Anyone know about much about horses?

girl24 · 13-05-2009 9:53am #1

I saw a horse sitting/lying in a field this morning on the way to work, 2 days ago in the same field I saw 2 horses sitting/lying in the grass. Is this normal? I thought that when a horse is down like that it means that it is very weak. Anyone shed some light?

Plug-me-in · 13-05-2009 10:07am

This is perfectly normal!! They're probably just enjoying getting a few morning rays on their backs now that the weather has become nice again!

There's a common misconception that horses sleep standing up, and therefore when lying down people presume there's something wrong.

Granted, horses DOZE standing up, but for a deep sleep to properly rest themselves they'll lie down if possible.

andreac · 13-05-2009 10:26am

Yes its perfectly normal for a horse to lie down, you often see them in the sun totally sprawled out. Its nothing to do with being weak, they do like to lie down and relax.

girl24 · 13-05-2009 10:53am

Oh thats a relief, I was a bit worried. Thanks

spiderdog · 13-05-2009 10:54pm

a few weeks ago i saw a horse start to get up from lying down.......then decided to stay in a sitting position when something caught its attention......sooo funny to look at :pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac:

EGAR · 13-05-2009 11:13pm

My horses sunbathe, they are flat on their side and sleep although one is always keeping watch. I actually managed to take a pic of my donkey Francis sitting like a dog. He sat there long enough for me to run back into the house, get the camera and take a pic.

Call me Socket · 13-05-2009 11:39pm

That's a very funny pic!

spiderdog · 13-05-2009 11:50pm

hhhahahhaaaaa brillient:p:p

wasn`t there a prog with a mule called francis?

Anyone know about much about horses?

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