"While we often don’t emphasize it as much as we should, sleep is by far one of the most important necessities in our horse’s lives."
"Horses need somewhere between 2-4 hours of sleep within a 24-hour period, but they have evolved in a way that allows them to sleep intermittently if needed."
"Often, horse sleep is comprised of multiple short increments of sleep here and there. They don’t always have to complete a full sleep cycle each night..."
"Horses will periodically sleep lightly while standing throughout the day. Sometimes at night, when they are in a safe and quiet atmosphere..."
"Horses, like us, do experience dreams. During the paradoxical stage, the REM stage of sleep for horses, their brains are active"