10/18/2002: Horse in a hole - Page 2

Tobiasly · 10-21-2002, 07:18 AM

I was trying to figure out the logistics of falling in a hole hind-legs-first? Maybe he just luckily stepped over it with his front legs. Good thing for him, I suppose...

That Guy · 10-23-2002, 08:33 AM

I read that he was a free-roamer in the pasture, and he tended to sit and lay where he pleased. I guess this time he was unable to sniff his seat before he picked it.

Nic Name · 10-23-2002, 08:37 AM

Horses don't sit. They only lay when ill or injured or birthing. Being from Texas, you probably know that horses sleep standing.

Tobiasly · 10-23-2002, 01:45 PM

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Originally posted by Nic Name
Horses don't sit. They only lay when ill or injured or birthing. Being from Texas, you probably know that horses sleep standing.

And being someone who loves to correct others by Googling their statements, I'm surprised you didn't look into that one a bit further.

http://www.horses-and-horse-informat...rse-myths.html

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<B>Myth: Horses alway sleep standing up</B>

Horses do sometimes sleep while standing on their feet.... But this kind of sleep is really just dozing. To get what we call REM sleep, and all horses need it, they either lie on their side or squat down with their nose on the ground.

That Guy · 10-23-2002, 03:59 PM

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Originally posted by Nic Name
Horses don't sit. They only lay when ill or injured or birthing. Being from Texas, you probably know that horses sleep standing.

I know you're Canadian, but Calgary does have quite a cattle industry, and therefore a few horses. You might have even seen one or two before. They have been know to sit and lie down from time to time, though not like you nor I, nor a dog.

Nic Name · 10-23-2002, 06:18 PM

i STAND corrected.

Canadian Horses lie down, though.

10-23-2002, 08:37 AM	#18
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	Horses don't sit. They only lay when ill or injured or birthing. Being from Texas, you probably know that horses sleep standing. Last edited by Nic Name; 10-23-2002 at 08:43 AM.

10-23-2002, 06:18 PM	#21
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	i STAND corrected. Canadian Horses lie down, though. Last edited by Nic Name; 10-23-2002 at 06:37 PM.

10-21-2002, 07:18 AM	#16
Tobiasly hot Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Jeffersonville, IN (near Louisville) Posts: 892	I was trying to figure out the logistics of falling in a hole hind-legs-first? Maybe he just luckily stepped over it with his front legs. Good thing for him, I suppose...

10-23-2002, 08:33 AM	#17
That Guy He who reads, sometimes writes. Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: at the keyboard Posts: 791	I read that he was a free-roamer in the pasture, and he tended to sit and lay where he pleased. I guess this time he was unable to sniff his seat before he picked it.

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