Front feet first!

@JudyEv (325854)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul 22

It would be a pretty steep slope sitting on a cow that's halfway up.

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@DaddyEvil (137142)

• United States

5 Jul 22

@JudyEv Yes, it was and cow fur is slick!

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@JudyEv (325854)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul 22

@DaddyEvil At least with a horse you can grab the mane and hang on. Did the cow have horns??

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (95261)

• Marion, Ohio

5 Jul 22

I had one horse that did her back feet first. She had bad tendons in her rear legs so I am guessing the angle was more comfortable for her.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (95261)

• Marion, Ohio

5 Jul 22

@JudyEv I can kind of picture that and it sounds funny to watch.

I had one that stayed so fat she couldnt fully roll over. She happened to lay down in the right spot one day where it sloped some. We laughed at the look she had when she actually managed to roll over that time. I dont think she had ever done it before

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@JudyEv (325854)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul 22

That's interesting. Most horses roll right over or roll on one side then get up and lay down on the other side. But I saw one pony that would prop himself up like the one in the photo then 'walk' his front legs round to the right till the hind legs were out to the left then he'd lay down and roll on the other side. It's a bit hard to explain. I've never seen any other horses roll in this way.

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@JudyEv (325854)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jul 22

@wolfgirl569 I know some can't get right over and will get up and lay down the other side. I had a friend who took two horses to Canada and they'd never seen snow. They almost got stuck trying to roll in it.

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rsa101

@rsa101 (37966)

• Philippines

5 Jul 22

I have not seen yet how they do it. I have seen horses around too and I do not think they ever lie down since I always see them standing around but never seen them lying around. Sometimes I see them asleep standing than in a lying position.

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rsa101

@rsa101 (37966)

• Philippines

5 Jul 22

@JudyEv That is that usual I see them they are standing but they are sleeping. They just lower their heads down and close their eyes.

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@JudyEv (325854)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul 22

They do lay down from time to time but they are also able to sleep standing up.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (111195)

• El Paso, Texas

5 Jul 22

How funny, I never would've thought about that but it's good to know.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (111195)

• El Paso, Texas

5 Jul 22

I'll probably remember

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@JudyEv (325854)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul 22

Just another bit of trivia for you to remember - or forget!

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (94596)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

5 Jul 22

I did not that fact about the behavior of horses getting back on their feet hind feet first.

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@JudyEv (325854)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul 22

Perhaps it will come up at a quiz night! lol

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (94596)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

5 Jul 22

@JudyEv

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

5 Jul 22

It’s interesting! I had no idea how they stand from a down position .

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@JudyEv (325854)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul 22

Just another bit of trivia that you're now aware of.

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

5 Jul 22

@JudyEv Yes, always something new .

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157563)

• United States

5 Jul 22

I seem to get up like a cow if I am down on the ground. Brace my hands and get the backside up. Now isn' t that a lovely image.

I really had not paid attention to how horses get up. I wonder about deer and other hooved animals.

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Fleur

@Fleura (29126)

• United Kingdom

5 Jul 22

I can just picture that!

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@JudyEv (325854)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jul 22

One of the saddest things I saw was a lot of WWII vets getting up from sitting on rugs. They all had to get on their hands and knees before they could manage to get up. If it's any consolation, I get up rump first too.

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@JudyEv (325854)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jul 22

@Fleura The imagination runs riot sometimes, doesn't it?

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simplyme

@m_audrey6788 (58485)

• Germany

5 Jul 22

Thank you for sharing this. I don`t know about Horses

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simplyme

@m_audrey6788 (58485)

• Germany

6 Jul 22

@JudyEv Nice

Do you have a horse of your own?

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@JudyEv (325854)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jul 22

I have studied a lot about horses in my lifetime.

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@JudyEv (325854)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jul 22

@m_audrey6788 I had horses for years but I don't have any now. Here are the last two ponies I had. That is me driving them and my husband is the 'groom'.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (45498)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

5 Jul 22

That horse looks a bit scruffy after its roll.

