Re: RC: Horse falling while sleeping

["Colleen Kirkpatirck" <polaristhewonderhorse@hotmail.com>]

Polaris always lays down to sleep he LOVES it!!!
I have never seen anouther love laying down as much as he does.
He even loves it when he gets a belly rub he rolls all the way over
on the ground and grunts in pleasure!!
The neighbors use to think it was a little odd to see a 2000lbs
horse laying on his side grunting while getting a belly rub!!!
Now does your horse let you do this?
Colleen K. & Polaris(A little to the right mom ah thats the spot)


>From: JUDYK89@aol.com
>To: Ridecamp@endurance.net
>Subject: RC:  Horse falling while sleeping
>Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 11:20:39 EDT
>
>Okay, I'm not sure this is even a problem, called my vet and he said not to
>worry about it.  My mare takes a nap every afternoon, but just recently has
>started falling in her sleep.  Sometimes her knees won't lock, and 
>sometimes
>they do and she just slides backwards until she's a few inches from the
>ground and then she wakes up. She never completely falls down, but has come
>pretty close.
>
>I've had this mare for 2 years and have never seen her do this before until
>this week.  It's pretty scary, almost looks like she's drugged.  She's fine
>when you ride her, or walk her.  When she wakes herself up by almost 
>falling,
>she kind of shakes it off and gets a drink, but then falls asleep again.
>
>I know she hates to lay down, we have pretty hard ground, want to get
>shavings but the wind is so bad right now they'd all blow away.  She's a
>grey, so I know when she lays down even at night, and it's not very often.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Thanks,  Judy
>
>
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