How to get on a draft horse tackless...and other pictures!

[SlitherinSisters]

Awesome pictures!!!!! I'm in love with your baby!!!

That is always a blast to ride them up! I bet that was an incredible feeling on a draft horse!!!! I've only been able to sneak up a few times and about give gave her a heart attack! Lol, the poor thing, you'd think with those ears they would hear you coming!

Did you ride very long tackless?!!! My mare would have went full speed through the pasture if I didn't hurry up and get off once she was up.

[SlitherinSisters]

Totally ignorant when it comes to horses....

I thought that they couldnt sleep laying down or they couldnt breathe?

You are thinking right though

If they lay on their side for too long they most certainly can crush their organs including their lungs. They usually don't lay down very long, about 1/2 an hour at the most. My mare had to be put out for surgery and they had to keep getting her up about every half hour for just that reason. A few of the minor surgeries were right on our property and we literally had to keep picking her up because the sedatives were making her want to lay back down after the surgery.

They also only sleep about 3 hours a day....pray animal. It's for very short very frequent periods. Look it up if you don't believe me