Do they sleep standing up? I've never really seen a horse on it's side.
2006-11-14 21:47:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Horses sleep standing up they will rest one leg at a time.kinda taking the weight off of it..I have owned several horses and you will never catch one sleeping! Horses can and do lay down but not for long periods they may lay in the sun abit after a cold night and they love a good roll in a sandy area..mostly after you wash them......(Go figure!) But if you ever see one down who keeps rolling and doesnt want to get up it generly has colic which is very serious and can twist their intestines killing them..You gotta get them up and walk them till the Vet gets there..Horses arent built to lay down long their body weight is too much..It just isnt meant to be!!!
2006-11-15 15:57:08 · answer #1 · answered by roxie_29812 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Horses sleep Standing up.
2006-11-15 02:54:36 · answer #2 · answered by Akshitha 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a horse does most often sleep standing but by no means always
laying down is also done they seem to do this more outside then in the stall and the younger ones more so then the very old ones but any horse will from time to time lay down to rest .
i often think to myself those are the smart ones as i often see them under a tree in the shade on hot summer days
2006-11-14 21:56:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They sleep standing up.
2006-11-14 21:56:28 · answer #4 · answered by Jim F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Horses sleeps standing. if they sleep sitting it is that either they are sick or they are going to die.
2006-11-15 04:00:17 · answer #5 · answered by Dhirs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quite well.
I think they can lock their knees in a standing position, and sleep quite well.
2006-11-14 21:55:38 · answer #6 · answered by GypsyGr-ranny 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