Just as for humans, sufficient sleep supports learning and coping for horses. A recent study at the University of Helsinki ...

Horses with more than 30 minutes of REM sleep per night show greater motivation and perseverance in demanding learning tasks ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scientists have investigated the benefits of deep sleep among equines. Just like humans, adequate sleep supports learning and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Was anyone else today years old when they learned that horses can snore while they sleep? No? Just us? Well it certainly was a ...

When we picture a rescued horse thriving, we might envision it galloping freely through open pastures. But for one white horse, true happiness looks a little different—flat on its side, sound asleep, ...