Horse sleep patterns

[lexington]

Originally Posted by Bruno

The wild horses who were jumped by predators while sleeping (including hungry anthropoids) definitely had a reason to sleep shallowly.

I read that as hungry arthropods. *shudder*

[Lord Carnifex]

Originally Posted by lexington

I read that as hungry arthropods. *shudder*

Heck, when surrounded by hungry arthropods, I'd sleep lightly, too. Heck, sleeping in an improvised shelter in a Minnesota summer is all about avoiding hungry arthropods.