Aargh, why do they have to do this??

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I got to the yard earlier to see mare flat on her side. I did worry a little as she doesn't usually lie down in the field so I made my way over. She didn't move. Little cob was sort of stood over her and I could feel my heart rate rising as she still wasn't moving. I got right up to her and she just lay there with her eyes closed.

Well absolute panic set in, I called her name and made some clicky noises. She opened her eyes, lifted her head, groaned and lay back down. I actually felt so sick, getting a little frantic I picked her head back up and tried to make her get up. She wouldn't, she just kept groaning. I was absolutley beside myself and didn't really know what to do.

I went to walk off and compose myself and call the vet. What did she do? Yep, got up and trotted after me. There was absolutley nothing wrong with her, she was just asleep and hadn't woken up properly.

The swine in question;
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My youngster did this a few weeks ago - I was the same as you! Started poking her and trying to get her up thinking she was really poorly then as I started to run back to my car she got up and played chase! Horrible animal lol
 
Thats what she looked like Jesstickle! I way too frantic to take pictures at that point!

I think shes going daft as she's getting older, lol.
 
I'm used to mine doing this now so I don't worry anymore. He pretty much always sleeps like that and if you wake him up he just groans at you :eek:

Scary the first time but you soon get used to it and learn to see the funny side. She's lovely. I'm sure you've forgiven her :)

ETS: found this one to show he's a serial offender
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The groaning worried me as much as everything else. She must have just been super relaxed after her massage yesterday.

Her lovely schooling work meant she was more than forgiven :) (and the little scratches she gives me when I make her stretch are sweet too)
 
Mine both do 'dead' impressions. Daughters pony does the best though as she'll do them anywhere. Such as at shows & comps. Which normally results in people running over panicking at a flat out pony in a lorry park or ringside. Does it in her box too when the yards busy. Even the yo who knows her was concerned when she remained 'dead' next to the fence with a tractor going past on the other side.
 
Since moving my two back home ive discovered my mare can do a really good impression of being dead/dying!
First time was the first night i moved them. Went out to check them before going to bed and i could hear her groaning from my back door. I shot across the field to her, she wouldnt get up and i was convinced she was dying!
She was however just being a lazy, snoring swine!
 
I had another liveries pony do that to me recently. She was blotto in her field, didn't some much as twitch while I turned our girly out. Was on my way to check on her when our girl whinnied and the other pony jumped sky high and then answered her......heart almost stopped in relief that she was ok.......bloody animals!!
 
Lost track of all the calls from various yard managers over the years who call to say they think my mare is dead, mostly they dont check before calling!
She only does dead impressions in the field tho never in the box!
 
I've only ever seen my littlun do this once (home bred and 4yo). Whistling, feed and name call didn't get her up and felt absolutely sick til she started slow-mo sleep cantering :rolleyes: Normally she gets to sleep stage, head dropping, litle staggers and then suddenly shakes herself up and staggers over to the nearest tree/horse to sleep with. Never once seen her on the ground flat out before!

One of our old liveries herd leader would lift head up and notice me first thing, then I'd pass behind the field shelter and she'd go back down, then go flying when she saw me a second time, off to round up everyone else who was asleep!
 
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