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@JudyEv (325854)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jul 22

He was hot and sweaty and you can see his legs are quite hairy. Some of the more professional riders clip their horses. in the attached photo, the hair has been left on where the saddle sits and the legs haven't been clipped either. They are often a totally different colour when they're clipped.

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Sanjeev

@sjvg1976 (41131)

• Delhi, India

5 Jul 22

I read somewhere that the horses don't sit. They even sleep while standing at night.

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@JudyEv (325854)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul 22

Horses lay down from time to time but they can also lock the knee joints and sleep standing up.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (134482)

• Roseburg, Oregon

5 Jul 22

Yes I know that horses get up front feet first. I used to ride horses in my teens.

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@JudyEv (325854)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul 22

I'm sure you would have enjoyed your riding. I know I did.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (134482)

• Roseburg, Oregon

5 Jul 22

@JudyEv It was a lot of fun.

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (12597)

• Ireland

5 Jul 22

@judyev I feel richer for the information. As the years roll by we all adapt our method of getting to our feet. I’m always quite proud when I succeed while retaining some dignity.

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@JudyEv (325854)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jul 22

If I get up off the floor now, I mostly have to go to my hands and knees now to get up off the floor. Dignity has gone out the door in most instances.

How do alpacas get up? I think they'd go hind legs first.

Loretta

@noni1959 (9886)

• United States

5 Jul 22

I knew horses got up this way (we have four horses and a donkey), but didn't know that about cows and sheep. We are surrounded by ranches with them. I'll have to watch some day and see. My grandpa raised cattle and I never paid attention. That is so interesting.

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Loretta

@noni1959 (9886)

• United States

5 Jul 22

@JudyEv I'm interesting now lol. I'm very curious so I'll have to stop down the road at the dairy farm and watch. Cows are all over and some usually are laying down when I pass by. Maybe I can get one to get up. I know the owners so maybe I'll get one of them to get one up. How silly of me but now want to see.

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@JudyEv (325854)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul 22

@noni1959 I can just picture you parked on the side of the road with a paddock full of cows all chewing their cuds and not one getting up for you!!

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@JudyEv (325854)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul 22

Unless you have some interest, it's not even something you think about, is it?

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M Cheung

@Beestring (13322)

• Hong Kong

5 Jul 22

Yes I'm aware that horses get up front feet first. I've tried horse riding during summer vacation when I was studying in high school. It was fun.

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@JudyEv (325854)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul 22

Riding horses is a great sport. They are wonderful animals.

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M Cheung

@Beestring (13322)

• Hong Kong

5 Jul 22

@JudyEv Yes.

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (62181)

• United States

6 Jul 22

LOL We have lots of horses in Kentucky, so I do know about the front feet first thing. It’s interesting that they sweat, while some other mammals (e.g., dogs) don’t.

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@JudyEv (325854)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Jul 22

Yes, that's true. I guess cows and sheep sweat although they pant too if they get too hot. Another rabbit-hole to go down!

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458252)

• Switzerland

5 Jul 22

I never noticed, I am now thinking at deer, I think they put their hind feet first... I have to check.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458252)

• Switzerland

6 Jul 22

@JudyEv I reminded the Disney movie "Bambi", yes they do like the cows.

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@JudyEv (325854)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jul 22

I think deer would be like cows and go hind feet first.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (73473)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

6 Jul 22

A cute horse I hope he enjoyed his roll, I think it might be more logical to get up on front feet first but then what do I know I am neither a horse, a cow nor a sheep.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (73473)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

6 Jul 22

@JudyEv

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@JudyEv (325854)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jul 22

I'm glad you told me that! I might never have guessed otherwise! lol

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Fleur

@Fleura (29126)

• United Kingdom

5 Jul 22

Funnily enough the girls and I were just talking about that a couple of days ago! Donkeys also get up front feet first (we just visited a donkey sanctuary). That's why it is possible to train horses to sit (in a circus for example) but not cows.

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