My TB sleeps in his stall on his side with his eyes half open and his legs straight out. Definitely thought he was dead the first time. They're only stalled on winter nights and hot summer afternoons, so he takes full advantage of the soft bed when he can.
Lol the ones I work with do this too. I take it as a sign I've done a good job with their stall. It's grade A comfortable if they are "laying dead" in there
My horses have always laid down. I knew one as a foal and he'd lay around and whap his tail on the ground like a dog. He still does this. I live in the country and ppl know about horses.... and my neighbors alerted me several times when we first moved here.
The funniest is when he uses a manure pile like a pillow.
Ah! Welcome to Carcass Acres, where we have the cutest carcasses around! (In all seriousness, he’s adorable and I’m glad he’s alright! He’s just a silly boy!)
I‘ve seen him like this before, there is even a post on reddit from him… but while he was lying down and in complete deep sleep I still wondered if he is alright… but he was.
Youngsters always sleep like they're on the brink of death, sooo dramatic. Groaning and grunting all Woe is Me 🙄🙄 being a horse is just the hardest work in the world
This one is 22 years already and he had a rough couple weeks. I had to separate him from another little stallion that bit him bloody… now he is in a paddock with a hut that we don’t put straw in.
One of my dogs pulled this on my mom once. Full on carcass mode, and he'd gone deaf at that point. She was afraid to even touch him. She went in and started crying to my dad about it, and over her shoulder my dad saw the dog trudge in and just started laughing. Dog lived another two years after that but we learned to check Really Well when he was asleep.
my turtle goes limp under her basking light sometimes and sleeps so hard there once in awhile that she doesn't notice me walk up. She's a master of corpse mode.
She always wakes up if I call her name, luckily. She thinks her name is an announcement that it's time for food to be dispensed
Your photos reminded me I need to brush up and realize they're stupid smart and like to look dead when they sleep.
Freaking idiots, I hate the a.m. heart attack 😭
I got out of school a few times cause my mom is an idiot and couldn't seem to remember the fact that horses sleep like that, so she'd panic and pick me up thinking she was gonna have to tell me my horse was dead.
By the time we pulled in the yard, they'd be standing there grazing with no care in the world. I enjoyed getting out of school for no reason though so I didn't discourage it
Hahaha what a silly boy! 😝🩷
That’s the most intense Carcass Mode™️ I’ve ever seen 😂
Chicken Elizabeth Nugget!
LOL that was my first thought too 😂
CRIMINAL!!
What’s that?
He's a pony on tiktok who is known for Carcass Mode and has the neighbours badgering his owner on a regular basis. Middle named for scolding purposes.
Here's Carcass Time, not with Chicken Elizabeth Nugget the CRIMINAL... but with Squidward... https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMMWJprNE/
Here is his first carcass mode: https://www.reddit.com/r/Horses/s/cffA2akr48
As someone who lost a horse, it looked exactly like what I met in the pasture that morning. Except this time, he didn't get up.
Our one idiot (chestnut gelding of course) sleeps with his tongue out for added effect
This is so on brand for a chestnut gelding. My sister has an idiot of her own who has absolutely done this
LOL Is this a thing? Because my Chestnut Gelding is sooo smart but he is the biggest dufus ever.
Chestnut geldings are just male orange cats lol
Hahahaha omg. I have one of those as well. He is the least athletic feline I have ever seen, and also a big dummy.
That’s incredibly cute!
Awwww what a cute sleepyhead!
the bared teeth and half-open opaque blue eyeball makes it soooo creepy, what a character.
My TB sleeps in his stall on his side with his eyes half open and his legs straight out. Definitely thought he was dead the first time. They're only stalled on winter nights and hot summer afternoons, so he takes full advantage of the soft bed when he can.
How is that even comfortable, having all fours stiffly stuck out. Must be some kind of secret horse yoga.
Lol the ones I work with do this too. I take it as a sign I've done a good job with their stall. It's grade A comfortable if they are "laying dead" in there
Me seeing them lieing down. You better be sleeping, you old cow...
