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title: "Reducing crop consumption & Horse Drinking Trough"
description: "Reducing crop consumption & Horse Drinking Trough"
url: https://support.travian.com/en/articles/81-reducing-crop-consumption-and-horse-drinking-trough
collection: "Advanced features"
updated: 2026-10-28
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# Reducing crop consumption & Horse Drinking Trough

Reducing crop consumption & Horse Drinking Trough

Crop consumption can be reduced in several ways. Below you’ll find an overview of each method exactly as described in the original article, as well as the specific effects of the Roman-only Horse Drinking Trough.

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## **Diet Control Artifact**

When active, this artifact reduces the crop consumption of your troops by **25% to 50%**, depending on its type and tier. You can find more information in the [Artefacts](https://support.travian.com/articles/101) article.

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## **World Wonder Villages**

Once construction plans appear, units that are stationed inside a **World Wonder village** will consume **only 50% crop**. For more details, see the [World Wonder](https://support.travian.com/articles/103) article.

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## **Horse Drinking Trough (Romans Only)**

The Horse Drinking Trough is a **Roman-specific building**. It reduces both the **training time** and **crop consumption** of all cavalry in the village.

**Effects**:

-   Training time for all cavalry is reduced by **1% per level**.
    
-   **Equites Legati** consume one crop less at **level 10**.
    
-   **Equites Imperatoris** consume one crop less at **level 15**.
    
-   **Equites Caesaris** consume one crop less at **level 20**.
    

**Prerequisites:**

-   Stable level 20
    
-   Rally Point level 10
    
-   Roman village
    

In the table below you can find the construction costs and time as well as the training duration for each level of Horse Drinking Trough.