Do you ever ~~ Catch ~~ your horse .....

[Eaglestone]

.... lying down

Apart from when my old boy Motor was suffering from Laminitis in 2005/6

, I have since (thank goodness

) only caught him lying down once ... and my Avatar was when I managed to capture this, rare event last year

. He finds it very embarrassing to be found with his 'trousers down' so to speak

My TB on the other hand is often seen 'chilling out' flat out

 

[xnaughtybutnicex]

I catch her lying down but she gets up when she sees me.

 

[YorksG]

When they are out at night in summer I go and sit with them for a while. In winter I go round feeding treats to three ladies who choose to remain lying down when I go in.

 

[3Beasties]

Charlie is quite often Lying down when I go out to say good night to him, He always lets me have a cuddle with him!

I hardly ever see Millie Lying down though, She always gets straight up if I see her, the only times she has let me get close was when she has had colic!

 

[PopStrop]

Mine comes in from the field and has a snooze for an hour or so everyday, flat out on her bed & oblivious to comings and goings

If you try and do anything with her at that time of day she falls asleep anyway, was snoozing having her feet done the other day during her "nap time" - it's a hard life being a baby

 

[kate32]

i hardly never saw my old horse led down over 14 yrs ! only ever twice when he was poorly when he was 32yrs old! sadly had to have him pts at 33 yrs old , my 5yrold lies down all the time and refuses to get up when i want to muck out! and snores terribly ,i went on holiday to dublin to get a panic phone call to say he wouldnt get up for the girl that was looking after him only after 45min of trying to bribe him and putting a head collar on there are times over the 4yrs ive had him ive thaught he is ill but no just lazy!!!

 

[Flibble]

A previous horse Shady Lady in my sig used to lie in her stable flat as a pancake and was often woken up to see if she was alright!

 

[scotsmare]

My 3yr old loves her bed - has done since she was a foal (still doesn't like going out in the mornings if she considers it too early

) I see her lying down approx 5 days out of 7 every single week.

 

[T_K]

The three of them were lying down went I went down the other day, tried to get up close but they got up when they saw me.

 

[Eaglestone]

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Charlie is quite often Lying down when I go out to say good night to him, He always lets me have a cuddle with him!

I hardly ever see Millie Lying down though, She always gets straight up if I see her, the only times she has let me get close was when she has had colic!

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Oh what a lovely cosy looking bed

 

[Chex]

Chex is often sleeping in the mornings, especially if its sunny. Problem is he won't get up

, which is a pain if I need to bring him in. Lazy beastie

 

[Eaglestone]

Twinkling_Kringle - what a lovely sight

 

[3Beasties]

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Oh what a lovely cosy looking bed

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Thanks, the Bed was Nice and tidy, shame about that mucky beast though!

 

[Syrah]

Mine loved a snooze after a bit of hard work. In fact, if she got a sniff that she had to do any work she would do this:

 

[summertoots]

All the time. I have seen me have to change my riding plans as he is conked out and will not get up, no matter how much I push and poke at him.

 

[Eaglestone]

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All the time. I have seen me have to change my riding plans as he is conked out and will not get up, no matter how much I push and poke at him.

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Could that be 'classed' as a vice

 

[Donkeymad]

Mine will often stay lying down, or will sometimes get up as I get very near, depending on what they think I may want or they think they might get eg.food

 

[nicnag]

When mine was stabled I'd regularly have to wake her in the mornings from a flat out snore. She can have the big puffy eyes and be falling asleep in her breakfast! Sooooo not a morning person, just like her mum!

 

[brighteyes]

Many times. He goes to lie down if I put his saddle on the wall and walk off, keels over flat when I come back and I have had to tack up with him lying down and drag him up a few times. He loves to work!

At home...

And away on a riding holiday - there's Polly peeping in ! I rarely see her lying down.

 

[brighteyes]

Oh yes, mine closes his eyes when he's eating his breakfast, too.

 

[The Original Kao]

Kao's far too nosey to stay lying down when i come near. only ever caught her on camera once even tho in the summer i'd see her snoozing every morning.

 

[PapaFrita]

I frequently catch A having a lie down. In fact lots and lots of the yard horse have a kip in the afternoon. PF not so much now she's preggers, but she certainly has plenty of poo on herself in the morning!!

 

[custard]

I was always finding the youngster 'in bed' when the weather was nice. If you sit down with him he puts his head in your lap and loves fuss. Older horse you very occasionally will find him lying down but he nearly always gets up, if he doesn't I tend to think he's off colour.

 

[tikino]

mine are always sleeping and always catch them but then they live at home

 

[miss_c]

My old mare I only ever saw led down once, which was a week before she died. She was fast asleep in the field and jumped a mile when she woke up and realised that I was there! I felt like a very mean Mummy.

My new mare however, is so laid back she's pretty much horizontal. I know that she lies down at night as I find aubiose on her back. A friend sent me this pic a few weeks ago...

And on a regular day...

Finally, my old mare...

 

[Sophiesmum]

Mine are often caught asleep in the stable. They will both let oyu go in and have a bit of a cuddle - in fact the boy often has to have his headcollar put on before he will get up!

 

[PippiPantoPony]

My old girl I would catch sometimes in a evening when i did a late check at 10.30 ish, but often the moment she heard the key in the door she would get up. When she had laminitis she laid down a lot & allowed me to sit with her head in my lap.
When I bought my other horse she was totally laid back. Flat out on her first night & I regualary found her laying down in the day. She'd just look up & then go back to sleep.

 

[JessPickle]

I have only seen pickle lying down 3 times in 3 years. Once in his box, twice in the field. He also does not like being "caught" lying down!

 

[fine_and_dandy]

Bailey lies down a bit and doesn't tend to get up when I'm there. He looks up at you as if to say, "what are you doing up there? Make yourself useful!" and when I sit down with him he puts his head in my lap and goes to sleep. I absolutely love that he trusts me enough to let me chill out next to him, and that he enjoys my company like this as much as I enjoy his.

 

[ladyt25]

My first pony was very lazy and often lying down in the field. I used to go catch him and try drag him up but he'd have none of it - then i used to just sit on him! hehe. He still wouldn't get up! He would get up when HE was ready thank you!

When my horse was at college they had as 'break' over lunch - once he got into the routine that would be his snooze time. My mum visited once and he was lying in the stable and tehre was no way he was getting up for us or anyone, that was his rest time!

If a horse is happy to lie down then it is a good sign as shows they are relaxed and feel 'safe'. There's always one 'on guard' in our field if the rest are flat out.