What's that noise?

I heard a noise when i was in the shed, and I just had to investigate ;-)

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• snoring
• horse
• asleep
• funny

[Ashstud]

The ground is just really dry as it was in the middle of Summer here. They were laying against a mound of dirt that we had dozed and was later disposed of.

[MsNinjaPigs]

Horses can die if they lie down for more that an hour so if your horses have been laying down for more than 15 minutes you better get them up on their feet to make sure nothing's wrong

[Ashstud]

@MsNinjaPigs I'm not entirely sure if that claim is true. I don't know why they would die. However, horses sleep cycles are pretty short, so I would expect to see them up again at least within the hour. I'm now thinking you may be referring to colic, which can kill them. But colic is not caused by laying down, but they do lie down to try and relieve the pain.

[2009breyerfan]

@Ashstud actually if a horse lies down for to long its insides will get crushed!

[Ashstud]

@2009breyerfan Once again, I do not believe that to be true. In the over 25 years I have been around/owning horses, that is the first time I have heard that claim. Horses (if they feel comfortable/safe) lay down all the time. Our horses lay down to sleep, to sunbake, to rest or just because (no apparent reason). I can not understand the theory behind that statement. The only weight on a horses organs are other organs. I don't know how a pregnant mare would cope if that would be a problem.

[Ashstud]

@2009breyerfan I'm not so sure that is true either. In the 25 years I have owned/been around horses, that is the first time I have heard that claim. Our horses lay down all the time, to rest, sunbake or for whatever reason. I do not understand the logic behind that statement as the only weight on a horses organs are other organs, and they already carry those. If this statement was true, I have no idea how a pregnant mare would cope.

[princesslove920]

@Ashstud i agree i find our horses lieing down every nigh, in the sun, to roll, my oldest mare like ever day lies down for a day time nap that is until i disterb her with my camera.

[orlendatube]

@Ashstud its a weight distribution issue-the organs are made to hang inside teh abdomen when the horse is upright-when they lay down teh weight distribution changes...but its kinda like when you sit funny and you leg falls asleep-sure if you do that long enough (you fall down and cant get up), you could loose your leg to gangreen/tissue death, but if you arent sick then you get up and move around when you feel that and the bloodflow returns to normal....same for horses!

[orlendatube]

@Ashstud if a horse is down for too long (a few hours) their organs can get crushed under their own weight....its kind like cutting off teh blood supply....if a horse is looking comfy and happy thier is no need to bother them, they know when to get up again!

[V0sify]

@Ashstud The below is for people 'concerned' for your horse. Haha I think he's happier then a pig in mud! :3 Thanks for the vid!

[V0sify]

@Ashstud My horse is always laying around being her happy lazy self. all of my horses do. Sweetthing even snores sometimes to. depending on how deep a sleep shes in. When I mean sleep I don't mean "sleeping for 8 hours" They don't sleep like people and after awhile their circulation can become irregular to some parts of their body. But a healthy horse is all but able to decide when its time to get up.

Just because you read it somewhere, doesn't mean a horse should 'never' lay down.

[Laneismynickname]

@MsNinjaPigs

Horses just like humans need REM sleep 2. In order to get REM sleep they need to lay down.

[Skybaby21]

HAHA!! I think he/she is snoring!!! how cute!!!!

[pcsassy03]

@MsNinjaPigs My horses sacked out during nap time all the time. They would lay flat out and lay there forever, snoring too. Never had one problem.

[HorseLvrArtwork]

@2009breyerfan No, you are referring to when a horse rolls in a stable, and ends up lying on its back against the wall, unable to stand up. a horse will know when to stand up and when to lie down. This is why when you prepare a stable you add bunks to the side, do if a horse should roll, the bunks will push him back into the stable, preventing him from lying on his back.

Sometimes a pregnant mare will roll onto her back to spread her bulk of her foal, but she will stand up after a minute or so.

[rhino2960]

dawwwww is he snoring?