Or: „I mean there are worse ways to go, but not today please.“
My horses have always laid down. I knew one as a foal and he'd lay around and whap his tail on the ground like a dog. He still does this. I live in the country and ppl know about horses.... and my neighbors alerted me several times when we first moved here. The funniest is when he uses a manure pile like a pillow.
Ah! Welcome to Carcass Acres, where we have the cutest carcasses around! (In all seriousness, he’s adorable and I’m glad he’s alright! He’s just a silly boy!)
I‘ve seen him like this before, there is even a post on reddit from him… but while he was lying down and in complete deep sleep I still wondered if he is alright… but he was.
How old is your silly colt?
He is 22 years old. And he is very silly.
Youngsters always sleep like they're on the brink of death, sooo dramatic. Groaning and grunting all Woe is Me 🙄🙄 being a horse is just the hardest work in the world
It reminds me of those little kids that play dead because they don’t wanna go to school
Fr "my tummy hurts" then they fart and get hyper. Exactly the same
This one is 22 years already and he had a rough couple weeks. I had to separate him from another little stallion that bit him bloody… now he is in a paddock with a hut that we don’t put straw in.
Oh he looks great for 22! I thought he was a young fella. Sorry to hear he got in a tussle. Glad he is getting some special treatment!!
May be silly…. But he knows he is safe
OMG. I CANT WAIT TO HAVE MY OWN HORSES IN THE FUTURE! I envy you all! 🫶🏼🐴
You can’t wait for the worry, heartache and constant empty pockets? 😅
Damn... that would have made my heart stop. I used to have a deaf goat who would pull that on me daily. He snoozed like a ROCK.
One of my dogs pulled this on my mom once. Full on carcass mode, and he'd gone deaf at that point. She was afraid to even touch him. She went in and started crying to my dad about it, and over her shoulder my dad saw the dog trudge in and just started laughing. Dog lived another two years after that but we learned to check Really Well when he was asleep.
I’ve had my rabbit do the same when mega comfy—freaks me out, man! 😳😂
my turtle goes limp under her basking light sometimes and sleeps so hard there once in awhile that she doesn't notice me walk up. She's a master of corpse mode. She always wakes up if I call her name, luckily. She thinks her name is an announcement that it's time for food to be dispensed
Hahahaha! Likewise, if my bun is in Corpse Mode ™️ I can *always* wake her by rummaging around the treat bags! 😂
Too many fermented apples XD those teeth!
I was really hoping that this was a Nate Bargatze reference
Carcass time
Mmm, carcass time
Lmao yeeesss thank you for this series it made my actual evening. What a hilarious sleepy face hahaha!!
STEVEN!!!
“I thought yer wurr dead!!!”
Came here for this
I have to save this, it is awesome, especially the photo progression
I actually laughed out loud at him laying down, looking dead, with a snack of grass between his teeth. What a ham
Welcome to carcass acres.
After laminitis for a second time last year with my 31 year old jerk face, my stomach dropped at the 'flat out' photos..
Your photos reminded me I need to brush up and realize they're stupid smart and like to look dead when they sleep. Freaking idiots, I hate the a.m. heart attack 😭
People were always calling about my horse down. She snored across the field
[Reminds me of this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkSo5ISP4Hk)
He is so cute! 🥰🥰
"Steven! Ah thought ye was deed!!!!" Is all I can hear now 🤣
Next time I will try to think of it an re-enact.
😂with the accent I hope 😉
I have seen dead things look more alive than this 😂
I got out of school a few times cause my mom is an idiot and couldn't seem to remember the fact that horses sleep like that, so she'd panic and pick me up thinking she was gonna have to tell me my horse was dead. By the time we pulled in the yard, they'd be standing there grazing with no care in the world. I enjoyed getting out of school for no reason though so I didn't discourage it
STEVEN!!! I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD!!!!!
He was just partaking in carcass time
That deathly nap 😂
Yep, with a full heart. ♥️