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YES YOU CAN! this is a common mis-understanding... The way to make it drink once you lead it to water is to jam his carrot up his backside so he will dunk his head into the water and begin to drink to relieve the pain. Horses have a nerve in there anus(which humans do not have,although you can try this) which is called an ectyolism nerve, this will cause the horses neck muscles to spasm and contract thus forcing the horses head into the water to drink.
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∙ 13y agoThis old saying means that you can help someone or something, but you can't make them do something. You are like a humble guide. No one really knows who really said that, but whoever said that is truly wise.
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∙ 10y ago"You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink" literally means that you can help the horse by showing him where the water is but it is up to the horse itself to decide that it will put its head down and actually take the drink.
As an idiom, it means that you can help someone as much as you like, but if they do not try or do not help themselves, then they will not succeed. Basically, you can show someone how to do something (lead by example), but you can't force them to do it.
The best example I can give is: I can show you how to be peaceful and love Buddha, BUT even though I think it is best for you, I can't force you to become Buddhist.
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How does 'you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink' apply to an abuser who will not accept help for his problem?
Answer"You can lead a horse to water, but not make it drink" is just a saying for trying to talk to someone but you cant make them do something
If you lead a horse to water?
...you can't make him drink. But they WILL drink if THEY lead YOU to water.
Where did the saying you can lead a horse to water but you cant make it drink come from?
it came from the marines if you dont want to do something some one cant make you do it
A saying that rhymes with pink?
"You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink."
What is the meaning of 'one may lead a horse to the pond but a thousand can't make it drink'?
It means even if you lead a horse to water, there is absolutely no way you will make it drink if it doesn't want to.
Why will your horse not drink?
If this isn't for any games, in real life, horses will drink when they get thirsty enough. there's a saying- you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink
How does you can lead a horse to water but cant make it drinkapply to you?
It is not physically possible to force a horse to drink, no. If the horse is thirsty, it will drink. If it is not thirsty, you can hold its nose down in the water, but you cannot make it suck up water and swallow. You could make sure that the horse was thirsty before you led it to water, but that's about all you could do.
Will you die if you drink water with lead dipped in?
No. Lead does not dissolve in water .
Where does the saying You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink come from?
Stan Laurel said it in the 1937 film "Brats"
What does you can lead a horse to water but a pencil must be lead mean?
It just a joke. Pencils have lead and horses are lead.
What are some good horse sayings?
"I got it straight from the horse's mouth." "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth" "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" "Stop horsing around" "Get down off your high horse" "You don't shut the barn door after the horse gets out" "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink" (this one is actually true).
Why do people hate reading so much?
Its like the old phrase:you can lead a horse to water but u can't make him drink it.If they are forced to do something they don't want to they won't like it.
