Cats are famous for their ability to nap anywhere and everywhere, but horses have a cool naptime trick too. They can get some shut-eye while standing up! (Why couldn’t humans have inherited this ...

Horses are literally restless animals. Before domestication, they wandered in search of grass and water, spending most of their time on the move, grazing. Defense against predators was alertness and ...

Horses have been around humans for centuries – in farms, wars, sports, and stories. But even with how familiar they seem, ...

It’s a strange sight the first time you see it: a horse standing still, head slightly down, eyes open and slightly unfocused but not closed. There’s no struggle, no evidence of effort being made – ...

If you've ever passed by a field of horses at night, you've probably noticed that they rarely lie down to sleep. So why do these mammals sleep standing up? The answer is one of survival: Horses ...

It wouldn’t be terribly comfortable for you to snooze standing up, but the opposite is true for horses. That’s because of the way their bodies are built. Horses have bones and ligaments (the elastic ...

One approach to dangerous joint infections in the horse involves isolating treatment to the infected limb, a procedure that can be performed while the horse is standing and awake or "sleeping" under ...