by Encyclopedia_John on January 2nd, 2005
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
by - sweetcakes - on July 5th, 2007
Most can.. but be aware that there are some that can't.
by crisytina on January 9th, 2007
Yes.
by mattj on July 17th, 2009
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
by Pustic on August 12th, 2008
Yes, and sometimes better than humans.
by Galeanda on September 27th, 2007
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.
by jumperkid on February 27th, 2007
Yes.
Many people using swimming as horse "therapy."
by Pushka on January 17th, 2007
Yes I go swimming on my horse in the river in the summer.. It's great fun and my horse loves it too!
by DannysUlto on June 9th, 2009
Yup!
by Anonymous on January 13th, 2009
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
by Firebrand on October 13th, 2007
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.
by Gonzo on October 13th, 2007
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
by Kevisaurus is a Carnotaurus today on September 27th, 2007
Sure they can.
I have visual proof that they can.
by jjhorselover on August 12th, 2008
yes most of them do but some are very scared to go in the water, like my horse lollypop loves to go swimming
by Firebrand on August 12th, 2008
Yes, Horses can be very strong swimmers.
by 321_fallen on January 1st, 2009
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.
by rarrar on October 9th, 2008
of course they can !!!!!! horses are excellent swimmers
by Sammy on September 27th, 2007
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 lewis mendez on January 3rd, 2005