhat, my throat still hurts a lot, and if I talk normally, it sets off a painful coughing fit.

It's driving me a little crazy. I'm really tired of being sick. Does anyone have any good home remedies for a painful sore throat, coughing and hoarseness? I could use some help.