by lewis mendez on December 30th, 2004

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Can horses swim in deep water?

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  • by Encyclopedia_John on January 2nd, 2005

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    Yes. Nearly all animals can swim. Sometimes, if they have never been in the water before, they may be afraid; but they are easily trained to get over their initial fear. They do not have to be taught to swim, they know how already. Normal excercise for a horse would be to swim 500 to 1500 yards. This information is from this website:
    http://www.nvasc.com/horse_faq.html

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  • by Anonymous on July 5th, 2007

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    Most can.. but be aware that there are some that can't.

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  • by crisytina on January 9th, 2007

    crisytina

    Yes.

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  • by mattj on July 17th, 2009

    mattj

    Yes they can. Did your eally have to add "deep"? If something can swim, it doesn't matter if the water is 10 feet deep or 10,000 feet deep. swimming isn't affected by the amount of water underneath your feet

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  • by Galeanda on September 27th, 2007

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    Yes, they often use swimming as therapy. I used to swim out in the ocean with my horses and horse body surf back to the shore. Once they get used to not touching solid ground, they seem to like it as long as their nostrils don't get too much water in them. It's an awesome feeling to be sitting on a horses back and feel their buoyancy. Really awesome.

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  • by jumperkid on February 27th, 2007

    jumperkid

    Yes.
    Many people using swimming as horse "therapy."

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  • by Pushka on January 17th, 2007

    Pushka

    Yes I go swimming on my horse in the river in the summer.. It's great fun and my horse loves it too!

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  • by Anonymous on January 13th, 2009

    Anonymous

    Well yes. Most can. I just tried swimming my horse and he was an unlucky one that can't. Try in more shallow water first

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  • by DannysUlto on June 9th, 2009

    DannysUlto

    Yup!

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  • by 321_fallen on January 1st, 2009

    321_fallen

    Yeah 99% of horses can, infact they are better swimmers than we are. Making a horse swin is therapy for injured legs as it strenghtens the legs without having to apply weight on the horses leg, especially if its injured.

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  • by rarrar on October 9th, 2008

    rarrar

    of course they can !!!!!! horses are excellent swimmers

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  • by Sammy on September 27th, 2007

    Sammy

    Yes. They love swimming and happen to be very good at it! When crossing a deep river you can trust your horse to look after you. We even swim with our horses.

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  • by allieliesaboutme2 on January 25th, 2011

    allieliesaboutme2

    i dont have one but i have seen one online



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  • by friesianfantasy on November 29th, 2010

    friesianfantasy

    Yes they can swim :) I go swimming with mine all the time.

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  • by Kevisaurus is a Carnotaurus today on September 27th, 2007

    Kevisaurus is a Carnotaurus today

    Sure they can.
    I have visual proof that they can.

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  • by Gonzo on October 13th, 2007

    Gonzo

    I went swimming on horse back in the sea in Jamaica. So yeah, they can. It's fun to slide off the back and get pulled along by the tail! :D

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  • by Firebrand on August 12th, 2008

    Firebrand

    Yes, Horses can be very strong swimmers.

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  • by jjhorselover on August 12th, 2008

    jjhorselover

    yes most of them do but some are very scared to go in the water, like my horse lollypop loves to go swimming

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  • by Firebrand on October 13th, 2007

    Firebrand

    Yes horses can swim very well.

    Some take longer to get used to the water than others but a horse pool is a great therapy and is used for all race and show horses.

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  • by friesianfantasy on November 29th, 2010

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