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The always eating and never sleeping lonely white horse
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 11:01 am
by Cloud
Hi foks,
I would like to suggest that the horse
A. should not have to eat around the clock and
B. at night should be allowed to sleep.
Beyond that horses are gregarious animals. So even when they might have a stable for their own they should nontheless have companion.
Please help.
Re: The always eating and never sleeping lonely white horse
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 1:55 am
by FvE
Re: The always eating and never sleeping lonely white horse
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 1:07 pm
by Cloud
Hi Fred,
thanks for the link! And yes, that's true, Millie looks really great!
Here some further infos about my suggestion.
Horses require approximately two and a half hours of sleep, on average, in a 24-hour period. Most of this sleep occurs in many short intervals of about 15 minutes each.
Horses must lie down to reach REM sleep. They only have to lie down for an hour or two every few days to meet their minimum REM sleep requirements. However, if a horse is never allowed to lie down, after several days it will become sleep-deprived, and in rare cases may suddenly collapse as it involuntarily slips into REM sleep while still standing. This condition differs from narcolepsy, though horses may also suffer from that disorder.
Horses sleep better when in groups because some animals will sleep while others stand guard to watch for predators. A horse kept entirely alone may not sleep well because its instincts are to keep a constant eye out for danger.
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_beha ... p_patterns
Long live the Millie!
