But that’s exactly what some animals, such as horses, do! Because horses are prey animals, they don’t like sleeping on the ground. Due to their straight backs, horses can’t get up quickly. If a predator approaches a sleeping horse while Read more…
The Pie is Velvet Brown’s horse. The Pie. Pie Name Pie Gender Male Race Thoroughbred Gelding Born June 20 1789 What breed of horse was The Pie in National Velvet? The Pie was portrayed by King Charles, a stunning seven-year-old Read more…
With the hot season quickly approaching and those long days of summer, it’s important to think about sun protection for your horses. Horses can suffer from sunburn and the fact is ultraviolet sun rays can harm your horse’s health just Read more…
Humans and horses alike need sufficient natural light. Cooler temperatures and limited sunshine can make anyone feel like hunkering down indoors – including horses. This may come as a shock to many, but horses can also experience the winter blues. Read more…
First, let me make it clear that just about any horse can do a nice little two foot slide on good ground. It’s another thing altogether for a horse to slide 15 or 20 feet. If you want big time Read more…
Horses can’t bend their rear legs and sit on the ground; it’s anatomically impossible. Their weight would cause them to crash into the ground and possibly injure themselves. Why do horses sit like a dog? Dog-sitting is an uncommon behavior Read more…
It’s true they do have an amazing ability to sleep standing up. But they do also sleep lying down. How long do horses sleep standing up? Horses may snooze for a few minutes at a time standing up and may Read more…
When horses sit, it is usually a sign they are about to get up after lying down for a while. Since horses are prey animals, they don’t like feeling vulnerable by being in the seated position. Instead, most horses spend Read more…
Hot bloods are spirited horses with high speed and endurance. Cold bloods are heavy horses that are great for slow and heavy work. They are used for draft and agricultural work. Warmbloods are a mixed breed of the cold and Read more…
Horses can sleep with their eyes either closed or open, and somewhere in between, with their lids half-closed. Whether your horse’s eyes are open or closed is likely an indication of how sound he is sleeping, with open eyes indicating Read more…