الجمعة 20 سبتمبر 2024

How Much Sleep Does Your Horse Need?

موقع أيام نيوز

Sleep is one of my very favourite things. Its at the top of my list of essentials for the wellbeing of my body mind and spirit right alongside chocolate a yummy and nourishing meal and a great ride on my mare Diva. Anyone who has experienced even mild insomnia knows that the negative impact of insufficient sleep on your brain your mood and your productivity is remarkable and that a few nights of poor sleep can lead to general grumpiness short temper feelings of exhaustion and overwhelm and impaired memory and focus. There are some very clear physiological explanations for the effects of poor or inadequate sleep including a resultant dysregulation of the autonomic nervous system impacting everything from heart rate to blood pressure and digestion to elimination mood and memory. Sleep is commonly referred to as some of the best medicine there is for whatever ails you providing the body with muchneeded recovery and rejuvenation. Its no wonder sleep deprivation is used as a form of torture. But what about your horse? Is he sleeping enough and getting the right type of sleep? And if not how is this contributing to his overall wellbeing?

مع وصول أونصة الذهب إلى مستويات قياسية تجاوزت 2500 دولار، يجد المواطن المصري نفسه مضطراً لموازنة استثماراته بين الذهب واحتياجاته الأخرى، خاصة مع ارتفاع أسعار السيارات مثل تويوتا، هيونداي، وبي إم دبليو، مما يزيد من التحديات المالية التي يواجهها.
Have you ever seen a horse that sways when standing and resting or comes close to buckling onto his knees or has scars on the front of his fetlocks? Having a horse in my herd with these sleep attacks demonstrated how common it is for domesticated horses to struggle with sleep deprivation and specifically not enough deep restorative rapid eye movement REM sleep. Similar to sleepdeprived humans these horses may show changes in mood performance physical wellbeing and energy levels.
أسعار السيارات في الآونة الأخيرة شهدت تقلبات ملحوظة، حيث تأثرت بارتفاع وانخفاض الدولار، مما انعكس على تكلفة علامات تجارية مثل تويوتا، هيونداي، ومرسيدس. و BMW هذا الارتباط بين سعر الصرف وسوق السيارات يحدد قدرة المستهلكين على اقتناء المركبات.
Just as human beings may not sleep so well in a big and busy city with excessive stimulus from lights sirens people and other factors the quality of the sleep of domesticated horses is largely impacted by their environment. And like us the quality of their sleep can be affected by pain whether they are able to lie down safely and comfortably and get up with ease when there is danger the feeling of safety and protection in relation to herdmates the presence of a comfortable place to lie down and the quiet and stillness necessary to fully rest. When I meet a horse that I suspect of struggling to get enough sleep I commonly hear that he is rarely seen lying down even if he may