someone was sleepy...

Here is my girl Dymond, taking a little nap in the sun :) It is COLD today, well, cold for the south anyway, LOL. The wind was icy, brr...

http://photos.imageevent.com/morgens...large/d1_1.jpg

http://photos.imageevent.com/morgens...large/d2_1.jpg

http://photos.imageevent.com/morgens...large/d3_1.jpg

Time to break out the winter-coats ;) (that goes for hers , too)

Thanks for looking :)

What a picture of the two of you. Definetly a framer for sure. Love it...she is just beautiful and looks like a total lover.

thats a really pretty horse!!

but i thought they slept standing up?

Yeah i thought they slept standing up also!!?? Shows how much i know! What a good looking horse!

Thank you all :)

Horses can sleep standing up, but they don't sleep "deeply" then. They just lock their joints.

However, horses do need some deep sleep as well, and they do need to lay down for that. Granted, they don't do it for long periods of time, and they will ONLY do it if they feel safe somewhere. Some horses that do not feel safe enough in a location to lay down and get some deep sleep, will actually get exhausted in time.

Dymond usually only lays on her chest for a nap. She will eventually rest her chin on the ground and then her head will shake and jerk like those kids that fall asleep at the dinner table, LOL. Some horses will actually lay flat down and even snore, very funny !!!

On very cold days or after a cold night, they love to lay down in a sunny spot, too. Thats what she was doing today. She has enough trust in me to stay laying down while I sit down with her. Horses that lay down and sleep are vulnerable in the wild and being a prey animal, they have not lost those instincts of always being ready to run at perceived or real danger. Run first, ask questions later, usually ;)

Horses don't stay laying down very long, because it is harder for them to breathe that way. Every time I see a horse laying down (esp. mine) it makes me nervous at first, because they will do it when they colic, too. But I could tell she was just enjoying a bit of sun, plus there were several other horses doing the same :)

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Thank you all :)

Horses can sleep standing up, but they don't sleep "deeply" then. They just lock their joints.

However, horses do need some deep sleep as well, and they do need to lay down for that. Granted, they don't do it for long periods of time, and they will ONLY do it if they feel safe somewhere. Some horses that do not feel safe enough in a location to lay down and get some deep sleep, will actually get exhausted in time.

Dymond usually only lays on her chest for a nap. She will eventually rest her chin on the ground and then her head will shake and jerk like those kids that fall asleep at the dinner table, LOL. Some horses will actually lay flat down and even snore, very funny !!!

On very cold days or after a cold night, they love to lay down in a sunny spot, too. Thats what she was doing today. She has enough trust in me to stay laying down while I sit down with her. Horses that lay down and sleep are vulnerable in the wild and being a prey animal, they have not lost those instincts of always being ready to run at perceived or real danger. Run first, ask questions later, usually ;)

Horses don't stay laying down very long, because it is harder for them to breathe that way. Every time I see a horse laying down (esp. mine) it makes me nervous at first, because they will do it when they colic, too. But I could tell she was just enjoying a bit of sun, plus there were several other horses doing the same :)

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wow i didn't know any of that!!! thats really cool!!

but i mean still, it shows you the kind of person you are willing to put so much time money effort and commitment into these animals! thats awesome!

Thank you :)

Thats why I like this forum, there are other committed owners of beautiful animals, whether its horses, cats, dogs or..snakes :)

I think each and every creature we welcome into our homes and hearts should get our 100% commitment to do right by.

In a perfect world, of course ;)

beautiful horse!!!

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beautiful horse!!!

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Thanks :)

I'm partial to her, LOL ;)

Wow I did not know any of that....thank you for sharing it.