Pony Sitting Down - is this normal???

lol - love the pici's
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On my phone so I don't have a photo but mine will sit for minutes watching the world go by or scratching his bottom. He's happy for me to sit with him and give him a scratch. He's hilarious!
 
Mine loves a sit down - often followed by a neck scratch with one of her back legs.

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fatpiggy said:
That's exactly how my old mare rolled too. It took such concentration, especially as she got older, and sometimes she sat on her tail and found it even harder! Loads of people used to panic, thinking she couldn't get up. I only ever saw her roll over in the normal manner once in the 18 years I had her and that was because she rolled on a slope and gravity took her over. She sat up and looked around and it was clear she was completely perplexed as to why the view had changed!! I'd love to know why some do it this way. Don't they copy the others? You would think rolling over is totally normal and natural for just about any animal.
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This has made me laugh. Thank you, was feeling glum. Love her failure to know where she was after doing a proper roll.
 
I'll try again with the photo! Mine does this all the time. She also scratches her neck with her bacl leg like a dog.

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We had a pony that did this - we thought it amusing as well, until he died in a colic attack and we were told sitting like this is a sign of intermittent lowgrade colic.....I wish I had known that before and I could have taken steps to discover what was causing it and done something....
 
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Perissa said:
That picture is of Thumbelina as a foal.
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Oh golly - I didn't realise that the photo was her. :(

In the info I linked to is says this -
Common Dwarfism Disorders

•Contracted tendons
–In some cases a dwarf horse will have a contracted leg tendon causing the hoof to rock backwards.


•Locking stifles
–An inability to flex the patella.


•Shoulder dysplasia
–Severe rotator cup dislocation may require reconstructive surgery.


•Restricted breathing
–Many Brachiocephalic dwarfs have "mashed-in" faces, often causing restricted breathing. These types of dwarfs can suffocate , especially when suffering from respiratory ailments, or when their permanent teeth grow-in, further constricting their airways.


•Arthritis
–Many dwarf horses suffer from equine arthritis.


•Neurological Issues (Retardation, Depression)
–Depression likely caused from pain and restricted ability to move, eat, breathe ect.
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Very, very sad.
 
I took a pic of one of the brood mares getting up from lying down in the sun and sitting for ages looking very serene! I jokingly said it was the weight of the foal pinning her down.
Looking through some old pictures from the stud I found a pic of her from years ago, sitting down!!
 
We have a 'special' ewe at the farm aptly named Bentneck (OH's been bullied in to never selling her!). Due to her special conformation she takes preference to sitting like a dog!



Here's her normal stance!
 
I was just thinking about my cob yesterday but then realised I didn't have any pictures of him doing it!

Well, by complete coincidence, look what his new loaner has just posted on facebook.

Special cow pony. ;)

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