Ritchie Waterers: 100 Years of American Made

ritchie_blog

 


image

100 Years Strong & Enduring

In 1921, Thomas Ritchie patented the first automatic waterer valve that solved many of the headaches that farmers faced in getting water to their livestock. His automatic float-controlled watering equipment was connected to underground running water and heated with a kerosene lamp to keep the water flowing during the bitter cold. Ritchie has been improving automatic watering ever since.

 

visit Ritchie100.com


image

Ritchie Stories

Read the latest news on Ritchie and their 100 Year Celebration.

 

Read Stories

image image image
image

More News

Back to all news

See All
0624_Tip

7 years ago

Training Tip: Head Carriage on a Loose Rein

Q: My horse, a 4-year-old Missouri Fox Trotter, gives quite well when asked for vertical flexion at the standstill, walk…

Read More
FILES2f20142f082f0819_Tip.jpg.jpg

12 years ago

Training Tip: Reward and Respect Must be Balanced

In general, the more you spoil your horse, the less he will respect you. People often make that mistake when…

Read More
FILES2f20162f042f0419_Tip.jpg.jpg

10 years ago

Training Tip: School ‘Em and Fool ‘Em

Horses are smart enough to know when they can chump us and when they can’t. For example, more than likely,…

Read More
FILES2f20152f122f1208_04.jpg.jpg

10 years ago

December NWC DVD

In this month’s lesson, Clinton shares a training technique he’s been using since he apprenticed with Gordon McKinlay that improves…

Read More