A recent video of a horse swimming comfortably in a pool has taken social media users by surprise. Contrary to popular belief, horses are actually good swimmers. Horses have a natural instinct to swim and defend themselves. If they are ever in deep water, they can save themselves by swimming. Their huge lungs also assist them while swimming, the size of the lungs helping them to swim. The horse breathes by keeping its nose and mouth above the water level.
In a recent video, a horse can be seen swimming in a pool. The horse is swimming forward while making its way inside this pool. At the same time, it can be seen that his handler is also holding his rope. In this video, a brown horse is seen swimming in the pool. The horse seems to be enjoying his swim and it looks like he is smiling even looking at the camera. The video was shared two days ago on the photo-video sharing platform Instagram. The video has garnered over 6,400 likes since it was shared with an account named @naturre.
The video was captioned Swimming time for this horse. Social media users were surprised to see the horse swimming so easily. A user commented on the video, I have never seen a horse swimming in my life. Explain that horses are unable to breathe underwater, they naturally keep their heads above the surface. Keeping their mouth and nose above the water helps them breathe.